CRS Issue Statement on Legal Immigration

Abstract

The challenge inherent in this policy issue is balancing employers' hopes to have access to a supply of legally present foreign workers, families' longing to reunite and live together, others' concerns about population growth, and a widely shared wish among all of the stakeholders to improve the policies governing legal immigration into the country. Addressing these contentious policy reforms against the backdrop of economic crisis sharpens the social and business cleavages and may well narrow the range of options. The scope of this issue includes temporary admissions (e.g., guest workers, foreign students) and permanent admissions (e.g. employment-based, family-based), as well as proposals for the legalization and status adjustment of aliens not currently eligible for legal status.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 2010
Accession Number
ADA513326

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  • Ruth E. Wasem

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Immigration
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