The Immigration Debate: An Interview with Audrey Singer
A perennial concern for Congress, immigration has come to the forefront as a major domestic policy issue in the past few weeks. Next American City talked with Audrey Singer of the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program about immigration reform on the very day the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Arizona, calling its new immigration policies unconstitutional. Listen to Next American City’s editor in chief Diana Lind talk with Singer about this turning point in the immigration debate, what comprehensive reform might look like and how immigration affects American metro areas. And don’t forget to subscribe to Metro Matters in iTunes so you’ll never miss an episode.
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Fred Hintze in Jasper,GA on Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 11:09am
Dear American cities,
Your approach to “comprehensive immigration reform” is impossible for the American economy to absorb at this time.
We are all in favor of legal immigration of about 1,000,000 foreigners annually. they must speak English and assimulate into our american culture.
This country right now is bankrupt, and we can’t afform to absorb 20,000,000 “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS” and their families into our schools, which are broke, our medical system, where many hospitals are broke because of serving illegal, and in our jails.
The only comprehensive approach to immigration would fine any employer, who hires illegal, and close the border.
Liberal democrates want illegals legalized for their votes, and business owners wants illegals in the country as a source of cheap labor. Both ideas are unsusstainable. This country has 15,000,000 unemployed people, and illegals must be shut out of the job market.
Foreigners must immigrate LEGALLY with a skill we need and a green card until they apply for citizenship.
The legalization of 20,000,000 is out of the question, and will not happen, so it is best for their people to come out of the shadows and go home.
Homer in USA on Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 3:09pm
Amen!
Michael Isla in california on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:42am
Hello Readers,
As i read over Fred Hintze comment over immigration reform, sounded like he had no idea or just watches to much of his local county T.V. Tell the readers Fred have you Ever report on a person that might u think be illegal in This country. And if só did you gain anything from that person being deported. Did the air u breath feel more free, did the sidewalk does illegal immigrants walk on felt they were violating city códe because the sidewalk was design for US citizens only and now because they r gone the sidewalk is safe.