Illegal immigration is an enormous problem for the United States, and one that is growing.
The Center for Immigration Studies estimated over five million illegal aliens here in 1994, and the INS estimated that there were five million in 1996. While most efforts to halt illegal immigration have focused on our southern land border, the difficulties are spread throughout the immigration system. Spotty or haphazard efforts to end illegal immigration cannot succeed. In order to compose an overall, cohesive plan, FAIR sponsored an experts' study that resulted in the report Ten Steps to Ending Illegal Immigration . The following are the key recommendations.