Sources for Public Forum-Annotated 5-1-2012

1.       "Mandatory E-Verify without Legalization." Immigration Policy Center. American Immigration Council, 10 Feb. 2011. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/mandatory-e-verify-without-legalization>. This article provides me with solid facts and information that I know is trustworthy to use in my debate.

2.       "Immigration Reform and Job Growth." Immigration Policy Center. American Immigration Council, 20 Jan. 2011. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/immigration-reform-and-job-growth>.This webpage gives me statistics and facts that are going to be very useful while I am debating.

3.       Schepers, Emile. "People's World." Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost Economy » Peoplesworld. People's World, 19 Apr. 2010. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://peoplesworld.org/legalizing-undocumented-immigrants-would-boost-economy/>.This article provides me with another perspective (besides my own) that will help me to look at this issue in a different way and maybe stumble upon some good thoughts to use while debating.

4.       Anderson, Stuart. "Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform | Stuart Anderson | Cato Institute: Trade Briefing Paper." The Cato Institute. CATO Institute, 9 May 2011. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.cato.org/publications/trade-briefing-paper/answering-critics-comprehensive-immigration-reform>.This is a very informative article from a very trustworthy source, that being the CATO Institute. This article is unique in that it gives me various arguments that can be used against legalizing immigration, this gives me an advantage when I will be debating.

5.       "U.S. Customs and Border Protection - About." CBP.gov. U.S Department of Homeland Security. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/about/organization/assist_comm_off/>.This particular article will help keep my facts straight in that I will be able to reference numerous offices associated with border patrol and monitoring illegal information.

6.       "US Border Patrol to Toughen Policies on Illegal Immigrants." Fox News. FOX News Network, 17 Jan. 2012. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/17/us-border-patrol-to-toughen-policies-on-illegal-immigrants/>.This is a news article that will on top of being factual in and of itself, will provide me with the point of view that the average person would have regarding border patrol. I will have gained this perspective because by reading this I will know the facts that someone would know if they were watching the news and learning about this issue for the first time.

7.       "U.S. Border Control." U.S. Border Control. U.S Border Control. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.usbc.org/>.This website provides me with information regarding U.S Border Control Policy, but it also gives me various links to valuable information that I could access during my debate.

8.       Taylor, Steven L. "The Ongoing Insanity of US Border Policy (Fencing off Citizens Edition)." Outside The Beltway. Outside The Beltway, 29 Sept. 2011. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/the-ongoing-insanity-of-us-border-policy-fencing-off-citizens-edition/>.This webpage comes for a political website that I will be able to use if I were arguing against the resolution. The amount of information regarding the need for attrition is enormous throughout this webpage.

9.       Vaughan, Jessica. "Attrition Through Enforcement: A Cost-Effective Strategy to Shrink the Illegal Population | Center for Immigration Studies." Center for Immigration Studies. Center for Immigration Studies, Apr. 2006. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.cis.org/Enforcement-IllegalPopulation>.This article focuses mainly on the attrition part of the resolution. Up to this point I do not have very much information regarding attrition at the border, so this is the perfect article to have as a source while I am in the debate.

10.   "Should US Immigration Reform Focus on Amnesty for Illegal Aliens or Tighter Enforcement of Borders?" Helium. Helium, 14 Dec. 2009. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.helium.com/debates/73550-should-immigration-reform-focus-amnesty-illegal-aliens-tighter-enforcement/side_by_side>.This is a debate forum that will provide me with strategies and valuable information that I will be able to use in the debate. By already having the information and strategy, I will have the advantage in the debate.