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SUBJECT:
The prospects for comprehensive immigration reform during the next (2007-2009) Congress.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Immigration reform legislation has failed to pass this year -- apart from a bill to add 700 miles of additional fencing along the US-Mexico border. Yet the need for comprehensive reform remains acute, given the vital economic role played by immigrant labourers, and the electorate's increasing concerns about undocumented migrants.
Word Count (approx): 1151
Headings
- Policy challenges
- Economic challenges
- Political challenges
- Security challenges
- Intra-party divisions
- Republican disunity
- Democratic infighting
- Renewed reform effort
- Ideological chasm
- Institutional barriers
- Conditions for success
Primary Keywords: NA, United States, economy, politics, employment, government, immigration, legislation, nationality, party, policy
Secondary Keywords: wages
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