The Only Sure Way to Secure the Border
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Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- There’s a basic chicken-and-eggproblem that has long bedeviled the U.S. immigration debate:What comes first, a secure border or effective reform?
For decades, “securing our borders” has been the rallyingcry among many Americans concerned about illegal immigration.The blueprint on immigration reform recently released by abipartisan Senate group states that the path to legalized statusfor the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.is “contingent upon our success in securing our borders andaddressing visa overstays.” This sentiment is echoed byconservatives in the House and in many statehouses, particularlyin the Southwest.