Immigrant Labor Reform?

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Recent immigrants are increasingly important to America's prosperity, and last week, the US Supreme Court recognized some constitutional rights for non-citizens, even when they're convicted of crimes. But the recent crackdown at the Mexican border has proved deadly, and there have been calls for restoring a guest-worker program-not just for farm labor, but for other workers as well.
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Warren Olney