Immigration pause.(legal immigration)(Editorial) From: National Review | Date: April 22, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Most ordinary US citizens want a reduction in the number of immigrants, but liberal lawmakers ignore this. A recent vote in Congress has split the issues of legal and illegal immigration, and the most recent proposal actually increases the number of legal immigrants.

SINCE the 1994 passage of California's Proposition 187, virtually all policymakers, Republican and Democratic, have agreed with the American people that the United States should take strong measures to control illegal ...