Radio Smart Talk for Monday, November 29: As part of the Real Life | Real Issues project on illegal immigration, there are many statistics related to the number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. and Pennsylvania and their impact when they do arrive. Often, it is difficult to gauge how accurate the statistics are, because obviously those entering the country illegally don't want to be counted or noticed. However, the PEW Hispanic Center is an organization whose extensive research is viewed as credible by most...
Monday's Radio Smart Talk will include a discussion with Paul Taylor, director of the PEW Hispanic Center about the estimated number of unauthorized workers entering the country and what impact it has had on jobs. Also, a recent series of articles in the Lancaster Sunday News/Intelligencer Journal/New Era highlighted the growing number of drywall contractors hiring illegal immigrants. Mary Beth Schweigert, who investigated and reported for the newspapers will be with us along with Reggie Fisher of Cornerstone Drywall, who has formed a group to stop contractors from hiring illegal immigrants.
Listen to the program:
Research from the PEW Hispanic Center
Read the series from the Lancaster Sunday News/Intelligencer Journal/New Era.
