should united states gov't policy favor certain kinds of immigrants

Answer 1

Hmm! Let's see.

We could favor Iraqi displaced persons because we disrupted their country and caused many deaths. But wait -- maybe some of them are terrorists!

We could favor Mexican laborers -- who come any way to take our low-paying jobs. But wait -- maybe they're keeping wages for unskilled Americans low.

We could favor highly educated and technologically skilled immigrants -- but is that fair to the poorly educated who desperately want to make a living in the U.S.?

What do you think?

Answer 2

Also consider this quotation inscribed on a plaque on the Statue of Liberty.

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."