Talk:United States immigration debate

No one cares about legal immigration

Legal immigration is the source of very little political contention. This page should either redirect to Illegal immigration to the United States, about which there actually is debate, or be deleted. - Schrandit (talk) 22:18, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

That is not true.--Ramsey2006 (talk) 22:24, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Google Results 1 - 10 of about 532,000 for United State Immigration Debate I'd say it is - Schrandit (talk) 09:33, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

??? --Ramsey2006 (talk) 13:16, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

The vast majority of results for the term "United States immigration debate" regard illegal, not legal immigration. - Schrandit (talk) 11:04, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Aparently, my WP:OR is different from your WP:OR. I see lots of references to immigration in general (both legal and illegal, and the relation between the two). United States illegal immigration debate already redirects to Illegal immigration to the United States, and it is quite appropriate that United States immigration debate redirect to Immigration to the United States, and not to just the one aspect of it that best reflects your POV. --Ramsey2006 (talk) 12:23, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

For example, consider the opening paragraphs of one of the articles that appears in your "top ten" google hits that you linked to above:

THE DEBATE IN THE UNITED STATES OVER IMMIGRATION

By Daphne Spain

Immigration to the United States has been so extensive during the past two decades that it appears the century will end as it began, with healthy debates about how immigrants fit into the ideal U.S. society.

Do we celebrate cultural differences or try to minimize them? Should ethnic and racial boundaries be erased through assimilation of immigrants by blurring differences to achieve a melting pot, or should racial and ethnic differences be maintained to create a stronger pluralistic society?

There is a healthy degree of support for each point of view. A nationwide survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center in 1994 included the following statement: "Some people say that it is better for America if different racial and ethnic groups maintain their distinct cultures. Others say it is better if groups change so that they blend into the larger society as in the idea of a melting pot." People were asked to rank their opinions on a scale ranging from "maintaining distinct cultures" (pluralism) to "blending into the larger society" (assimilation). Roughly one-third of Americans thought pluralism was the best route, one-third endorsed assimilation, and one-third found themselves somewhere in between.[1]

--Ramsey2006 (talk) 12:32, 29 August 2008 (UTC)