Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution (24 page)

Republican criticisms in 2012 elections about,
201
,
202

social services and,
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,
35
,
107

state government and,
107

in Texas,
201

See also
DREAM Act; education; tuition issues

China

agriculture production in,
82

birthrates in,
76

high-skilled immigration and,
98
,
99

history of U.S. immigration policy and,
125
,
128
,
129

immigration policies in,
78
,
96

middle class in,
24
–25

Chinese Exclusion Act (1882),
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,
129

citizenship/naturalization

aspirations for,
117
,
146
,
223
–24

Bolick’s attendance at ceremony for,
xxvi

of Chinese immigrants,
125

of Columba Bush,
x

dealing with illegal immigrants and,
35
,
43
–44,
46
–47

and decline or progress of U.S.,
73

demand as driving immigration system and,
18

examination for,
58
,
59
,
61

guest-worker program and,
28
–29

history of immigration policy and,
125
–26

human dimension of immigration policy and,
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–52,
154
–56

McCain-Kennedy proposal for path to,
137

need for clear and definite path to,
46

process for,
151
–52,
160
–62

proposal concerning,
24

requirements for,
123
,
125

teaching about civics and founding values and,
58
–59

See also
DREAM Act: deferred-action policy, Obama’s; permanent residency; process, immigration; visas

civics, teaching,
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–62

civil rights,
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Civil Rights Act (1964),
195

Clinton, Bill,
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–89

Clinton, Hillary,
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,
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colleges and universities, U.S.: as attracting foreign talent,
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–101

Commerce Department, U.S.,
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,
16
,
125

communities.
See
local communities

competition

benefits of immigration reform and,
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,
62

and decline or progress of U.S.,
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,
84
–85

education and,
180

exploitation of illegal immigrants and,
108

high-skilled immigration and,
96
,
99
–100,
101

impact on future immigration policy of,
71

need for immigration reform and,
113
,
141
–42

Congress, U.S.

authority for immigration/naturalization of,
31
–32,
123

and authority for law enforcement,
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–11

determination of immigration numbers by,
29

DREAM Act and,
45

fencing along Mexican border and,
136

high-skilled immigration and,
92
,
113

and Obama policy about children of illegal immigrants,
111

social services and,
35

state role in immigration policy and,
35

“undesirable” immigrant legislation of,
125

visa process and,
57

See also specific legislation

Congressional Budget Office (CBO),
71
–72

Congressional Research Service,
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,
52

conservatives

criticisms of immigration policy by,
xxi
,
xxii

family values and,
219

religion and,
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,
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,
221

and Republicans connecting with Hispanics and immigrants,
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,
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,
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,
209
,
210
,
219
,
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,
221

Constitution, U.S.,
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,
41
,
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,
110
,
123
,
154
,
155

construction industry,
xiv
,
xv
,
82
,
87

consular visa system,
127

Council of Economic Advisors, White House,
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Council on Foreign Relations,
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–16

crime

background checks and,
9
,
23

benefits of immigration and,
84

critics of immigration reform and,
xxi
,
140

human dimension of immigration policy and,
167
–72

illegal immigrants and,
xii
,
xiv
,
7
,
36
–37,
42
,
43
,
46
,
47
,
107
,
111
,
169
–70

as motivation for immigration,
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and proposal for regular immigration system,
23

and Republican strategies for connecting with Hispanic and immigrant voters,
211

See also
drugs; terrorism

Cruz, Ted,
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,
214

Cubans,
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,
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,
213

cultural issues,
7
,
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,
122
,
125
,
208

Dane, Bob,
68

Daniels, Roger,
14
–15,
127

databases, international,
137

debt, U.S.,
72

deferred-action policy, Obama’s,
45
,
111
–12,
156
,
158
,
159
,
166

Del Beccaro, Tom,
212

demand: as driving immigration system,
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–31,
105

