 Immigration policy – major concern in an age of terrorism;

 The economy of the US needs unskilled workers in labor-intensive industries: 1. Agriculture; 2. Food processing; 3. Construction; 4. Home making.

Root Causes for Immigration  Globalization – feeding the rate of migration among the peoples of America.  It is a process whereby the world’s goods, communications, and peoples are more fully integrated, accessible, and interdependent.

Root Causes for Immigration 1) Unjust Trading System:  Poor countries lose $ 700 billion a year due to unfair trade;  “Free trade” agreements benefits wealthy corporations and wealthy corporations

Free Trade  Developing countries utilize tariffs and taxes on incoming goods to gather revenue for their governments;  Free trade agreements eliminate these tariffs and taxes.

Free trade  Increases gap between the rich and the poor;  The income of the richest 10 percent of the people is 122 times higher than the poorest 10 percent.

Free trade system  Uses agricultural subsidies – the US and EU are providing agricultural subsidies.  This money goes to a few large agribusinesses who control most of the agricultural production in the U.S.

 This allows agricultural production to occur in great quantities;  The smaller competitors in the U.S. and in developing countries – knocked out of business.