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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY
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From: Tadsamillionaire3/22/2006 8:51:34 PM
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Frist Sees Fence as Solution to Illegal Immigration
A big battle is brewing over what to do about illegal immigration. Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is now at the center of the debate after proposing a new bill.

Frist’s proposal goes farther than President George W. Bush has gone.

It would hire 15,000 additional border patrol agents, establish a mandatory verification program for hiring workers, and it would build a 2,000 mile virtual wall on the border between the United States and Mexico. It would combine walls and fences and high-tech sensors along every inch of the border.

The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition thinks the bill is a terrible idea.

“This builds the most expensive wall this side of China. That's not immigration reform,” said Stephen Fotopulos, representing the group. “We can't gain control of our borders until we gain a legal avenue for the immigrant workers coming across every day.”
Right now, there is no legal way for low-skilled workers to come into the United States.
Some believe there is no way that could feasibly happen.

“It is a cost not just of taking jobs from Americans, it costs also to provide health care,” said talk radio host Steve Gill.
There are passionate arguments on both sides. Frist is getting support from outspoken conservatives who believe a wall is the answer.

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