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The Ethics of Immigration
A debate among three professors on the ethics of immigration is summarized here. The opposing views focus on the ethics of immigration restriction from an internationalist perspective and from a national perspective.
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Examples of Serious Crimes of Illegal Aliens
News accounts of crimes that may have been prevented if the alien had been deported or stopped from entering the country illegally.
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Foreign Students
Student visas are unlimited and are often used as a stepping stone to permanent residence, which does have limits. Unrealistic expectations are thereby created
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Comprehensive Reform
America needs an immigration policy in accord with national security, the economy, the environment, and absorptive capacity.
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Public Opinion Polls
National and state polls find Americans want well-enforced, sensible immigration laws with lower limits.
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Roman Catholic Perspective
The Catholic hierarchy's lobbying goals for immigration are radical, expansive, and generous to a fault.
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Non-Citizen Voting in Federal Elections
Reports document illegal voting by non-citizens in federal elections.
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The Wages of Agricultural Workers
Experts disprove the claim that higher wages due to increased immigration enforcement would lead to a major increase in the cost of food.
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Criminal Aliens
Criminal aliens are a growing threat to public safety and national security, as well as a drain on our scarce criminal justice resources.
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Questions and Answers
Q&A on immigration policy and its effects.
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Poverty
Immigration is importing poverty and undermining efforts to assist our own poor and disadvantaged.
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Assimilation
Mass immigration has led to the growth of enormous ethnic enclaves where assimilation is less likely than in years past.
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Hate Crimes
Hate Crimes and Illegal Immigration
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Current Immigration in Historical Perspective
Never before has immigration from one country been so massive.
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School Overcrowding
Classroom overcrowding is attributable to mass immigration.
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Why Immigration Can't Solve the Social Security Deficit
More foreign workers means more future retirees creating an endless, and increasingly costly, treadmill.
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Unlicensed to Kill
Illegal aliens are a hit-and-run threat
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Illegal Aliens in Elections and the Electoral College
The federal government has turned a blind eye to the possibility that fraudulent voting by noncitizens could determine an election outcome
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Birthright Citizenship
The term "birthright citizenship" refers to the current practice of considering children born in the United States to automatically acquire U.S. citizenship. This issue is also commonly termed the "anchor baby" issue.
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Dual Nationality
U.S practice and problem areas.
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Human Trafficking - Exploitation of Illegal Aliens
The large and persistent influx of illegal aliens contributes to an environment of vulnerability and abuse.
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When Breaking the Law by Hiring Illegal Aliens Doesn't Pay
The biggest incentive for illegal aliens to come to the United States is to find work. If there are no employers willing to hire the illegal aliens, then the flood of illegal aliens will subside. The Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 outlawed hiring illegal alien workers, although common practice has proven that measure ineffective.
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Immigration and Income Inequality
Rising income inequality - a greater share of poor and a greater share of wealthy and a shrinking middle class - is related to the flow of legal and illegal immigrants into the country.
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