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In addition to the half-million immigrants who are allowed to come to the U.S. each year, a substantial number arrive illegally. Estimates of the total vary widely. The Immigration and Naturalization Service apprehended 1.3 million illegal immigrants last year (many of them more than once) and guessed that several...
"Such a mess," says Roger Conner, director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which advocates stronger restrictions. "We imagine ourselves as responsible for the whole world's problems, but immigration over the next 40 years will mean 50 million more people, and once they get here, they have...
Simpson's bill would require anyone employing four or more people to demand documentation that establishes each person's identity and eligibility for work. That is slightly less onerous than the requirement in Simpson's earlier legislation that employers fill out forms to show they had properly screened candidates. Many...
Immigration officials agree with Simpson that employer sanctions are crucial to cutting off the illegal flow. In the INS's view, it is the job magnet that attracts illegals across the border. Says Commissioner Nelson: "Once word spreads along the border that there are no jobs for illegals in the...
Thomas Muller, an immigration expert at the Urban Institute, a Washington- based think tank, argues that the large numbers of illegal aliens in the U.S. are less a problem than a manifestation of American economic dynamism. "We have always depended on some low-wage labor," he says. "The illegal alien...