Several issues surround the topic of immigration, and typically arrounse a high level of debate. Below are
the top thirteen immigration issues.
| Issue #1: The guest worker program. This program will allow illegal immigrants and newcomers to work in the US temporarily. This is called amnesty. The Republicans say that this is a free-be to border hoppers. |
Issue #2: Public assistance for immigrants. In 1996 President Bill Clinton signed a law stating that the majority of immigrants were not eligible for public assistance, or people must wait a very long time to legally qualify for public assistance.
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| Issue #3: Education for the undocumented.This issue concerns illegal immigrants being reciving education in the public school system that American tax payers paid for. Others fear that without an education these immgrants will contribute to a rising crime and welfare rate. |
Issue #4: Indefinite Detention. Holding thousands of men,women, and children for deportation who were caught crossing the border illegally. |
| Issue #5: H-1B and L-1 Visas. Some Americans think that their jobs are being stoling by immigrants coming to America with these visas. |
Issue #6: Illegals made legal. Some believe undocumented immigrants should be given legal status so that the US government will know who is in the US. |
| Issue #7: Unpaid immigrant medical care and the US economy. The issue surrounds allowing government benefits for immigrants. |
Issue #8: Citizenship for military peronnel. Should an immigrant who has served for the US be given citizenship? |
| Issue #9: Should English be the official language of the US? Should Spanish be accepted as one's primary language? |
Issue #10: US border security. At what cost does the U.S. secure the borders? |
| Issue #11: Legal driver's license for an illegal resident. Should illegal immigrants test and register for a driver's license or should they continue to drive illegally. |
Issue #12: Backlog. Are law makers planning any thing to decrease the waiting process for a Green Card? |
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