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The case of Eric Balderas '13, an undocumented student facing possible deportation to Mexico, has sparked conversation about his years spent living in the shadows and has brought to the fore the debate over proposed legislation that would grant citizenship to illegal immigrants.
Balderas’ recent uncovering as an illegal immigrant has provoked some to wonder how he has been able to live in the shadows for so long.
Ohno said that Balderas would have had to return to Mexico and apply for a student visa, upon which he would be barred for 10 years by the U.S. government due to existing records of his illegal residence in the United States.
In that vein, the Federation for American Immigration Reform—a national organization that seeks to improve border security and stop illegal immigration—opposes the proposal, viewing it as a “classic example of a mixed message,” according to FAIR spokesman Ira...
With approximately 11 million illegal aliens in the country and 25 million legal residents who are unemployed, illegal immigration amnesty creates more competition for jobs, according to Roy H. Beck, president of Numbers USA, an immigration reduction group that is not anti-immigration, legal or illegal. In addition, granting amnesty...