21.   And if the United States is to get serious about enforcing its immigration laws, the politically dicey debate about a national identity card must be engaged.

22.   And the immigration law as it stands is complicated, turgid and full of regulations that are exceptions to rules and rules that explain the exceptions.

23.   And the way the immigration laws are enforced makes illegal workers especially fearful to report substandard wages and dangerous working conditions, experts say.

24.   And though immigration laws are supposed to be applied uniformly throughout the country, the Immigration and Naturalization Service has not gone after habitual drunk drivers in other states.

25.   And, according to immigration laws, the visa is no longer valid once the immigrant stops working.

26.   Another group that could be affected by changes in immigration laws are foreign travelers.

27.   Arrests of foreign-born residents accused of violating immigration laws or of having knowledge of terrorists or their plans are certainly legal.

28.   Arguing for the government, Essop Patel urged the court to uphold the immigration law despite those constitutional guarantees.

29.   Arguing that federal immigration law required that Pearson be deported as a terrorist and a criminal, officials of the immigration service denied his application.

30.   Arguing that federal immigration law required that Pearson be deported as a terrorist and a criminal, INS officials denied his application.