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July 11, 2005
Ronald Brownstein:
Washington Outlook

Enforce Immigration Law, or Change It? Answer May Be Both
The simmering debate about illegal immigration arguably revolves around a single distinction.

One side says the problem is that Washington will not enforce the existing immigration laws. The other says the existing laws cannot be enforced, at least with a rational expenditure of money and manpower.

These contrasting assessments of the problem drive the competing proposals to solve it â€â€