Rethinking Crime and Immigration

controversy over immigration to the United States. After building for months with angry debate, a widely touted immigration reform bill supported by President Geor ge W. Bush and many leaders in Congress failed decisively . Recriminations soon followed across the political spectrum. Just when it seemed media attention couldn’ t be greater , a human tragedy unfolded with the horrifying execu tion-style murders of three teenagers in Newark, N.J., attributed by authorities to illegal aliens.