Bridgewater College hosted a debate Thursday night on one of the hottest political and social topics in the United States at this time: illegal immigration and how the country should handle it.

Dan Stein, president of the Washington-based Federation for American Immigration Reform, and Enrique Morones, founder of Border Angels, discussed the issue, looking at how these immigrants affect American society.

The debate, which was free and open to the public, was held in Cole Hall on the campus.