Immigration and America's future : a new chapter : report of the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future / Spencer Abraham and Lee H. Hamilton, co-chairs ; Doris Meissner [and others.

I. Introduction
II. Why is immigration important?
The economy and demography of the 21st century
Immigration and the identity of the country
Foreign policy and national security
III. What is wrong with US immigration policy and practice?
Illegal immigration
Temporary immigration
The legal immigration selection system
Filling a vacuum : state and local roles
IV. An immigration policy and system for the 21st century
The current debate
New assumptions
V. Attracting the immigrants the United States wants and needs
Numbers and categories of immigration
Flexibility in the immigration system : the Standing Commission on Immigration and Labor Markets
VI. Enforcing the rules
Employer verification
Enforcement at US borders
Immigration enforcement and national security
Protecting workers
Other enforcement
VII. Immigrant integration
Integration policy challenges
The unauthorized population
VIII. Strengthening institutional capacity
Policy processes and interagency coordination
Policy information
Implementing new mandates
IX. The regional context of immigration
Economic development
Migration management.