...States, there has always been a problem with illegal immigrants. The schools seem to be more over crowded because of all the extra immigrant students. Illegal immigrants reap some of the benefits that United States citizens have without having to do any of the work. Because of people, coming here and taking advantage of the excellent opportunities found within the United States. One attempt is the recent bill known as The Dream Act. Being a US citizen is a privilege, not a right and this action is trying to change that. The dream act should not be passed because of the burden it places on school systems, the strain it has on the economy, and they will end up enjoying the rights legal citizens are given. Illegal immigrants do pay taxes inside the United States indirectly but being as how they do not pay income and personal property taxes legally. The social security administration says that around 75% of illegal immigrants are on a payroll and paid by a check like legal citizens. But these immigrants get onto that payroll by using stolen social security numbers of legal citizens or the deceased. In the end, this will cause citizens to have to pay more. Did you know that as American taxpayers we pay over $113 million a year for illegal immigrants? The dream act should not be a law that should pass for the reasons following. Claim 1: Taxes The extra money that we will need for these children of the illegal immigrants to go to the schools will increase our taxes...
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...States For the past several years many immigrants have come to the United States (U.S.) illegally at an alarming rate. Many immigrant parents have entered the U.S. illegally bringing extended family, and most importunately their children. The Dream Act which would be the perfect solution to the issues effecting the younger generations brought here. The passing of the Dream Act would boost our economy, reduce crime, and enhance military recruitment. We all know that the United States has been building up a larger debt over the last several years. Thus by allowing illegal immigrants to become bright and talented youth, we will make a new academic strength in the United States of higher educated people. The Dream Act would cut $1.4 billion in the U.S. deficit and increase government revenue by $ 2.3 billion dollars over the next ten years. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said that passing the DREAM Act would allow “these young people to live up to their fullest potential and contribute to the economic growth of our country.” A lot of illegal immigrants want to go to college and can not because of their status. Illegal immigrants under the DREAM Act would have to pay out of state tuitions which draw in more money to stimulate the American economy. Additionally, giving the younger generation of illegal alien status an opportunity to enrich their education and pursue a good paying job would contribute to the economy. Illegal immigrants make up approximately one third of the...
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...Analyzing the DREAM Act Controversy Immigration reform has become a topic of a lot of debate among United States’ politicians in the past few years. Ever since its introduction in the Senate on August 1, 2001, the DREAM Act has been in the center of a lot of disputes. Every year, 65,000 teenagers who arrived at the United States illegally graduate from American high schools. Boys and girls that were brought into the United States by their parents at an early age, and who see this country as their home. However, most of these students will be denied a college education, as well as a fair chance to pursue their goals and ambitions, all because they are undocumented citizens. The DREAM Act aims to change this, but it has and will continue to...
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...Illegal Immigration Maricela Vega CJA 446 May 2013 With over 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally (as of 2011), the issue of illegal immigration continues to divide Americans. (ImmigrationProCon.org, 2013) Illegal immigration has become a major concern to the government in the U.S today. This was not a major concern until lately in the past twenty years. There has been an alarming increase of illegal immigrants in the U.S. A debate has arisen over the amount of action that has been exerted on the purposes. There are immigrants coming to America from all over the world today in search of the American dream. However, the greatest concern at this time is Mexico. Smuggling aliens has become more frequent every year. The smugglers are willing to go to great steps to smuggle people across and are escaping before they get caught. These smugglers are making hundreds and thousands of dollars to get these immigrants across the borders. Very few are actually caught and the illegal immigrants enter this country and disappear. Most of the illegal immigrants at this time are coming from Mexico, which means the bordering states are the major concern. When it comes to the topic of illegal immigrants or anytime the term “illegal immigrant” is brought up it is safe to say that many, or most Americans conjure up images of desperate migrants sneaking across the Mexican border. There is another side to America’s immigration problem, however, that most know very little about;...
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...Hardik Raval (0165421) MG 670 – 102 October 29, 2015 'The Labor Debate:’ The American Dream Revisited Immigration is one hot topic in modern day conversation. Many believe that immigrants coming to the United States are taking many well-needed jobs away from able-bodied Americans. On the other hand, there are still those that believe that the jobs being taken away are not ones that Americans would perform due to the terrible working conditions, low pay, and lack of medical coverage. The immigration problem has come to a point where the United States must make a decision to spend a lot of money to curtail the amount of immigrants using force and funds of an overbearing amount, or to just let the immigrants continue to go about their business in trying to find a way into a country where they are mildly welcome. The article 'The Labor Debate'; discusses both the pros and cons of immigrants, both legal and illegal alike, taking jobs of their own in a country where they might not be welcome. I believe that the immigrants are not necessarily taking jobs away from the American worker. Those occupations that the immigrants possess are truly illegal for any employer to employ any American. The job sites include unsanitary conditions, dangerous equipment use without proper safety precautions, extremely long working days, and less than minimum wage for average pay. There is not one citizen in this country that would stand for such an outrageous environment to work in. Many...
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...The American Dream In the articles “Nevada has largest percentage of illegal immigrants in nation” found in the Las Vegas Review Journal and “Exploited workers build everyone else’s hopes, dreams” by John L. Smith, both authors show style in their writing. Immigration has affected America long before it was even discovered by Europeans. Illegal immigration, however, has become a major controversy over the decades. The number of illegal immigrants has risen in the United States. These undocumented minorities immigrate to the United States looking for a better future for themselves and their family which is relatable to the first immigrants that arrived from England and Asia. Each immigrant, no matter what country they come from, had a similar dream, the American dream. Nevertheless, Americans are highly affected by the rise in population of these illegal immigrants; the authors use word choice, quotes, and ideas to get their message across. In the article “Exploited Workers Build Everyone Else’s Hopes, Dreams”, the Smith acknowledges the work of the undocumented workers, specifically construction workers in Southern Nevada. The author makes it clear that these workers are only trying to live a better life. Yes, they risk losing their “high-wage jobs” and being deported. Due to this fear, they feel forced to keep quiet of any job safety and atrocious conditions they may face. In the Review Journals article the author writes about Senator Harry Reid. During a famous campaign...
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...The Dream Act Promotes Illegal Immigration Today, there are about 80,000 undocumented students who will graduate from high school in the United States. Nearly 65,000 of these students will not only be graduating, but have been living in the country for five years or more. Undocumented students face various challenges as they move along the academic pipeline. Yet, a growing number of them are graduating from U.S. high schools each year prepared to enter our nation’s colleges and universities. These students are most likely in favor of the Dream Act, Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. The dream act was a proposed legislation in the United States that was introduced to the Senate on August 1, 2001, and was re-introduced on March 26, 2009 (Miranda). This proposed bill will grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children illegally but now meet the requirements and reverses current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidize in-state tuition to illegal aliens. Also, qualifying undocumented youths will be eligible for a 6 year long conditional path to citizenship that requires completion of a college degree or two years of military service (Miranda). Undoubtedly, in order to qualify for The Dream Act, if it is passed, the person must meet five requirements. One requirement includes that the person who is applying must have entered the United States before the age of sixteen (Miranda). This condition should logically disqualify the chances...
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...Immigration | The Impact of Legal and Illegal Immigration in The United States | Sandra Jakobsen | The United States is a combination of people from the whole world. Every year millions of immigrants enter the borders in hope of a better life living the ‘’American Dream’’. The opportunities and freedom the nation can provide motivates these people to leave everything they have and do all it takes to start a new life. The majority of ethnicities that are highest of the country’s immigration status are Europeans, Asians and Latin’s, but the people behind the border to Mexico dominate these statistics. Legal or illegal these people have a huge impact on the American society and many reforms have been proposed and experimented to solve the problem of illegal immigration, unfortunately not many seems to work. As John O'Sullivan once said; “More people want to come to America, and if we don’t allow them to do so legally, they will do so illegally.” Today there are approximately 11.1 million illegal immigrants in the country and this controversial issue has become a great burden for the American people and American society. There are however solutions to this problem. New immigration laws must be implemented in order to establish equality, justice and opportunities in which American citizens and immigrants both benefit. Legal Immigration 12.5 percent (2010) of the US population is considered legal immigrants (US Census). The people that are considered legal are divided into...
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... the illegal immigrant population stood at 11.9 million according to the Pew Hispanic Center." As an illegal immigrant myself I feel that people that are against this issue don’t see what life is really like for an illegal immigrant. Illegal immigrants don’t come to the U.S and do nothing like most people assume, we come to work hard for what we want to achieve in life just like everybody else. Since legal status makes a big impact on life, I haven’t always had what I have today. I remember as a kid my mom waking up at 3 a.m to make burritos to sell out in the streets and try to live off the little money she would make that morning. We lived day by day from what she sold. Some days she would come home with $90 dollars and felt like she was the richest and luckiest woman alive and others she came with nothing. I remember her working 14 hour days and being mistreated just to provide for her 3 kids. This is just a tiny bit of my stories and there are millions out there like mine. So my question to you is, before judging illegal immigrants do you truly know what they go through? ; and is it fair to judge someone for trying to live a better life? The immigration issue has been sweeping the country for years now. Many people when thinking of immigration think "keep America for Americans". But isn’t this quote racial and discriminating? How would you feel if you weren’t wanted somewhere but you wanted the American dream like everyone else. So why is it so wrong for illegal immigrants...
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...Immigration and Immigrants A Pathway to Permanency Immigration and Immigrants: A Pathway to Permanency American culture has been shaped by immigrants from all around the world dating back to the founding of this country. Since the beginning, people have migrated to the United States for relief and opportunity. The United States is currently experiencing a new wave of immigration; namely Latinos. Many of whom are migrating to escape the dangers of their homeland. Others are migrating to move beyond the political chaos and economic deprivation of their countries in hopes of having an opportunity at the American Dream and all of its promises. It can be agreed that immigrants come to the United States for the betterment of themselves and their families. However, their dreams are often shattered by the obstacles of gaining residency and citizenship no matter the length of the time they have resided in the United States. While immigrants are the foundation of our nation, immigration regulations were put into place in the 1700’s and has undergone changes throughout the years. Over the past several decades, there has been an emphasis on immigrants’ impact on our economy. In our current state combined with the vast amount of illegal immigrants entering and residing in the United States, immigration and immigrants are significant to America’s success. Our country’s international stature is dependent upon the advancements we make to enhance the lives of our young immigrant population; by...
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...Children’s Dreams Come True Immigration has been a heavily debated issue in United States politics for decades. It is a topic that policymakers weigh in on concerns of the nation’s security and its economy. Congress, which is in charge of evaluating laws is unable to effectively resolve an agreement on establishing a reform for immigration, making the decision policies transfer onto the executive branch. The executive’s responsibility to place a definitive reform on immigration will lead to dissatisfaction with the states and local governments. The notion of the immigration system has always been confounding to its own legislature that constitutes regulations on the naturalization process. In these case, children who came here illegally...
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...brighter future for themselves and for their loved ones that have either joined them, or have remained in their native homeland. At the very least, immigrants decide to venture to the United States so that their children may have the opportunity to live what many call the “American Dream”. Though there are multitudes of reasons for leaving their countries, some people are forced to leave due to conflict or to escape persecution and prejudices, while others may voluntarily do so. Some face the hardships of being unable to find any source of income. Those that are fortunate enough to find jobs, face difficulties making enough money in order to take care of the basic necessities that they need in their daily lives. The hardships become much greater for those who must not only care for themselves, but for elders, children, or other loved ones that are under their care. America, however, offers a person with an opportunity they could only have dreamed of, an opportunity to start over and become economically stable. Although there has been an increase in immigration over the years, especially in the United States, there have also been efforts to slow immigration down and possibly even eradicate it in the country. Beginning in1986, the U.S. government started establishing laws and regulations in response to the ever-increasing illegal immigration in the United States. They did so by establishing the...
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...Colton Dahlem Professor Jordan English 110/1522 December 5, 2012 Rough Draft Legal is the New Illegal What do you think of when you read ‘Immigration’? My thought of the definition of immigration is that people of other countries wanting a better life for themselves and/or their family and they think they can find that certain life in the United States. All they have to do is fill out paper work and pay fees that they can later pay off because they will have jobs because they became a US citizen. Some immigrants do not quite understand that concept and that is where we get the problem of illegal immigration. It is great that they want better lives but when they do it illegally is where they literally cross the line. Illegal immigration comes with certain causes, problems, and solutions. It is not easy to determine that causes of illegal immigration but according to the article “Illegal Immigration”, there are two main factors that make immigrants have the desire to join the United States. The first major factor is the “push” factor, which involves the pressures encouraging emigration in countries of origin. There are also four sub-factors that give those immigrants the actual push. The first is the professional factor that deals with jobs, money, and certain opportunities that the United States offer that their home does not. Second is the political factor, which is their opinion on our government vs. their government. The security factor is the third, which involves...
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...helps expand the economy, develop the country, and create jobs. However the reality is that this view no longer exists; as opinions on immigrants especially illegal ones have radically changed. Mainly due to an influx of illegal Latino immigrants migrating to the US and taking American jobs, leaving about five percent of Americans unemployed. Tightening our laws on immigration would help improve our economy by creating jobs for hardworking Americans...
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...Title Influence of the social media on illegal immigration into the U.S. from Latin America Name of student: Christina okanyuri Name of course: History Institutional affiliation: Submission date: America is informally termed as a "nation of immigrants" because of the widely open-door policy based on accepting foreigners chasing the vision of the so called American Dream. Legal and illegal immigration is a situation that not only exists in the U.S., but all over the world. Illegal immigration is defined as the relocation of individuals into a state in infringement of the immigration sovereignty and laws of a particular nation (Garni, 2010). Illegal immigration also involves entering a foreign country legally but refusing to depart after one’s visa expiry. It involves trespassing international political boundaries through land, air, and water unlawfully. Most illegal immigrants in the U.S. enter the country using two popular ways. First, through the U.S Mexico border and the other is by over staying their visas. A large percentage of illegal immigrants in the U.S are from Mexico, Canada, Africa and Europe. The impact of immigration is mostly felt in states where great numbers of immigrants have resided. Examples of these states include California and New Jersey. This has become a key concern to the U.S. government and its citizens. The genesis of illegal immigration dates back to the late 19th century. In 1875, a national law was approved which barred entry of prostitutes...
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