Debate – Immigration Reform (MN BA State Alliance)

“de·bate| dəˈbāt | – noun – A highly structured conversation in which a group of people think together, listen to one another, and are open to being changed by ideas.”

Braver Angels Minnesota will debate online the following resolution regarding immigration reform.

RESOLVED: United States immigration law should be reformed to a merit based system that focuses on employment rather than favoring family reunification.

United States Immigration law has a long history of favoring family reunification. Since 1965, our Congress did away with the national origins quotas and put in place the modern system of immigrant admissions