Is the legalization of illegal aliens a good solution to illegal immigration in America?
[Editor’s note: The terms “legalization” or “regularization” refer to the process whereby qualified illegal aliens gain the right to reside permanently in the United States. In most cases, after a five year period commonly known as a “path to citizenship,” legalized permanent resident aliens may apply to become naturalized US citizens. In the immigration debate the terms legalization, regularization, path to citizenship, and amnesty are often mistakenly or purposely interchanged. The term amnesty is commonly used by opponents of legalization and often avoided by its proponents.
