What are some causes of the Immigration Law?

I think that the previous post was strong in the
assertions made.  I would echo the idea that public scrutiny has led to examination of
immigration policy and law.  At the same time, I think that immigration is a fairly easy
issue for politicians to cling to in order to consolidate their own power and rally
individuals around their various belief systems.  In times of distress, American History
has shown itself to be vulnerable to fear and resentment.  Certainly, this is a part of
the motivation behind the clamor around immigration.  Arizona's measure to demonstrate
toughness on illegal immigration has brought the issue back to the forefront of public
discussion, and even issues that might not be directly connected to it are being
scrutinized with it in mind.  For example, the health care debate merged with the
immigration discussion and different sides were able to "spin" it for their own
purposes.  I would say that the need to examine public policy on immigration has been
injected with emotions and politicizing, which has caused new laws to be
passed.