Introduction

One can find many web sites, newspaper articles and opinion columns, and social science research articles regarding illegal immigration. The list of readings provided here is a sampler of these materials. Please feel free to use these materials as well as others to help you answer the questions asked for the two individual response papers.

Readings That Speak in Favor of Enforcing Current Laws

1. Lawmakers Say Law Cannot Be Ignored.
2. U.S. Obligated to Enforce Laws.
3. Rep. King Wants Only Legal Workers.
4. The Real Christmas Story.

Readings That Speak in Favor of Immigration Reform

1. Reform Needed.
2. Need for Reform.
3. End Aggressive Raids.
4. Stop Aggressive Raids.
5. Free Market Opinion.
6. No One Gains from Raids.
7. Through Latino Eyes.

Social Science Readings Regarding Illegal Immigration

1. The 21st Century Immigration Story.
2. Indisputable Points in the Immigration Debate.
3. Circles of Influence.

Newspaper Reports About the Raid of the Swift Plant
From: The Des Moines Register

1. Feds Raid Marshalltown.
2. Raids in Six States.
3. 911 Moment.
4. Breastfeeding Moms.
5. School Dropouts.
6. Officials Won't Say Where They Hold Detainees.
7. Families Meet Detainees.
8. Fast Deportations.
9. Rattled Kids.
10. Meeting Regarding Raid.
11. Frustrated Residents.
12. More Charged.
13. Production Drops.
14. Single Mothers.
15. State Officials Meet Families.