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28 St. Mary's L.J. 883 (1996-1997)
Immigration Reform: Seeking the Right Reasons

handle is hein.journals/stmlj28 and id is 895 raw text is: IMMIGRATION REFORM: SEEKING THE RIGHT REASONS REP. LAMAR SMITH* EDWARD R. GRANT** I. Introduction ........................................... 883 II. Six Principles for Guiding Immigration Reform ....... 893 A. The Human Face of Immigration ................. 893 B. Setting Immigration Policy in the National Interest .............................. . . ......... 899 C. Ending the Bifurcated Treatment of Legal Immigration and Illegal Migration ................ 906 D. Enforcing the Law Against Illegal Immigration: A Fresh Start ............................ 913 E. Removing the Incentives for Illegal Immigration. 922 F. The Safety of the American People: Targeting Crim inal A liens .................................... 929 1. The Institutional Hearing Program ............ 930 2. Expedited Administrative Deportation ....... 931 3. Judicial Deportation ........................... 932 III. Conclusion ............................................. 937 The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason' I. INTRODUCriON The legacy of immigration to the United States permeates the debate over current immigration policy. Because our self-defini- * A.B., Yale University; J.D., Southern Methodist University; Member, United States House of Representatives, 21st District of Texas; Chairman, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. ** A.B., Georgetown University; J.D., Northwestern University; Counsel, Subcom- mittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. The authors are grateful for the research and editorial assistance of George Fishman, Counsel, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. 1. T.S. ELIOT, MURDER IN rH CATHEDRAL, Act 1.

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