"In the face of polarized public opinion and an unresolved congressional debate on the issue of illegal immigration, reforming U.S. immigration policy will be high on the 2008 Presidential campaign agenda. Current federal policy has frustrated state and local officials and inspired some of them to craft their own laws. Not all of the new policies are anti-immigrant; however, many of the most restrictive measures are found in areas with little or no recent experience of immigration." (Quoted from paper)