Immigration / Debra A. Miller, book editor.

"Current Controversies: Immigration This series covers today's most current national and international issues and the most important opinions of the past and present. The purpose of the series is to introduce readers to all sides of contemporary controversies"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index.

1. Is immigration a serious problem in the United States? Illegal immigration creates large fiscal costs for US taxpayers / Robert Rector and Jason Richwine -- Criminal illegal immigrants are a growing problem / Federation for American Immigration Reform -- US legal immigration policies are a problem too / Ann Coulter -- Illegal immigration benefits America / Johnny Angel Wendell -- There is no immigration crisis / Kurt Schlichter -- Illegal immigrants are really guest workers. We just pretend otherwise / Eric Posner -- 2. Does the US government adequately enforce immigration laws? Immigration laws are enforced now more than ever / Immigration Policy Center -- President Barack Obama has merely shifted priorities in immigration enforcement / PolitiFact.com -- President Barack Obama has dismantled US immigration enforcement laws / Bob Dane and Kristen Williamson -- President Barack Obama's deferred action program has weakened immigration enforcement / Jessica Vaughan -- The Obama administration has weakened interior enforcement of immigration laws / Federation for American Immigration Reform -- 3. Should illegal immigrants be granted a path to citizenship? Granting illegal immigrants a path to citizenship would boost US and state economies / Robert Lynch and Patrick Oakford -- There are many reasons to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants / Ed Krayewski -- Most Americans support allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the United States / Pew Center for People and the Press -- A path to citizenship for illegal immigrants would cost US taxpayers trillions / Carrie Dann -- The DREAM Act would cost taxpayers billions of dollars / Steven A. Camarota -- 4. Will proposed immigration reform improve the US immigration system? Chapter overview / Brianna Lee -- The facts support immigration reform with a path to citizenship / Ann Garcia -- The Senate's proposed immigration reform will shrink the deficit and grow the US economy / Doug Elmendorf -- Proposed immigration reforms will bring more highly skilled workers into the US economy / Marco Rubio -- Just and humane immigration reform will bring immigrants out of the shadows / Timothy Dolan -- The Senate's proposed immigration reform reinforces failed immigration policies / Rosemary Jenks -- Comprehensive immigration reform will not fix our immigration system / James Carafano -- Immigration reform will not solve the problem of declining cheap labor from Mexico / Daniel B. Wood.