Political asylum: the Achilles' heel of immigration control.

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: Simcox, David | Copyright information

Refugees and others seeking asylum now constitute more than 25% of immigrants into the US. The poor management and abuse of the asylum system threaten efforts to control population increases. US leaders should affirm their commitment to limiting humanitarian immigration.

Immigration of 1,100,000 persons a year perpetuates population growth and dims prospects for a smaller, environmentally sustainable U.S. population. Since the 1970s, the vast majority of Americans have voted by t...

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