Immigration
Immigration | Illegal Immigrants Should Not Receive Amnesty
Illegal immigrants who have worked for many years in the United States should not be granted amnesty, argues Robert Byrd in the following viewpoint. Population growth in the United States—which has been accelerated by immigration —has started to exceed the government’s ability to provide adequate education, health care, and transportation to citizens. Immigrants are less likely to be educated or to have lucrative job skills than are native-born citizens, so they place even more of a burden on social services, states Byrd. Furthermore, granting legal residency to undocumented...
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- Introduction
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Historical Debate: Should Immigration Be Restricted?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- America Should Welcome Immigration (1845)
- America Should Discourage Immigration (1849)
- Restrictions on Immigration Are Necessary (1913)
- Restrictions on Immigration Are Not Necessary (1912)
- National Origins Quotas Should Be Abolished (1963)
- National Origins Quotas Should Be Retained (1964)
- Is Immigration a Serious Problem?
- How Should the United States Address Illegal Immigration?
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How Should U.S. Immigration Policy Be Reformed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Immigration Should Be Restricted
- Immigration Should Not Be Restricted
- The United States Must Restrict Immigration to Prevent Terrorism
- Restricting Immigration Would Not Prevent Terrorism
- The U.S. Government Should Discourage Dual Citizenship
- Dual Citizenship Is Not a Threat to the United States
- Birthright Citizenship Should Be Repealed
- Naturalization and Birthright Citizenship Should Be Encouraged
- Dual Citizenship Is Not a Threat to the United States
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
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