Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution (25 page)

entrepreneurs/entrepreneurship

benefits of immigration and,
82
–83

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

Democrats and,
216
,
218

education and,
181

high-skilled immigration and,
91
,
92
,
94
–95

Hispanics as,
209
,
224

history of immigration policy and,
127

immigration policy and,
172
–74

obstacles faced by,
96
–97

proposal concerning,
26
–27

and Republicans connecting with Hispanics and immigrants,
203
,
214
,
215
–16,
218
,
224

visas for,
67
–68

See also
small businesses;
specific person

entry priorities, point systems for determining,
26
,
137
–38

Erfle, Julie,
167
–72

Erfle, Nick,
167
–71

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
94

family-based immigration

dealing with illegal immigrants and,
42

and definition of family,
21
,
22
–23,
133

history of immigration policy and,
134

proposal concerning,
22
–23,
24

See also
family preference system; family reunification

family preference system,
13
,
18
–19,
20
–23,
133
,
137
,
154
–55

family reunification,
18
–19,
20
,
21
,
73
,
95
,
106
,
115
,
133

family values,
xxii
,
203
,
209
,
219
,
224

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
55

federal government

local government coordination with,
38

proposal concerning benefits from,
30
–31

states’ relationship with,
xiii
–xiv,
33
,
110
,
124

See also specific topic, branch, department, or agency

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
79
,
116

Federation for American Immigration Reform,
68
,
107

Feinblatt, John,
68

Feith, David,
59
–60

fence: border security and,
52
,
136
,
137
,
138

Flex-N-Gate,
172
–73

Florida

education in,
xxv
,
184
–88,
194

federal-state relations and,
xiii
–xiv

importance of immigration policy to,
xiv
–xv

and Republican strategies for connecting with Hispanic and immigrant voters,
213
–15

September 11 attack and,
xiv

Florida, Richard,
90

food stamps,
79

Forbes
magazine: Khan profile in,
174

foreign students

economy and,
181

green cards for,
25
–26

as high-skilled immigrants,
98
–101

human dimension of immigration policy and,
162
–67

illegal immigration and,
115

limitation on number of,
166

proposal concerning,
25
–26

visas for,
15
,
27
,
54
,
73
,
99
,
136
,
155
,
163
,
164

See also specific person

Fox, Vicente,
135

Francis, Sam,
204
–5

Franklin, Benjamin,
122
–23

Friedman, Milton,
75

Future Business Leaders of America,
157

Gans, Judith,
80

Gates, Bill,
90
–91

gay marriage,
211
,
220

German refugees,
129
–30

Goldilocks system,
29

Goldwater, Barry,
xxii

Goldwater Institute,
154
,
193

Goss, Porter,
150

Great Depression,
77
,
129

Great Hearts Academies,
189
–90

green cards

for entrepreneurs,
26

family immigration and,
23

for foreign students,
73

for guest workers,
28

for high-skilled immigrants,
25
,
26
–27,
93
–94

history of immigration policy and,
134

human dimension of immigration policy and,
155
,
161
,
165

insufficient number of,
73

Kyl-Kennedy proposal and,
137

processing of,
96
–97,
136

proposals concerning,
23
,
25
,
26
–27,
28
,
47
,
137

social services eligibility and,
134

wait for,
96
–97

See also
permanent residency

Greenspan, Alan,
78

gross domestic product (GDP),
71
–72,
73
,
84
,
87

guest-worker program,
9
,
25
,
27
–29,
39
,
133
,
137
,
214

gun control,
211

Guzmán Loera, Joaquín,
51

H-1B visas,
92
–93,
155

H-2A visas,
87
,
134

H-2B visas,
87

Haider, Ejaz,
136

Hall, Brett,
81
–82

Harris, Jace,
170

health care,
21
,
34
–35,
79
,
85
–86,
107
,
208
,
210
.
See also
emergency medical services; Medicaid; Medicare

Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of,
14

high school/GED degrees,
45
–47,
61
–62,
111
,
180
,
182
,
194

high-skilled immigrants

critics of,
80

decline or progress of U.S. and,
102

demand for,
18
,
25
,
26
–27,
29

demographics and,
85

economy and,
90
,
91
,
96
,
98
,
101

entrepreneurs as,
91
,
92
,
94
–95

family reunification and,
95

fear of,
100
–101

foreign country limitations on,
93
–94

foreign students as,
26

green cards for,
25
,
26
–27,
93
–94

illegal immigration and,
115

importance of,
91
,
100
–101,
106
–7

as leaving U.S.,
94
,
97
–98

legislation about,
113

and outsourcing of jobs,
98

proposals concerning,
18
,
25
,
26
–27,
29
,
32

quotas for,
92
,
93
–94

reversing the brain drain and,
88
–102

sponsors for,
92
–93

state role in immigration policy and,
32

students as,
98
–101

on temporary visas,
94

U.S. colleges and universities as attracting,
98
–101

Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options,
217

Hispanics

as conservatives,
205
,
206
,
208
,
209
,
219

definition of,
38
n

demographics and,
86
,
205
,
206

diversity among,
207

education and,
46
,
180
,
181
,
182
–83,
187
–88,
217
–18

family values of,
209
,
219

as Obama/Democratic supporters,
7
,
138
,
202
,
207
,
209
,
212
,
213
,
214
,
218
,
221
–22,
223

as political candidates,
207
–8,
214
,
222

religion and,
219
–21

Republicans and,
138
–39,
201
,
203
–9,
210
–25

stereotypes of,
211

strategies for Republicans to connect to,
210
–25

values/ideals of,
206
–9

as voters,
138
–39,
201
,
202
–3,
205
,
206
–9,
210
–25

See also
Mexico/Mexicans

Homeland Security, U.S. Department of (DHS),
14
,
15
–16,
52
,
54
,
55
,
56

hospitality industry,
xiv
,
82
,
83
,
85

human dimension

of illegal immigration,
146
–47

of immigration policy,
145
–75

See also
American Dream;
specific person

hydroelectric dam analogy,
4
–5

hyphenated Americans,
xvi

identifications,
54
–56,
135
,
137
,
210

illegal immigration/immigrants

by adults,
41
–44

border security and,
13
,
47
–52,
107
,
114
,
134

bracero
program and,
130
–31

Chinese as,
124

complexity of immigration policy and,
70

costs of,
xii
,
107
,
109
,
110

crime and,
xii
,
xiv
,
7
,
36
–37,
111
,
169
–70

dealing with current,
40
–47

decline in,
113
,
114

demand for immigration and,
105

deportation of,
42
,
43
,
46
,
111
,
124
,
137
,
202

deterrents to,
114
,
115
–17

economy and,
47
–48,
49

education and,
34
,
107

Erfle family and,
169
–71

exacerbation of problem of,
134

fears of,
42
,
114

government services for,
9

health care and,
34
–35

hiring of,
106
,
108
,
134

history of immigration policy and,
133
–34

human dimension of immigration policy and,
146
–47,
169
–71

impact on legal immigration of,
4

impasse on immigration reform and,
7

increase in,
133
–34

law enforcement and,
36
–37,
107

McCain-Kennedy proposal for,
137

motivation for,
41

need for fundamental immigration reform and,
13
,
115
–17

and overstaying by immigrants,
114

path of citizenship for,
35
,
137

penalties for,
43
–44

permanent residency and,
35

proposal for dealing with current,
40
–47

public opinion about,
8
–9

as remaining in U.S.,
134

removal of incentives for,
31

and Republican strategies for connecting with Hispanics and immigrants,
211

shadow lives of,
42
,
114

social services and,
xxiv
,
9
,
34
,
35
,
107
,
211

solution to problem of,
115
–16

state government and,
109

terrorism and,
136

See also
border security; children of illegal immigrants

immersion programs, English,
183

Immigration Act (1885),
126

Immigration Act (1924),
127

Immigration Act (1965),
133

Immigration Act (1990),
134

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
53
,
55

immigration/immigrants

Constitution silence about,
123

decline of,
105

disadvantages of,
4

as dominant feature of American identity,
78
–79

importance to America of,
xxvi
–xxvii,
4
,
8
,
9
,
10
,
11
,
69
–70,
71
,
78
–83,
101
–2,
106
–7,
113
–14,
135
,
175