Immigration Policy and the Latino Community Since 9/111

Introduction Immediately prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox met to set forth principles from which further migration discussions might proceed. Their deliberations showed real promise in constructing comprehensive reforms in the difficult area of migration policy, including regularizing the status of millions of undocumented immigrant workers currently living in the U.S. and bringing additional temporary workers to the U.S. to fill labor shortages through a significantly reformed program (Schmitt 2001).