Pro Legalization
to the question "What are the solutions to illegal immigration in America?"
Reasoning:
"We need to get real about the people who are now living in this country illegally – in many cases raising families and paying taxes. The idea of deporting these 11 or 12 million people – about as many as live in the entire state of Pennsylvania – is pure fantasy. Even if we wanted to, it would be physically impossible to carry out. If we attempted it – and it would be perhaps the largest round-up and deportation in world history – the social and economic consequences would be devastating. Let me ask you: Would we really want to spend billions of dollars on a round-up and deportation program that would split families in two – only to have these very same people and millions more, illegally enter our country again? Of course not. America is better than that – and smarter than that. There is only one practical solution, and it is a solution that respects the history of our nation: Offer those already here the opportunity to earn permanent status and keep their families together."
"Mayor Bloomberg Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Field Hearing on Federal Immigration Legislation," The City of New York Office of the Mayor, July 5, 2006
Experts
Immigration officials, people with post-graduate degrees in fields relevant to immigration issues, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, immigration issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site]
Involvement and Affiliations:
108th Mayor of the City of New York, 2002-present
Chair, Board of Trustees, Johns Hopkins University, 1996-2002
Founder, Bloomberg Television
Founder, Bloomberg L.P., 1981
General Partner, Salomon Brothers
Ex-officio Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art
Education:
MBA, Harvard Business School
BS, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
