Univ. Panel: Legalization of Immigrants Beneficial

This report shows how legalizing immigrants would be good for the country. AFTER illegal immigration is stopped and the people passed certain tests and paid taxes if any are owed. - - Donna Poisl

By IVAN MORENO Associated Press Writer

Millions of undocumented people in the U.S. should be given a path to legal status after the country finds a way to stop illegal immigration, business and government leaders said in a report Wednesday.

The University of Denver report argues that legalizing as many of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants as possible could strengthen the economy and national security. But it should come with conditions, such as requiring new immigrants to learn English, pass criminal and medical background checks, and pay any taxes that they owe, the document states. Click on the headline to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.