| FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST 22.30 BST - BBC TWO FROM EMILY MAITLIS Hello, SARAH PALIN FOR VP How do you stop a youthful, multi-ethnic, charismatic speaker from becoming America's first ever black president? Well, if you're Republican rival John McCain, you think it's with the help of a woman nearly thirty years younger than you, with five children. After all the speculation over the Mitts and Mikes of the Republican primaries becoming his VP, the announcement came out of the blue. Sarah Palin - who has been the governor of Alaska for just two years - has just been confirmed as his chosen one. Will her social conservatism, her youth and her, well, novelty value, give his campaign just the tension and the kick it needs to take him into the Republican Convention and beyond? Or will it be an own goal for the Democrats, who argue that her age, inexperience and backstory make Barack Obama look positively mature. We'll have the latest from Peter Marshall in the United States and bring you that debate live here tonight. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Is it ever possible to clamp down entirely on illegal immigration? Tonight, in the last of this formidable series on the subject we focus on the ease with which forged documents can be obtained that give immigrants the right to work here. Many of the documents are convincing enough to stand up to basic scrutiny - indeed, that's why so many find work so easily. We look at the scams that are being used, and ask if you can ever make the system watertight enough to stop them. Join us this evening at 10.30pm on BBC2. Emily Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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