Illegal immigration / 

 - Detroit :  Greenhaven Press,   
 - 185 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Current controversies .
 - Current controversies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index. 
<br/><br/> Is there an illegal immigration crisis in the United States? --  Overview : Unauthorized immigration in the United States /  Yes : There is an illegal immigration crisis in the United States. --  The unabated flow of illegal immigrants must be stopped /  Failure to enforce laws has resulted in an illegal immigration crisis /  No : There is not an illegal immigration crisis in the United States. --  Immigration, legal and illegal, improves the lives of Americans /  Illegal immigration is not a bigger problem than legal immigration /  Illegal immigration from Mexico will cease to be a problem soon /  Does illegal immigration harm US citizens? --  Overview : The costs and gains of illegal immigrants /  Yes : Illegal immigration harms US citizens. --  Illegal immigrants drain health care resources /  Illegal immigration leads to higher crime rates /  Illegal immigrants take American jobs /  No : Illegal immigration does not harm US citizens. --  It is a myth that illegal immigration leads to higher crime rates /  Taxes paid by illegal immigrants help Social Security /  Are current policies regarding illegal immigrants working? --  Overview : The evolution of US immigration policy /  Yes : Current policies regarding illegal immigrants are working. --  Attrition through enforcement is working to reduce illegal immigrants /  State and local immigration enforcement works and should be expanded /  No : Current policies regarding illegal immigrants are not working. --  State and local enforcement of immigration laws results in abuse /  Current policies regarding illegal immigrant children are inadequate /  How should the government respond to illegal immigration? --  Overview : Americans' views on immigration reform policy /  Illegal immigrants should not be allowed amnesty /  A border fence is a good solution to illegal immigration /  Congress should end birthright citizenship /  Birthright citizenship should not be eliminated /  Jeffrey S. Passel, D'Vera Cohn --  Donald Mann --  William Gheen --  Daniel Griswold --  Ramesh Ponnuru --  Robert M. Dunn Jr. --  Gordon H. Hanson --  Elizabeth Lee Vliet --  Jack Martin --  Bob Confer --  Stuart Anderson --  Edward Schumacher-Matos --  Congressional Budget Office --  Mark Krikorian --  Jessica M. Vaughan, James R. Edwards Jr. --  Ann Friedman --  Roberto G. Gonzales --  Lydia Saad --  Zach Swartz --  Jim DeMint --  Will Wilkinson --  Margaret Stock. 
<br/><br/> Collects critical essays focused on illegal immigration, including both sides of topics such as crime rate, medical costs, and birthright citizenship. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780737756241 0737756241 9780737756258 073775625X 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780737756241  90000 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011014482 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Illegal aliens--United States.<br/>Emigration and immigration--Government policy.<br/>Illegal aliens.<br/>Illegal aliens--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.<br/>United States.<br/>United States--Immigration and emigration--Government policy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Nonfiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JV6483  / .I524 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>325.73