What is the bottom line on illegal immigration?
As politicians, pundits and ordinary people debate what to do about illegal immigration, Review-Journal editors have come to the realization that meaningful discussion of solutions must take into consideration the costs and consequences of present practices. To determine those effects upon Nevada, four reporters from the newspaper's special projects team spent weeks mining official sources for hard data, and found that some of the most affected institutions failed to document the impacts. The writers also found obvious omissions in public policy and that landmark social changes loom, inevitable with or without immigration reform.
Looking at the situation Congress didn't fix
An attempt to reform national immigration policy failed in Congress 10 days ago, but the issue won't go away. Meaningful reform must take into consideration the costs, consequences and benefits of present practices. In this second part of a three-part series, a Review-Journal reporter examines workplace issues.
Public agencies reluctant to keep relevant data
With the failure of federal legislation to reform immigration policy, states are beginning to consider their own laws. But today's report shows Nevada is poorly positioned to address the issue, because affected institutions do not track numbers which would define the size and costs of problems rooted in present policy.
What is the bottom line on illegal immigration?
