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U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform

U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform The immigration debate is once again dominating the news as members of Congress focus on the long-neglected problem of fixing our country’s failed immigration laws. American lawmakers are now at a critical point. Enforcement-only legislation won’t work and hasn’t worked. Previous efforts to solve this problem by focusing exclusively on border security have failed miserably. In fact, during the past decade, the U.S. tripled the number of agents on the border, quintupled the budget, toughened our enforcement strategies and heavily fortified urban entry points. Yet during the same time period, America saw record levels of...

What It Takes to Fix Our Immigration System

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What It Takes to Fix Our Immigration System

What It Takes to Fix Our Immigration System There is a consensus in the United States today that our immigration system is broken. The question is “What is required to fix it?” It is clear that more of the same will not work. There are an estimated 11 million undocumented persons living and working in the United States today. Smugglers, traffickers and criminals preying on undocumented migrants have a growing negative impact on border communities. Nearly 2,000 migrants have died trying to cross our border from the south from 1998 through 2003, and nearly 400 migrants continue to die at...

Lawyers’ Association Exposes Immigration Myths

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Lawyers’ Association Exposes Immigration Myths

Lawyers’ Association Exposes Immigration Myths America is a country of immigrants; yet today, the subject of immigration is quite controversial. The issue divides communities and politicians alike due to the many misconceptions that abound surrounding this matter. The United States currently houses a larger population of undocumented migrants than at any point in its history. In the 1990s, more than 9 million legal immigrants were admitted to the U.S. In 2005, 11 million foreign-born individuals were living in the country in an undocumented status. According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, these migrants are typically alienated from the rest of...