Illegal Immigration
Illegal Immigration | America Must Cooperate with Other Nations in Regulating Immigration
Saskia Sassen is a sociology professor at the University of Chicago and the author of several books on migration and globalization, including Guests and Aliens and Globalization and Its Discontents. In the following viewpoint, she contends that while the United States and other wealthy nations often view immigration from poorer countries as a national crisis that requires strong police action, such a unilateral approach is counterproductive in today’s globalized economy in which goods, money, and people routinely cross national borders. In addition, attempts to stop...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Do Illegal Immigrants Harm America?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Illegal Immigration Threatens America
- Illegal Immigration Does Not Threaten America
- Illegal Immigrants Harm America’s Economy and Workers
- Illegal Immigrants Do Not Harm America’s Economy or Workers
- Illegal Immigration Harms Border Communities
- Enforcement of Immigration Laws Harms Border Communities
- Illegal Immigration Creates Prejudice Against Legal Immigrants
- The Problems of Legal and Illegal Immigration Are Inseparable
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: Are Illegal Immigrants Being Victimized?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Targeting Illegal Immigrants for Deportation Is Unfair and Inhumane
- The United States Should Deport More Illegal Immigrants
- The United States Is to Blame for Illegal Immigrant Fatalities
- Mexico Is to Blame for Illegal Immigrant Fatalities
- Illegal Immigrants Are Victimized by Unscrupulous Employers
- Illegal Immigrants Are Victimized by Misguided Government Policies
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: How Should America Respond to Immigration?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- America Must Take Stronger Measures to Halt Illegal Immigration
- America Must Cooperate with Other Nations in Regulating Immigration
- Resident Illegal Immigrants Should Be Given Amnesty
- Illegal Immigrants Should Not Be Given Amnesty
- America Should Not Grant Birthright Citizenship to Children of Illegal Immigrants
- America Should Grant Birthright Citizenship to Children of Illegal Immigrants
- America Should Admit Guest Farmworkers
- America Should Not Admit Guest Farmworkers
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: Should U.S. Immigration and Refugee Policies Be Changed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- A Border Entry and Exit Control System Should Be Implemented
- A Border Entry and Exit Control System Should Not Be Implemented
- The United States Should Consider Opening Its Borders to Mexican Workers
- Immigration from Mexico Should Be Limited
- U.S. Refugee Policies Encourage Illegal Immigration
- U.S. Refugee Policies Do Not Encourage Illegal Immigration
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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