Introduction -- Civil liberties for immigrants -- Point: immigrants' civil rights are being ignored after 9/11 -- Counterpoint: immigrants should not be afforded all protections as citizens at the expense of national security -- Point: detention of immigrants indefinitely violates the constitution -- Counterpoint: indefinite detention of immigrants does not raise a constitutional concern -- Point: a fundamental first amendment right of access to information exists in immigration proceedings in the wake of 9/11 -- Counterpoint: national security requires immigration proceedings to be closed -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Timeline -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- About the author.
Summary
Discusses the topic of immigration and the rights of both legal and illegal immigrants in the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, providing arguments on either side of the issue.