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The immigration debate will continue to rage on until Election Day and beyond. Today's election season conversations will shape the policies and politics of this critical subject in the months and years to come.

To facilitate an articulate and accurate debate on this complex subject, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has put together A Candidate's Guide to Immigration (Download candidatepacketlowres1.pdf) along with a two-page document of Answers to the Toughest Questions (Download candidateqalowres1.pdf)-materials backed by hard data that effectively counters and clarifies the myths and ambiguities associated with immigration. IPC's candidate packet covers a range of following sub-issues:

• Comprehensive Immigration Reform

• Immigration Enforcement

• Worksite Enforcement

• Electronic Employment Verification Systems

• Immigration and the Less-Skilled Workforce

• Immigrants, Jobs, and Wages

• Immigrants and Public Benefits

• Immigrants and Taxes

• Immigrants and Crime

• Local Police and Immigration Law Enforcement

• Immigrant Integration

• Immigration and the Environment

Our immigration system is broken and it can not be fixed until the terms of the immigration debate shift towards a rational conversation aimed at achieving workable and effective comprehensive immigration reform. The candidate packet was created as a resource for candidates and current elected officials to use in their efforts towards achieving a real, effective, and practical immigration policy that keeps the interests of all those living and working in our country at heart.

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