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immigration Facts Immigrants are an essential element in keeping
the American economy strong, from fast food businesses to high-
tech industry, they are filling an intrinsic need in the labor
force.  From programmers in Silicon Alley to restaurant bus boys
in Bethesda, MD and nurses in New York, immigrants are filling
jobs that otherwise might go begging." (Business Week, "How
Immigrants Keep the Hive Humming, April 24, 2002).  The U.S.
government has forecast a shortage of 20 million workers by
2026, prompting many parties to call for a relaxation of the US
immigration laws in order to meet the labor demand.  Alan
Greenspan, the Federal Reserve Chairman, has warned repeatedly
that the shortage of workers could lead to inflation. He
commented that "Under the conditions that we now confront, we
should be very carefully focuse