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The United States is home to roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants, and the current immigration system is in desperate need of reform. Last December, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an immigration reform bill focusing solely on border security and interior enforcement. This bill includes the controversial proposal for a 700-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, criminalizes aid for undocumented immigrants, and authorizes local law enforcement to implement federal immigration law. But President Bush has envisioned a three-prong approach to immigration reform, emphasizing border security and interior enforcement paired with a guest-worker program. When the Senate takes up the bill, should lawmakers adopt a more comprehensive approach to immigration reform that includes the guest-worker proposal? How should this program be defined and enforced? How will this bill affect American relations with our Latin neighbors?

AEI will host a panel of experts to discuss these and other vital questions. Panelists include Michael Barone, senior writer for U.S. News and World Report; Steven Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies; and Daniel T. Griswold, director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. AEI visiting fellow Roger F. Noriega will moderate.