Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 How Does Illegal Immigration Impact the United States?
Chapter Preface 18
1 There's No Such Thing as an Illegal Immigrant Eric Posner 20
2 Illegal Immigration: Who Benefits? Victor Davis Hanson 27
3 Unemployment and Illegal Immigration Bob Confer 35
4 There Is No Evidence That Illegal Immigrants Take Jobs from Americans Daniel Griswold 40
5 Do Illegal Immigrants Actually Hurt the U.S. Economy? Adam Davidson 45
6 Illegal Immigrants Pose a Safety Threat and Drain Resources: Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) 50
7 Illegal Immigrants Do Not Pose a Safety Threat Steve Chapman 55
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 59
Chapter 2 How Effective Are Policies to Stop Illegal Immigration?
Chapter Preface 61
1 The US-Mexican Border Needs Increased Security: The Heritage Foundation Immigration and Border Security Reform Task Force 63
2 No, We Don't Need More Immigration Enforcement Gabriel Arana 73
3 Immigration Enforcement in Sharp Decline, Despite Obama Administration's Claims Jessica M. Vaughan 79
4 Trust but E-Verify Lamar Smith 84
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 88
Chapter 3 Are Illegal Immigrants Treated Justly?
Chapter Preface 90
1 It Is Unfair to Deny Innocent Immigrant Children Legal Status Cory Gardner 92
2 It Is Immoral to Grant Illegal Immigrant Children Legal Status Ira Mehlman 98
3 Immigrant Children Should Earn Legal Status Through Military Service Jeff Denham 102
4 Obama's Immigration Fiat Mark Krikorian 108
5 Law-Abiding Illegal Immigrants Do Not Need to Be Deported Keegan Hamilton 114
6 Why "Illegal Immigrant" Is a Slur Charles Garcia 121
7 The Accurate Term Should Be "Illegal Alien" Jon Feere 127
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 131
Chapter 4 How Should US Immigration Policy Be Reformed?
Chapter Preface 133
1 Enforcement, Then Amnesty, on Immigration Mark Krikorian 135
2 Illegal Immigrants Should Be Put on a Path to Earned Citizenship Marshall Fitz 148
3 Immigration Benefits the United States Doug Bandow 156
4 Not All Illegal Immigrants Should Be Treated the Same Irwin M. Stelzer 166
5 States Should Compete for Illegal Immigrants Jagdish Bhagwati Francisco Rivera-Batiz 176
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 188
For Further Discussion 189
Organizations to Contact 191
Bibliography of Books 197
Index 201
