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NEWS
FROM THE SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Volume 3, Number 1

Fall 2007

|•| Features
|•| To the Editor
|•| Thanks, SPEA
|•| My Old School
|•| Just Asking
|•| A Day in the Life
|•| Alumni News
|•| Where in the World
|•| Get Packing!


|•| Archive

 

Speons on "border patrol" respond to the recent immigration debate

Bordering on Reality

statue_of_libertyInformed Debate. Immigration is a hot topic right now as Congress and the president wrestle with new legislation. Test your knowledge on these key issues. True or false?

  • Undocumented workers pay no taxes.
  • Immigration is a burden on Indiana's economy.
  • Undocumented immigrants are overloading the the healthcare system.
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H1B Visas.
The term “H1B visa” may not be a household term, but chances are you’ve read or heard about this type of visa for “insourcing” short-term specialized workers that fill certain workforce areas,  particularly in the wake of arrests this summer in London of doctors working on H1B visas – with suspected terrorist ties.

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Local Governance.

“Close the border.”
“Enforcement is the solution.”

The direction and ensuing outcome of a debate can be determined by how it is framed – and immigration is no exception. Define the questions and you control the range of possible solutions.

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