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Group’s publication offers perspectives on immigration
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Sierra Vista Herald, December 28, 2007
By Jonathon Shacat
BISBEE — A nonpartisan public policy group has compiled a collection of essays that it hopes will better inform the public on the immigration debate and set the stage for fixing the system.
The 47-page anthology was recently released by the Reform Institute. It is called “Many Voices, One Dream: A Collection of Insights and Recommendations for Achieving Meaningful Immigration Reform.”
During a phone interview, Chris Dreibelbis, communications director for the Reform Institute, said the immigration debate is “important,” but it has been reduced to “talking points and slogans.”
“People are throwing words out like amnesty and border security, and there is not much scratching beneath the surface to really look at the fact that at the heart of all this is a very badly broken immigration system,” he said...
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Group’s publication offers perspectives on immigration
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He said there is “no easy solution.” Building a fence and holding workplace raids are not “a silver bullet,” he said.
The Reform Institute hopes the publication will allow some different perspectives to be heard.
“If you look past the slogans and name-calling and if you look at the whole situation, then that is a good starting point for finding real solutions to the problem,” Dreibelbis said.
The publication has four chapters. They cover the topics of “The Human Element in Immigration,” “Securing our Borders; Protecting our Values,” “Sustaining Economic Growth Requires Maintaining Our Commitment to Immigration” and “Moving Forward.”
There are 14 short essays from those who are personally touched by immigration, as well as experts in fields like demographics, economics, health, history, religion and security.
It also contains the winning entries from a “Design Your Own Portion of the Border Fence” campaign.
“The task of fixing our broken immigration system is daunting. In the end, solving the problem will require the kind of unity and shared commitment that have served us so well in the past and have made this nation the shining beacon that it is,” says the conclusion of the anthology.
Dreibelbis said additional stories will be added to the publication in the future.
“This is essentially a living document,” he said.
herald/review Reporter Jonathon Shacat can be reached at 515-4693 or by e-mail at jonathon.shacat@bisbeereview.net