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Beyond the rhetoric on illegal immigration
Mark Sappenfield
Maybe you watched the American presidential debate last night. Or maybe you just heard about it. Or maybe you’ll just be reading about it in today’s issue. But there was a lot of discussion about illegal immigration.
Today, staff writers Christa Case Bryant and Sophie Hills take on one big part of that debate. Are noncitizens really voting in U.S. elections? It’s a classic example of the Monitor’s calm, thoughtful, fair approach – laying the groundwork to help you get beyond the rhetoric and think for yourself.
