Blue Book 2007

RESOLVED: THAT THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE ITS POLICY ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

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AFFIRMATIVE CASES

NATIONWIDE 287(g)
ATTRITION POLICY
BASIC PILOT
COMPLETE MEXICAN BORDER FENCE
CANCEL THE MEXICAN BORDER FENCE
THE "DREAM" ACT
REFORM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW & FEDERAL APPEALS
GUEST WORKER AUCTION
MASS DEPORTATION
IMPROVING MEXICO'S ECONOMY
MILITARIZE THE MEXICAN BORDER
OPEN IMMIGRATION

AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE BRIEFS

287(g) - Bad idea
AMNESTY - Bad idea
ASSIMILATION FAILURE  - Generic disadvantage to increased immigration
ASSIMILATION - No problem
BASIC PILOT – Won't work
BORDER SECURITY IMPROVEMENT - Generic neg. solvency against border security
plans
CERTIFICATES OF REVIEWABILITY / FEDERAL COURT CLOG - Neg. evidence
CLEAR ACT/LOCAL POLICE ENFORCEMENT - Bad idea
CRIME - caused by illegal immigrants
CRIME - not caused by illegal immigrants
CROWDING / CONGESTION / OVERPOPULATION - not a problem
DEPORTATION - bad
DEPORTATION - good
DESERT DEATHS - not a problem
DISEASE - not caused by illegal immigrants
DISEASE - caused by illegal immigrants
DREAM ACT - bad idea
EDUCATION COSTS - not hurting society
EL SALVADOR - doing fine
EMPLOYMENT & WORKERS - Not hurt by illegal immigration
EMPLOYMENT & WORKERS - Hurt by illegal immigration
ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN / ATTRITION - bad
ENFORCEMENT FAILURES - Aff. enforcement will fail because gov't agencies are
incompetent
ENVIRONMENT - hurt by illegal immigration
EXPEDITED REMOVAL - bad
EXPEDITED REMOVAL - Status Quo is fine
FALSE HOPE  - Generic disadvantage.  Helping illegals today = more suffering
tomorrow
FEDERALISM / STATES' RIGHTS - Minor repair, Counterplan and Disad links
FENCE ON THE BORDER - bad
FENCE ON THE BORDER - good
FOREIGN AID - bad
GUEST WORKERS - bad
HEALTH CARE COSTS - big problem
HEALTH CARE COSTS - no problem
NATIONAL ID CARDS - not needed
IMMIGRATION COURTS/EOIR - don't reduce or weaken
INEVITABILITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - not inevitable, policies can solve
INEVITABILITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - it's inevitable, nothing we can do
LABOR SHORTAGES - none, don't exist
LABOR SHORTAGES - yes, they do exist
MEXICO ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT - not needed
MEXICO HURT BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S.
MEXICO RELATIONS DISADVANTAGE - generic disad if Aff plan upsets Mexico
MEXICO RELATIONS - not a problem
MILITARIZE THE BORDER - bad idea
NATION OF IMMIGRANTS - irrelevant, no impact to public policy
NATION OF IMMIGRANTS - important value must be upheld
OPEN IMMIGRATION - bad idea
QUANTITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - big and growing
QUANTITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - will decline on its own
REMITTANCES - bad
REMITTANCES - good
SOCIAL COSTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - big problem
SOCIAL COSTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - no problem
TERRORISM - big threat from illegal immigration
TERRORISM - not an immigration problem
WELFARE COUNTERPLAN - Avoid racism by abolishing welfare as social policy, not
immigration policy
WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT - not needed
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