Stasis Grid

Author Info

Source Type

Categorical

Definitional

Causal

Evaluation

Action

Jurisdiction

Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

1. Adam
Davidson

Popular

Is illegal
immigration a
relevant factor
in our society?

Does illegal
Immigration
negatively
affect the
economy?

Are low wages

in low-skilled
jobs a result of
illegal
immigration?

2. An
Immigration
Stimulus: The
Economic
Benefits of a
Legalization
Program

Popular

3. Carmen
Camacho,
Fabio Mariani
and Luca
Pensieroso

Scholarly

How are other

countries, such
as European
societies,
dealing with
illegal
immigration?

4. Danielle
Renwick and
Brianna Lee

Government

Does congress
need to make
reformations in
the illegal
immigrant
status?

Would adding a
new
legalization
program result
in tens of
billions in
added income
and tax
revenue?
Do businesses
decide to hire
legal citizens
or illegals
based on the
availably of the
illegal
immigrant
workforce?

Is giving
unauthorized
workers higher
wages and
better job
harmful to the
economy?

Does Congress
need to
examine the
potential labor
market changes
if new
programs were
introduced?
Is there a way
that the
government can
produce
economic
advantages
through the
informal
workforce?
Should reforms
be
implemented?
Should the
constitution be
revised in
regards to illegal

Is government
responsible for
the stalemate in
illegal
immigration
reform?

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immigration?

5. David Forum Popular

Are illegal
immigrants
manipulating
and taking over
jobs?

In the long run,

does the
involvement of
illegal
immigrants
boost
productivity?

Author Info

Source Type

Categorical

Definitional

Causal

Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

6. Gianmarco
Ottaviano and
Giovanni Peri

Scholarly

Do illegal
immigrants and
working
citizens
complement
each other?

Is the
combination of
illegals and
legal citizens a
positive thing
for businesses?

7. James Hirby

Scholarly

How does
Illegal
immigration
relate to the
flow of our
Economy?

If immigration
laws were
reformed in
favor of
illegals, would
they just
overtake lowskilled
American jobs?
Evaluation
Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

Is the addition
of illegals into
a legal business
beneficial to
their overall
income?
Do
corporations of
the United
States persuade
Illegal
Immigration?
Does Illegal
Immigration
contribute

Does Illegal
Immigration
affect the
consumer
economy
positively?

Action

Jurisdiction

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

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directly into the
housing and
rental markets?

8. Jessica
Vaughan

Popular

What is the
first order of
business for
illegal
immigration?

Is it a major
problem that
officials do not
enforce the
removal of
illegal
immigrants?

9. Illegal
Aliens Taking
U.S. Jobs

Government

Do Illegal
Immigrants
seem appealing
to large
corporations?

Are illegal
immigrants a
hazard to labor
markets?

10. Marshall
Fitz, Philip
Wolgin and
Patrick
Oakford

Popular

Is legalizing a
very large
amount of
illegal
immigrants
(~10 million)
too costly for
our nation?

Should
lawmakers
target aspects
that boost
enforcement,
and restore
credibility to
immigrant laws
we already
have?
Does hiring
illegal
immigrants
discourage
low-skilled
workers in the
United States?
Do illegal
immigrants
incorporate
positively to
our economy?

Are the taxes

of
undocumented
workers
noticeably
beneficial to
the economy?

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11. Nicholas J.
Ferraro

Scholarly

Does the
Senate have the
key tactics for
illegal
immigration
reform and
reconstruction?

Is the will of
the people
affecting the
way the
government
treats this bill?

12. ProCon.org

Popular

Do the lowwaged illegal

immigrants
lower prices for
citizens and
create higher
profits for
employers?

13. Ray F.
Marshall

Scholarly,
Online Book

Why are state

and local
governments
expenditures
burdened of the
needs of illegal
immigrants,
while the
federal treasury
receives almost
all of the taxes?
What sparked
the broken and
corrupt
employmentbased
immigration
system in the
United States?

14. Steven
Camarota

Popular

Are low-waged
American
workers truly
the most
affected by
illegal
immigrants?

Has the
population of
illegal
immigrant
workers
lessened the
chance of

If the bill is
passed, how will
border security
and illegal
immigrants
already residing
in the United
States be
handled?

Is the House of
Representatives
the focal point
in the illegal
immigration
debate?

How can the

legislative
branch changes
their ways in
passing bills, to
remove any type
of bias,
ideology, or
interest?

Is the stalemate
in the
legislative
branch over the
past 3 decades
a main reason
illegal
immigration
has no solution
thus far?

If the illegal
immigrant
population was
completely
eradicated from
the US
population,
would that hurt
our economy
more than
benefit?

Immigrants
consume more
in public
services than
they pay in
taxes. Does this
contribute to

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15. The
Unauthorized
Population
Today

Popular

Should the
existence of a
native-born
child with at
least one illegal
parent give that
parent a legal
opportunity to
become a
citizen of the
United States?

obtaining a job
for low
educated
citizens?

the negative
effect on the
economy?

Does the
duration of
how long
illegal
immigrant
reside in the
US effect their
chances of
being
deported?

Would
legalizing an
illegal
immigrant with
a native- born
child in the
Unites States
improve the
economy?