Essayist Michael E. Telzrow states that illegeal immigration is threatening the American economy while essayist John Price establishes that the opposite is true. Essayist Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda reports that illegal immigrants should be granted legal status, while Paul Belien argues the opposite viewpoint. These paired essays and several others collected within this book debate the topics of illegal immigration. Readers will evlauate how it impacts America, how America should enforce its borders, whether immigration policy should be reformed, and whether illegal immigrants are treated fairly in the United States.