President Obama Meeting tonight with his counterparts with canada and mexico. On the agenda u. S. Immigration reform. Americas foreign borne population reached 40 million in 2011 or 13 of the total population. 11 of that 40 million are believed to be undocumented. More than half that number are thought to come to america o from or through mexico. The debate is to give them formal status or to ship them back home. Unfortunately, our focus, our obsession on mexico and the border detracts from a deeper discussion about the economics of immigration. Putting aside much of americas agriculture industry relies on Migrant Workers without whom man argue the price of your food would go up. Through high tech relies on immigrants of a different sort. Highly skilled immigrants and foreign workers. 819,000 foreign students studied in the united states. Thats 3. 9 of the total student population. Burnt immigration rules put restrictions on those who try to stay on and work in this country. Many high