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Observes that the housing boom in the U.S. has attracted undocumented laborers across the country. How longtime residents are being forced to confront the issue of illegal immigration as never before; Rise in the unauthorized migrant population; Focus of the work force on home construction, repair and landscaping; Role of Sister Margaret Rose Smyth, a Roman Catholic nun who helps immigrant workers on Long Island, New York; How the debate has surfaced in Freehold, New Jersey; Points of contention; Arguments of proponents of immigration control.

The article focuses on the effect of immigration on the economy of the U.S. Center for Immigration Studies, a group for reduction in immigration, has released a study which attributes the decline in employment opportunities for the U.S. citizens to the sharp increase in immigration. Several American workers believe that their livelihood is being undermined by illegal immigrants.

Discusses the importance of immigration to Europe to support labor shortages. Thought that as the European Union (EU) encroaches on national sovereignty, a nationalist reaction has set in; Suggestion of the European Commission that the EU should shift its policy to the selective encouragement of economic migration; Sentiments of Europeans to immigrants.