Democratic National Convention: Veliz address to,
159

Democrats

Asian support for,
203

education and,
217
,
218

entrepreneur policies and,
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,
218

fundamental immigration reform and,
12

Hispanic support for,
7
,
138
,
207
,
209
,
218
,
221
–22,
223

impasse on immigration reform and,
6
,
7

labor unions support for,
182
,
217

religion and,
221

stalling of immigration reform and,
5

See also
Obama, Barack

demographics

elections of 2012 and,
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impact on future immigration policy of,
71
,
74
–78,
85
,
86
,
88

in Mexico,
87

need for immigration reform and,
xv
,
4
,
10
,
113
,
139
–40,
141

and Republicans connecting with Hispanics and immigrants,
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–25

social services and,
74
–75,
88
,
141

deportations

federal-local government relations and,
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history of immigration policy and,
134

of illegal immigrants,
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,
43
,
46
,
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,
124
,
137
,
202

increase in number of,
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,
137

Obama administration and,
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,
202

presidential powers and,
123

prioritizing of,
111

self-,
211

of terrorists,
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,
134

“diversity lottery,”
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,
23
,
134

DREAM Act,
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–10,
12
,
45
–46,
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,
158

Dreamers: human dimension of immigration policy and,
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–59

driver’s licenses,
xiv
,
9
,
135

drugs,
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,
xiii
,
xiv
,
xxiv
,
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,
50
–52,
53

Duncan, Arne,
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E Pluribus Unum (Bradley Foundation report),
60

E-Verify,
30

EB-5 visas,
26

economy

black-market,
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,
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,
107

border security and,
47
–48

Bush comments about,
xiv
–xv

decline in immigration and,
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–88,
105
,
114

and decline or progress of U.S.,
71
–74,
85

demand as driving immigration system and,
17

education and,
181

high-skilled immigration and,
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,
91
,
96
,
98
,
101
–2

Hispanic views about,
208

history of immigration legislation and,
133
,
134

illegal immigration and,
47
–48,
49
,
114

impact on future immigration policy of,
71
–74,
88

importance of immigration to,
xiv
–xv,
4
,
9
,
31
,
62
,
78
–79,
81
,
84
,
101
–2,
116

Kyl-Kennedy proposal and,
138

of Mexico,
49
,
87

national security and,
54

need for immigration reform and,
68
,
117
,
141

and Republicans connecting with Hispanics and immigrants,
213
,
215
–16

social services and,
33
–34

states’ role in immigration policy and,
33
–34

education

accountability in,
184
–85,
188

basis of current system of,
184

benefits of immigration reform and,
4

bipartisanship and,
216
–17

Bolick’s defense of immigrants’ rights to,
xxi
–xxii

Bush commitment to,
xxv

of children of immigrants,
181
–96

about civics and founding values,
57
–62

costs of illegal immigration and,
107

dealing with illegal immigration and,
45
–47

and decline or progress of U.S.,
72

demand as driving immigration system and,
21

diversity and,
182

economy and,
181

federal government role in,
61

in Florida,
xxv

funding for,
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,
180
,
181
,
184
,
193

goals for,
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–96

of Hispanics,
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,
181
,
182
–83,
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–88

history of immigration policy and,
128

human dimension of immigration policy and,
147
–52

illegal immigrants’ entitlement to,
34

importance of,
196

innovations in,
191
–96

need for reform of,
90
,
179
–96

Obama policy concerning,
45
–46,
111

race and,
187
–88

reading,
186
–87

and Republicans connecting with Hispanics and immigrants,
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,
209
,
210
,
214
,
215
,
216
–18,
224

for special-needs students,
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,
185
,
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,
193
–94,
217

standards for,
194

state government and,
34
,
183

teacher issues and,
181
–82,
186
,
194
–95,
217

U.S. deficiencies in,
89
–90,
179
–82

See also
foreign students; high school/GED degrees;
type of schools or specific topic

education savings accounts,
193
–94,
217

El Paso, Texas: safety in,
84

elections

Hispanic influence on,
138
–39,
206

See also
voting;
specific election

elections of 2004,
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,
210

elections of 2008,
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,
202
,
212
–13

elections of 2010,
207

elections of 2012,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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–203,
213
,
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,
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Ellis Island,
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Emanuel, Rahm,
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,
182

emergency medical services,
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,
35
,
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Emergency Quota Law (1921),
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–27

Employ American Workers Act (2009),
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employers,
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,
29
–30,
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,
108
,
126
,
134

entitlement programs,
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,
30
–31,
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,
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–78.
See also specific program