chapter 16

-1981 report, Hesbourgh and his commission attempted to, "Walk a fine line between honoring America's tradition of being a land of opportunity for the world's downtrodden and dealing with todays harsh realities." I found this comment to be interesting because the U.S. is still trying to accomplish this feat. Daniel's then points out that the U.S. has "never" really controlled its borders yet Americans seem to like the idea of doing so.

-"...Almost ever conceivable immigrant group have been, at one time or another, accused of lowering the American standard of living." This trend continues to happen in our modern society. It is interesting that accusing the majority immigrant groups of lowering the standard of living or taking jobs from Americans continues to take place. It seems like this trend happens because of resentment from American people toward incoming immigrants.

-"But it is difficult to see how these provisions will be enforced." I found that this is what immigration law often comes down to, how much of it can literally be enforced, and if law is enforced, how will it be accomplished. I feel like this again brings us back to the fact that the U.S. has never really controlled its borders, and although there are laws in place our border policy can only go as far as we are capable of enforcing it.