Most of the arguments we hear against illegal immigration are economic arguments. What happened after 9/11 was suddenly you had this new set of security fears. That allowed the government to do things that are far more Draconian than would have been accepted under a circumstance where you didn't have that security fear. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Fascinating interview with Council on Foreign Relations fellow Edward Alden about the connection between counter-terrorism and immigration policy. He makes a reasonable argument that the U.S. government may have overreacted in using immigration law as a counter-terrorism tool, with nearly 40,000 people detained on immigration violations, many of whom spend "months in jail with no real due process, awaiting deportation." This is an important issue, which has not been covered adequately, because it is such a controversial topic in today's America.
