Name:Professor:Subject:Date:US Immigration Policy, Politics and the MediaThe US Immigration policy attracts enormous debate from political and public spheres with the media as the enabling medium for such debate. Looking back in the history of the United States, immigration has been a hot topic and at the centre of this topic is the changing face of the political class with the help of the media keen on developing policies to reflect the prevailing conditions of the nation. For instance, immigration has had a big impact on the US political and social culture. In early days, politicians granted immigrations citizenship and jobs in exchange of votes and political support. However, in the 21st century, immigration is a hot political and media topic as the former tries to put in place measures of handling the issue of illegal immigrants in the US. The public is also growing wary of the immigration debate as is evident from increased public opinion expressed through the social media and internet. Looking the topic of immigration and the creation of immigration policy, one is tempted to ask whether the media and the politics are working collaboratively to shape the public opinion or the media is expressing actual