| Description |
224 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Current controversies
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index. |
| Contents |
Is immigration a serious problem? -- Immigration threatens American culture / Lawrence Auster -- Immigration spreads disease and threatens public health / Wayne Lutton -- Immigration leads to income inequality / Federation for American Immigration Reform -- Canadian immigration contributes to international terrorism / John Berlau -- Immigration benefits America / Daniel T. Griswold -- Benefits of immigration outweigh the disadvantages / Frances Cairncross -- Immigrants are vital to the U.S. economy -- Immigration strengthens Canada / Rudyard Griffiths -- Are immigrants treated fairly in the United States? -- Immigration laws do not treat immigrants fairly / William G. Paul -- Battered women seeking asylum are not treated fairly / Lydia Brashear Tiede -- Immigrant students are not treated fairly / Chaiti Sen -- Same-sex immigrant couples are not treated fairly / Susan Hazeldean, Heather Betz -- Closed U.S. borders protect illegal immigrants / Phyllis Schlafly -- Political asylum laws that exclude battered women are reasonable / Daniel A. Stein -- Asking immigrants to assimilate is fair / Stephen Browne -- How should the United States respond to illegal immigration? -- United States should legalize illegal immigrants / Tamar Jacoby -- United States should not legalize illegal immigrants / William Norman Grigg -- States should issue driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants / American Immigration Lawyers Association -- States should not issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants / Michael W. Cutler -- Undocumented workers should receive social security benefits / O. Ricardo Pimentel -- Illegal immigrants should not receive social security benefits / Paul M. Weyrich -- Alternative to mandatory detention will protect the rights of illegal immigrants / George M. Anderson -- Immigration laws should be enforced to reduce crimes committed by illegal immigrants / Heather MacDonald -- How should immigration be controlled? -- Immigration control debate : an overview / David Masci -- Immigration controls are necessary / Mark Krikorian -- Immigration controls should be abolished / Teresa Hayter -- Dual citizenship should be discouraged / Phyllis Schlafly -- Dual citizenship should be encouraged / David A. Martin, T. Alexander Aleinikoff -- Illegal immigration controls are necessary to reduce terrorism / Mark Krikorian -- Tough illegal immigration controls will not stop terrorism / Cathy Young -- United States must control immigration from the Middle East / Steven A. Camarota -- Immigration controls that hurt scientific exchange should be removed / Nature Neuroscience -- Caps on highly skilled immigrant visas should be removed / Suzette Brooks Masters, Ted Ruthizer. |
| Subject |
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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| Added Author |
Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
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| ISBN |
0737727799 (alk. paper) |
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0737727802 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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