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| Population Estimates of Undocumented Immigrants in the US, 1970 - 2006 |
| Demographics: Countries of Origin, States of Residence, and Employment Data |
Pros and Cons by Issue
Issue: Immigration Definitions and Background
| Q: | What is illegal immigration? |
| Q: | Should the term "illegal alien" be used to define persons in violation of immigration law? |
| Q: | Should illegal aliens have constitutional rights and protections when on American soil? |
| Q: | What is legal immigration? |
| Q: | Does immigration law discourage legal immigration? |
| Q: | Should immigration quotas be increased? |
| Q: | Would an increase of immigration quotas reduce illegal immigration? |
| Q: | Should Cubans who are intercepted at sea while trying to reach the United States be sent back to Cuba? |
Issue: Illegal Immigration and Economics
| Q: | Is illegal immigration an economic burden to America? |
| Q: | Should illegal aliens be allowed to buy or rent homes in the U.S.? |
| Q: | How are illegal immigration and globalization related? |
| Q: | Should illegal aliens have access to social services such as health care and public transportation? |
| Q: | Are illegal aliens paying their "fair share" of taxes? |
| Q: | Are American workers harmed (such as through job displacement or lower wages) by an illegal alien workforce? |
| Q: | Should employers who unknowingly hire illegal aliens receive lighter penalties? |
Issue: Legalization, Amnesty, & Deportation
| Q: | Is the legalization of illegal aliens a good solution to illegal immigration in America? |
| Q: | What is an immigration amnesty? |
| Q: | Is amnesty a good solution to illegal immigration? |
| Q: | Should labor unions support an immigration amnesty? |
| Q: | What is deportation? |
| Q: | Is deportation a good solution to illegal immigration? |
| Q: | Should illegal aliens, who are parents of U.S. citizen minors, be deported? |
Issue: Borders
| Q: | Should the U.S. military, like the National Guard, patrol the borders? |
| Q: | Should volunteer civilian groups such as the Minutemen patrol the borders? |
| Q: | Is a fence along the U.S. Mexico Border a good solution to illegal immigration? |
Issue: Illegal Immigration and Law Enforcement
| Q: | Is the enforcement of existing immigration laws alone a good solution to illegal immigration in America? |
| Q: | Should state or local governments enforce immigration laws? |
| Q: | Should overstaying a visa be considered a federal crime (vs. a civil offense)? |
| Q: | Does illegal immigration relate to higher crime incidence? |
| Q: | How does illegal immigration affect the U.S. prison system? |
| Q: | What happens (deportation, prison transfer, incarceration, etc.) to illegal aliens who commit crimes in the U.S.? |
| Q: | Should convicted illegal aliens be transferred or deported from the United States? |
| Q: | Does illegal immigration pose a terrorist threat to the U.S.? |
| Q: | Should illegal aliens be allowed to obtain a driver's license? |
| Q: | Should the U.S. implement a national identification card to help control illegal immigration? |
Issue: Legislation, 2000 - 2007
| Q: | Is the Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088) a good piece of legislation? |
| Q: | Is the 2006 Kennedy-McCain Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA), a good piece of legislation? |
| Q: | Is President Bush's Secure Border Initiative a good plan? |
| Q: | Is the 2005 Sensenbrenner-King Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, a good piece of legislation? |
| Q: | What was the 2000 Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act? |
Issue: Legislation, 1790 - 1996
| Q: | What was the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility (IIRIRA) Act? |
| Q: | Was the 1994 Californian Proposition 187 a good piece of legislation? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1990 Immigration Act? |
| Q: | Was the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Immigration Act a good piece of legislation? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1965 Hart-Cellar Immigration Act? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1952 McCarran-Walter Immigration Act? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1943 Magnuson Immigration Act? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1790 Alien Naturalization Act? |