31.   But for anyone living in Southern California, it is hard to escape the effects of an immigration policy that seems to have no basis in logic.

32.   But how does one measure the success of crime-control programs, or pre-kindergarten education or immigration policy?

33.   But it is those least-skilled natives who take it on the chin when our immigration policy is more than generous about foreign workers.

34.   But Jack Martin, research director at the Center for Immigration Studies, believes immigration policies cannot remain static.

35.   But like much of the political agenda in the wake of the terrorist assaults, the debate on immigration policy has shifted dramatically.

36.   But Tancredo, who has emerged as a visible spokesman for skeptics of immigration policies, is suddenly receiving calls from all over the country.

37.   But the largest concern in Nogales and Douglas is the negative impact of federal immigration policy.

38.   But some legal experts argue judges are using the bench to thwart immigration policies meant to remove law-breaking immigrants from our borders.

39.   But the overall direction of American immigration policy in recent years has been to encourage skilled workers to come to the United States and discourage unskilled workers.

40.   But the Republican Party is split, and some Republicans have alienated Hispanic voters by espousing a restrictionist immigration policy.