Rethinking Immigration
Tuesday, November 24 2009
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
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Between 1990 and 2005 an average of 1 million immigrants per year came legally into this country. In 2005 the number of illegal immigrants was estimated at just over 11 million. Making the distinction between legal and illegal immigration is just one of the problems vexing national, state and local policy makers. Legality matters to social services, education and national security, as well as to highly charged issues of national identity and values. Noah Pickus, from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, in conjunction with the Brookings Institute, recently convened an immigration policy roundtable to discuss the history and future of immigration reform in The United States. He joins Wake Forest Professors David Coates and Peter Siavelis, editors of the new book, "Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know," to bring the conversation on-air with host Frank Stasio.
