Introduction
Workers at Morning Glory Diner in Philadelphia, many Latino, skipped work on Feb. 16, 2017, to join the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants” campaign dramatizing immigrants' importance to the economy. President Trump's crackdown on immigration, including his proposal to build a wall on the Mexican border and deport undocumented immigrants, spurred the protests. (Getty Images/Jessica Kourkounis)
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President Trump's vows to protect American jobs and improve national security by tightening U.S. borders are intensifying the debate over immigration's impact on the economy. Many politicians and workers argue that immigrants — legal and illegal — undercut wages and take jobs from native-born workers. They also contend undocumented immigrants burden society with welfare, medical and education costs. Immigration advocates respond that newcomers bring badly needed skills to the American economy, especially in the technology sector, where half the leaders of billion-dollar Silicon Valley companies are immigrants. Advocates also say immigrants often fill low-wage jobs short on workers, from home building to landscaping and dishwashing. Many experts fear the heated debate over immigration may cause the world's most talented young people to avoid studying at American universities or moving to the United States. Meanwhile, “Dreamers” — children brought to the United States illegally — are nervously waiting to learn whether the administration will allow them to stay in this country.
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Immigration and Naturalization |
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Mar. 19, 2021 |
Immigration Overhaul |
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Feb. 24, 2017 |
Immigrants and the Economy |
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Sep. 02, 2016 |
U.S.-Mexico Relations |
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Oct. 23, 2015 |
Immigrant Detention |
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Sep. 27, 2013 |
Border Security |
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Mar. 09, 2012 |
Immigration Conflict |
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Dec. 2010 |
Europe's Immigration Turmoil |
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Sep. 19, 2008 |
America's Border Fence |
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Feb. 01, 2008 |
Immigration Debate  |
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May 04, 2007 |
Real ID |
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May 06, 2005 |
Illegal Immigration |
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Jul. 14, 2000 |
Debate Over Immigration |
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Jan. 24, 1997 |
The New Immigrants |
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Feb. 03, 1995 |
Cracking Down on Immigration |
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Sep. 24, 1993 |
Immigration Reform |
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Apr. 24, 1992 |
Illegal Immigration |
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Jun. 13, 1986 |
Immigration |
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Dec. 10, 1976 |
Illegal Immigration |
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Dec. 13, 1974 |
The New Immigration |
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Feb. 12, 1964 |
Immigration Policy Revision |
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Feb. 06, 1957 |
Immigration Policy |
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Nov. 27, 1951 |
Emigration from Europe |
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Feb. 09, 1945 |
Immigration to Palestine |
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Sep. 30, 1940 |
Forced Migrations |
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Apr. 18, 1939 |
Immigration and Deportation |
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Jul. 27, 1931 |
Deportation of Aliens |
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Mar. 12, 1929 |
The National-Origin Immigration Plan |
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Aug. 19, 1927 |
Immigration from Canada and Latin America |
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Nov. 01, 1926 |
Quota Control and the National Origin System |
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Jul. 12, 1924 |
Immigration and its Relation to Political and Economic Theories and Party Affiliation |
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