Let's Stop Welcoming Undocumented Immigrants

Topics: U.S.

Public Release Date: October 09, 2007

An estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants currently live in the United States. Immigration advocates argue that the U.S. benefits from their contributions both economically and culturally. But others cite depressed wages, unemployment, and the creation of a permanent underclass as reasons to be critical. Should we impose tougher enforcement measures to reduce their numbers, or should we find a way to allow them to stay legally?

ARGUING YES:

• Jr. Vernon M. Briggs: Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University

• Heather MacDonald: Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute

ARGUING NO:

• Daniel T. Griswold: Director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Trade Policy

• Enrique Morones: Founder of Border Angels in 1986

• Karen K. Narasaki: President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center

MODERATOR-IN-CHIEF:

• John Donvan: Emmy award-winning journalist