VOA News - States Take on Task of Dealing With Illegal US Immigration

“The controversy over illegal immigrants in the United States has been heating up during the last few months. Efforts in Congress to curb illegal immigration have stalled. But many state governments have taken the initiative to create their own solutions. Melinda Smith narrates this report.

Illegal immigration and the need for cheap labor have created a difficult political fight that is being debated in the halls of Congress and in many state legislatures.

Lindsay Lowell is Director of Policy Studies at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University. He says the U.S. would not have some industries if it did not have access to cheap labor.”

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