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America's Immigration Problem Is About More Than Just the Law
Mark Jannson, ICAR Certificate Student
Posted: 06/15/07

The influx of well over one million immigrants per year and recent estimates placing the total undocumented immigrant population at over twelve million have, understandably, given rise to varieties of trepidation. Writing in The National Interest, Dimitri Simes forebodingly suggests that uncontrolled immigration “risks changing America from a melting pot to a tossed salad to the Balkans . . . [and that] if this issue is not adequately addressed, America could become unrecognizable in a matter of decades”. Such is the sentiment of many Americans. READ MORE

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Immigration Reform Needs to Embrace Realistic Solutions Not Idealogical Absolutes
Joel Censer, ICAR Intern
Posted: 06/15/07

Immigration reform has become such an important issue because people from both sides of the political aisle agree that it is desperately needed. Clearly, earlier legislation (specifically Reagan’s 1986 reform bill which gave amnesty mainly to Latin American immigrants) has been an inadequate response and has helped create a situation today where we have twelve million illegal immigrants. This is a problem for a number of reasons. READ MORE

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ICAR News Network Immigration FEATURED COMMENTARY America's Immigration Problem Is About More Than Just the Law Mark Jannson, ICAR Certificate Student Posted: 06/15/07 The influx of well over one million immigrants per year and recent estimates placing the total undocumented immigrant population at over twelve million have, understandably, given rise to varieties of trepidation. Writing in The National Interest, Dimitri Simes forebodingly suggests that uncontrolled immigration “risks changing America from a melting pot to a tossed salad to the Balkans . . . [and that] if this issue is not adequately addressed, America could become unrecognizable in a matter of decades”. Such is the sentiment of many Americans. READ MORE RECENT COMMENTARY Immigration Reform Needs to Embrace Realistic Solutions Not Idealogical Absolutes Joel Censer, ICAR Intern Posted: 06/15/07 Immigration reform has become such an important issue because people from both sides of the political aisle agree that it is desperately needed. Clearly, earlier legislation (specifically Reagan’s 1986 reform bill which gave amnesty mainly to Latin American immigrants) has been an inadequate response and has helped create a situation today where we have twelve million illegal immigrants. This is a problem for a number of reasons. READ MORE News Network Homepage / Armenia / 2008 Elections / Afghanistan / Diplomacy/ Egypt / Environment / Global Peace Index / Health / Immigration / Iraq / Iran / Islam / Kosovo / Nuclear Proliferation / Pakistan / Palestine-Israel / Russia / Somalia / South America / Sri Lanka / Turkey /		About ICAR Student Information Prospective Students Faculty and Staff Alumni Career Services Academic Programs Library ICAR In The News Events Technology Resources ICAR Publications Point Of View Center Center for World Religions, Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution