...Introduction: Birthright citizenship is the practice of granting automatic citizenship to children who are born in the United States, regardless of the citizenship status of their parents. Federal law currently grants the majority of children born in the U.S automatic citizenship; this law is controversial amongst policymakers because it grants children of illegal immigrants citizenship and incentivizes immigration to the United States. In the year 2010 alone, there were over 4 million children in the United States born from illegal parents as well as nearly 10% of children born in the United States are born from at least one illegal parent. In addition to children born from illegal parents, each year there are around 200,000 children...
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...excerpt I the beginning of the publication, I noticed that she was a Hispanic Conservative. I could tell that Linda Chavez did not expect her audience to agree with her when she stated that “Repealing birthright citizenship is a terrible idea.” Most conservatives wish to dismiss birthright citizenship, but in this passage she explains the significance of it, and what it would do to the future of the nation. One example is when she explains the origins of birthright citizenship dating back to 1898 with the Chinese. She also states the first immigration restrictions on the Chinese due to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Another example of Chavez that states upon American History is the Supreme Court Case U.S v. Wong Kim Ark. These statements support her argument by giving actual representation within early American History of a case/example involving birthright citizenship. Through her appeal to logos with these statements of American History it makes the audience evoke a much rational, cognitive response. Therefore her statements made in the story are very convincing due to a real reference from history. Style and Structure I believe that the logical fallacy Chavez claims that her opponents commit is the belief that the Fourteenth Amendment was passed for the citizenship to the freed slaves, and not for the children of illegal aliens. I do not agree with Chavez that her opponents had committed a logical fallacy. At the time of the emancipation of slaves, the now freed...
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...Should we keep birthright citizenship? Should we ratify the 14th amendment? These are the two main arguments in the articles “Birthright Citizenship in the United States” by Jon Feere and “Policy Arguments in Favor of Retaining America’s Birthright Citizenship Law” by Margaret Stock. The 14th amendment does not give clear requirements on who is given birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment simply states “All persons born of naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and of the state wherein they reside.” In the article favoring the retainment of birthright citizenship states that changing the policy would not solve any problems but instead create problems. The purposed changes would bring administrative and legal burdens to every American. America practices jus solis or...
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...Immigration and Birthright Citizenship Many people feel the issue on immigration and birthright citizenship may have become a touchy subject. Some people argue that the undocumented citizens or illegal immigrants steal jobs away from rightful US citizens. Also people say that the undocumented citizens want to have a baby in the United States of America with the assumption they will grant US citizenship to them as a family. In certain states the police were allowed to stop anyone that they felt to not hold US citizenship just by looking at them. With this thinking different ethnic groups have been looked down on and even discriminated against. Some people just see the color of the person and form an opinion against a certain group of people, mainly minority groups, without knowing their true status. The fourteenth Amendment provides citizenship to the child of anyone who gives birth in the United States of America. Elizabeth Wydra, Chief Counsel, of the American accountability center writes, “the words and history of this constitutional text establish that it provides automatic citizenship-"birthright citizenship"-to anyone born in this country regardless of race, color or status of one's parents or ancestors.”(Wydra) Some people argue by doing this undocumented immigrants gain access to America by slipping through the cracks. “Along with the grand statements supporting liberty and equality, ethnic stereotypes and racial hostility were also on full display in the debates...
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...When it comes to the topic of denying birthright citizenship to the American-born children of illegal immigrants, I strongly disagree due to the reason being that they too are entitled to every opportunity and freedom that the United States has to offer. If we do proceed in the process of revising the 14th amendment and move forward with everything that wants to be done in denying the citizenship of these children it will greatly affect our future in the sense that our workforce will go down due to the working of the illegal immigrants residing in the United States, that would later be deported back to their mother country, and therefore decreasing and destabilizing our economy. When it comes to the efforts that are being put forth for denying citizenship to these children I feel it is more so cruel & unnecessary because we are a country that was built up and based upon a nation of freedom and opportunity. When one really steps back and...
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... are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” This right bestowed by the Fourteenth Amendment of jus soli citizenship has been controversial because of the “anchor baby” phenomenon. An “anchor baby” is a pejorative term for a citizen of the United States who was born to a mother whose status is illegal, in order that the baby might serve as an “anchor” for the mother to the US. Because this state of affairs is thought to encourage illegal immigration, especially by pregnant women, there have been calls to amend the Fourteenth Amendment. No such amendment should take place, and the right to all people born in the United States to unabridged citizenship should be reaffirmed. One of the primary concerns with birthright citizenship is the...
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...Multiculturalism and Immigration Multiculturalism is a long and fancy-sounding word, often mistaken for its true meaning. Some define it as equality between all cultures, others say it is the combination of all cultures that creates new hybrid ones. Whatever the dictionary says, the true meaning of the word is its actual application in the real world. We all, including my group, have different approaches and views toward multiculturalism, but I personally relate it mostly to immigration. Immigration is a founding stone of multiculturalism and although there are strong arguments against it, in my eyes, it is important for the country and its diversification. Every year my friends and I come to school a week earlier for the international orientation week. It is an event I usually look forward to way in advance. It is an exciting moment when the new class of international students set foot in Ramapo College for the first time. The people are of different ages and background. They come from exotic places like Burma, Italy, Nepal, Bulgaria and many more. Most of them have never been to the States before and the change they are going through is quite tough. Communication with them is not always easy. They come from different cultures, have different understandings of life and different ideas about what is wrong and what is right. The communication with foreigners largely depends on their proficiency in English. Many students struggle with their accents and do not feel comfortable...
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...social service. It seems like they have plenty of reasonable explanations for giving birth in the United States. First, the one-child policy must be the very primary reason for that behavior. Most Chinese families will plan to conceive again, resulting from the tradition preference for sons over daughters. But because of the banning of policy, those couples who can afford the high price choose to give birth abroad, which also create a new industry. Second, another attractive reason must be the citizenship in United States. According to the law of the United States, every person born within the dominions and allegiance of the United Stated, whatever the situation of his parents, is a natural born citizen. (Stock, Margaret) As we all know, it takes at least 6 to 7 years to become a citizen of America, and the older the longer. So, Chinese parents produce American children in the view of helping their kids enjoy the rights of every American, as well as be hopeful of getting citizenships for themselves someday. (Graglia, Lino) Unfortunately, things...
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...Do Anchor Babies have the Right to Dock on U.S. Land? Jamie Rogers Work Force Diversity Mr. McDonald February 12, 2009 Do Anchor Babies have the Right to Dock on U.S. Land? It is well known that a person born in the United States is an automatic citizen regardless of the mother's citizenship status. However, the United States is unusual in its offer of citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil. Only a few European countries still grant automatic citizenship at birth. The United Kingdom and Australia repealed their U.S. style policy in the 1980s after witnessing abuses similar to those plaguing the U.S. today. Why does the United States continue to allow a practice subject to widespread fraud? The answer lies in how American jurisprudence has interpreted the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Babies born to illegal alien mothers within U.S. borders are called anchor babies because under the 1965 immigration Act, they act as an anchor that pulls the illegal alien mother and eventually a host of other relatives into permanent U.S. residency. Jackpot babies are another term. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of native-born Black Americans, whose rights were being denied as recently-freed slaves. In 1866, Senator Jacob Howard clearly spelled out the intent of the 14th Amendment by writing: "Every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and...
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...Global Business and Ethics MGT/216 July 7, 2011 Global Business and Ethics I. The United States has the luxury of an administration that protects citizens from dangerous foods, medicines and toxins that may enter Americans food supply. II. The Food and Drug Administration was established to, “protect the physical health of American consumers, but also to help safeguard their peace of mind about the quality of products that are vital for human well-being and survival (Crawford, 2004)”. A. Peace of mind for food grown in the United States. B. Regulations on Drugs produced in the United States. C. Food and Drugs that are imported to the United States not regulated. III. “The FDA has opened two offices in India, part of an overseas expansion aimed to keeping unsafe drugs out of the United States (Walker, 2009).” D. FDA offices are going to dealing with India’s government in making sure that sub-standard food and drugs do not enter the United States. E. Employees at the FDA offices are going to have to deal with bribery and blackmail by shady businesses in order to get their products sold in the United States. IV. The United States does not look kindly on bribery and blackmail as normal business practices, unlike other countries. F. Blackmail and bribery are normal business practices in other countries and are not hesitant to use these practices. G. Employees of the FDA need to be aware of these practices...
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...Becoming a U.S. Citizen I remember when I got my U.S. citizenship. It was the summer of 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas. I have achieved some goals, but the U.S. citizenship has always been the most important. First, I came to the United States legally thanks to my dad. He had to work hard in order to have enough money to pay for the resident card for my five brothers and me. Knowing all the sacrifices my dad went through for us, I immediately set a goal of becoming a U.S. citizen. I wanted to show my dad how much it meant to me. At that time, I never realized how difficult it would be for me to achieve this goal. I had to go through a very hard process in order to get my U.S. citizenship. At twenty years old, I remember I had to work to collect money, nearly five hundred dollars, to pay for the application fee for the citizenship. It was not easy because I did not speak English; I did not understand anything. I got a job working in a factory that made military tanks, it was so dirty. I came home covered in oil and grease; it even got in my hair. Later, I decided to learn English. It was the only way I could pass the U.S. citizenship exam. Then, I found an English school, named “Yes I Can.” I spent two years in it. During this period, I learned how to read and speak English, but not fluently. I did not have enough time to study because I had to work at the same time. Being a full time student and full time worker made me tired; I was a little sleepy every day at work, and my...
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...No problem sir. Me: Okay then, First, What inspired you to become a U.S. citizen? Jose: Because I felt as if i didn't belong here, and i would have more opportunities as a citizen. Me: Nice to hear, Second question. What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process? Jose: Well I had to be 18, Legal for 5 years, have good character, take a written exam testing my English, answer questions about U.S. government and history, and swear to the Oath of Allegiance. Me: How would you describe how you felt about the process? Jose: The process was a little stressful and longer than i thought. But i'm proud i went through with it. Me: How has gaining citizenship changed your life? Is your daily life different because of gaining citizenship? Jose: Gaining my citizenship opened up more priveledges for me in the future and my daily life hasn't really changed, I do as I usually do everday. Me: Do you feel the process was worthwhile? Jose: Most definetly, it was for the best. Me: If you had to, would you do it again? Please explain. Jose: Yes because if doing it again would help me stay in America legally, Then it is well worth my time. Me: Overall, was this the best possible decision you could of made? Jose: I feel like it was a big a great decision i made. Me: Well thank you Jose, it was nice having you. Naturalization is used so that people can become American citizens. And live in America legally. The purpose of this does...
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...Dependent This paper will discuss the topic of the citizenship requirement in determining dependents for the child tax credit as per IRC section 152(b)(3). According to the IRC, in order to be a dependent one needs to be a citizen or a national of the United States of America or a resident of the United States or of a country contiguous to the United States (Canada or Mexico). Recently, there has been a court case that challenged the IRS’ definition of dependent with regards to the child tax credit. The case was Leah M. Carlebach and Uriel Fried, petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, respondent. The Petitioners and their children live in Israel and were filing American tax returns. In 2007, the petitioners filed tax returns for 2004, 2005, and 2006 where they listed their children as dependents. The issue at hand is that the children didn’t receive American citizenship until 2007 and the parents claimed a dependency deduction for their children from 2004 through 2006, before they received their American citizenship. The respondent (the IRS) claimed that as long as the children weren’t citizens of the United States during that tax year, then they can’t be claimed as dependents to qualify for the child tax credit. The IRS assessed approximately $39,308 in owed taxes and additional penalties because of the improper tax deductions. The IRC code in question is IRC Sec. 152 (b)(3)(a) which is the source for the citizenship test for dependents. It says that the dependent...
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...Mitchell Assignment : 1.02 What Is Citizenship ? Assessment Interviewee: Nathanael Nova Question 1 : * What inspired you to become a U.S. citizen? Nathanael : I was inspired to become a US citizen because of the freedom that the united states offer. Also , because I would get a lot of benefits of going to college , having a right to vote and for me and my wife , Cassandra De Luna , can raise our family here and they can have the freedom we always wanted them to have . Question 2 : * What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process? Nathanael: First step I took was to fill out personal information filing to be an American citizen, then sending it to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration office. I waited about 3 months. Meanwhile, I studied the history of America so that I could learn the history and aspects of the US government. Then, they sent me a letter in the mail containing an appointment. They made me take a written test on civics, asked me a couple of questions about American history and offered me a chance to choose an alternative name, and they made me take an oath. I was also expected to speak , read and write English and know all rights and responsibilities of citizens. After the interview, they made me wait outside for my results and then they told me whether I passed or not. I passed so they sent me another letter in the mail with information for a ceremony. At the ceremony, they gave me my citizenship papers. Then, I called the passport...
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...Lena Block Period 4 09/09/15 Immigration speech 1.02 House Bill 2484 Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congress, I am here today to discuss the bill 2484 also known as the Stop Birth Tourism Act of 2015. This bill is about the illegalization of immigrants coming over to the United States while they’re pregnant. This bill was introduced on May 20, 2015 by Dana Rohrabacher, a congressmen in California. I am for this bill becoming a law. I feel that this bill should become a law because if a women is coming to the United States pregnant, she will be living off our governments support programs. We have no way of telling if this women will find herself a job and be able to take care of her child on her own. If she lives off of the support groups, will she be able to pay taxes? Once she has her baby, how will she afford her hospital bills? Where will she take care of her baby? There are so many questions and situations you have to think about. It’s not that I don’t like that people just come from around the world. I love that people from all different places want the opportunity to start over, but I think that if they want to have a baby here, they should have proof that they will be able to support themselves and their child. Also, they’re families living in the United States who need help and aren’t able to get it. If a women was to come over to the United States and be supported by our government groups, they should be doing something to give back to our community. She should...
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