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THE debate over illegal immigration seems to have grown hackneyed. The same old controversies are rehashed--do illegal aliens contribute more or less than the entitlements they receive? Do they assimilate as fast as previous groups? Is the present mess any different from past waves of foreign immigration? And so on.
Facts, usually lacking or compiled by partisans, are twisted to score points, as the issue of who benefits has replaced the sanctity of law. Various bodies of experts, none of whom know how many illegal aliens are residing inside our borders, offer mutually exclusive testimonies. In exasperation at the lack of reliable data, the argument often ...