Five Immigration Questions for Members of Congress

S.744 Does little to fix the broken bureaucracy in charge of the legal immigration system

James Carafano and Jessica Zuckerman, --July 1, 2013

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It’s July 4 week, which means Members of Congress are at home in their districts. As you head to your nearest town hall meeting, take these questions for your Representative. Below, we also provide the real answers you should be listening for.
1. Since the Senate-passed bill doesn’t require the flow of illegal immigrants to stop, how can you say this approach secures the border? No one can make that promise. The Senate bill, S.744, throws tens of billions of dollars at the problem and calls for meeting arbitrary security standards, but it doesn’t guarantee that illegal immigration will stop. More...

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