Illegal immigration

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Record details

ISBN: 9780737772722
ISBN: 0737772727
ISBN: 9780737772739
ISBN: 0737772735
Physical Description: print
212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, 2015.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. How does illegal immigration impact the United States? -- There's no such thing as an illegal immigrant / Eric Posner -- Illegal immigration: who benefits? / Victor Davis Hanson -- Unemployment and illegal immigration / Bob Confer -- There is no evidence that illegal immigrants take jobs from Americans / Daniel Griswold -- Do illegal immigrants actually hurt the U.S. economy? / Adam Davidson -- Illegal immigrants pose a safety threat and drain resources / Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) -- Illegal immigrants do not pose a safety threat / Steve Chapman -- 2. How effective are policies to stop illegal immigration? -- The U.S.-Mexican border needs increased security / The Heritage Foundation Immigration and Border Security Reform Task Force -- No, we don't need more immigration enforcement / Gabriel Arana -- Immigration enforcement in sharp decline, despite Obama administration's claims / Jessica M. Vaughan -- Trust but e-verify / Lamar Smith -- 3. Are illegal immigrants treated justly? -- It is unfair to deny innocent immigrant children legal status / Cory Gardner -- It is immoral to grant illegal immigrant children legal status / Ira Mehlman -- Immigrant children should earn legal status through military service / Jeff Denham -- Obama's immigration fiat / Mark Krikorian -- Law-abiding illegal immigrants do not need to be deported / Keegan Hamilton -- Why "illegal immigrant" is a slur / Charles Garcia -- The accurate term should be "illegal alien" / Jon Feere -- 4. How should US immigration policy be reformed? -- Enforcement, then amnesty, on immigration / Mark Krikorian -- Illegal immigrants should be put on a path to earned citizenship / Marshall Fitz -- Immigration benefits the United States / Doug Bandow -- Not all illegal immigrants should be treated the same / Irwin M. Stelzer -- States should compete for illegal immigrants / Jagdish Bhagwati and Francisco Rivera-Batiz.