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The immigration bill being debated in the Senate would overhaul the system for selecting new immigrants. A controversial point system would reward immigrants based on education and job skills over family ties.
Robert Hoffman, vice president of congressional and legislative affairs, Oracle Corporation; co-chair, Compete America
Robert Rector, senior research fellow, Heritage Foundation
Brent Wilkes, national executive director, League of United Latin American Citizens
One hundred years ago adoption as we know it today did not exist in America. A social worker in Memphis, Tennessee changed that. But her tactics were cruel, abusive and self-serving. How Georgia Tann changed adoption - for the good and for the bad.
Barbara Bisantz Raymond, writer whose work has appeared in "Good Housekeeping," "Ladies' Home Journal," "Redbook," "McCall's," "Parents," "Reader's Digest," "Working Mother," "Writer's Digest," and "USA Today."