...Final Project: Persuasive Research Paper 1 Final Project: Persuasive Research Paper Axia College of University of Phoenix Cliff Cook Final Project: Persuasive Research Paper Com 220 April 11, 2010 Final Project: Persuasive Research Paper 2 Illegal immigration is one of the most controversial issues in today’s society. It is a major topic in many political debates, and one cannot read a newspaper or watch the evening news without eventually coming across a story about it. With all of the commotion surrounding illegal immigration, it is no surprise that many American citizens are concerned about how much it will affect their lives. The exact impact of illegal immigration is impossible to measure due to the fact that the majority of illegal immigrants are undocumented. However, it is clear that it has both negative and positive impacts on the American workforce. Whether or not one past outweighs the other is a personal opinion, but the only way to make an informed decision is to know the facts from both sides of the argument. This research report will discuss both the negative and positive impacts that illegal immigration has on the American economy, but will begin by giving a brief background on illegal immigration. [pic] Final Project: Persuasive...
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...Jennifer Gherasim 11 February 2015 Lopez 1 Illegal Immigration Facing the Border Carlos Galindo races across the street to embrace the son he lost for 3 years; it is touching until a speeding truck heads straight for Carlos. The reality of the situation: this metaphorical truck represents deportation and Carlos is just one of the many individuals who is mowed down by the consequences of illegal immigration. What is illegal immigration? It is dictated by the “migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country1”. Often, the primary reasons for immigration include hopes for a better living condition, income, and, specifically for the U.S., desire to chase the American Dream. Some illegal aliens tend to come from backgrounds of poverty and believe that, by moving to a richer country, they themselves will become prosperous. The issue with this is not their reasons for immigration but rather the method of immigration and what perils they bring to the country or themselves. The surplus of issues that arise from unlawfully entering a country are often displayed in the media. The first issue involves them coming in undocumented which branches off into two separate problems: inability to get assistance for themselves for fear of deportation and utilizing taxpayer's resources that they have not contributed to (one can be blunt and claim it as thievery). On another note, many illegal aliens may put themselves in harms way; slavery...
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...Illegal Immigration from the South It is one of the most debated things in the United States; how should illegal immigration from Mexico be handled? Many people believe that illegal immigrants destroy the economy and that we need to take drastic measures to prevent it such as forcing people to carry federal identification cards, increasing the number of Border Patrol officers, or even building barriers on the border. I believe that we need to begin caring about and understanding why these people are leaving their homes to come into the United States. Many people believe that these immigrants are coming over and causing problems, but in reality, they aren't causing as many problems as we think. They are taking jobs, but they are jobs that pay...
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...Impact Illegal immigration has caused much turmoil in Malaysia. When the illegal immigrants enter into Malaysia they are bringing in harmful diseases that have never been a problem in this area such as tuberculosis and leprosy. http://marygibson8.blogspot.com/ Public Health Risks Because illegal immigrants, unlike those who are legally admitted for permanent residence, undergo no medical screening to assure that they are not bearing contagious diseases, the rapidly swelling population of illegal aliens in our country has also set off a resurgence of contagious diseases that had been totally or nearly eradicated by our public health system. http://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration-and-public-health The migrations of the illegal immigrants also bring another big problem to our country that is dangerous diseases. As we know illegal immigrants come from rural areas and when they enter our boundaries they do not even go to the public or the private health department for a medical check-up. Diseases such as HIV, AIDS and TB are some of the disease brought by them. The health problem will enlarge because this illegal immigrant brings lot of health problem from their country. For instance the HIV, it refers to the smuggling of women for the purposes of forced prostitution and this will lead to HIV virus in other hand it will increase the total of fatality. Because of these diseases, entire citizens become afraid to be affected by those and some of them have been a victim...
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...The White House’s Stance on Deportation of Illegal Immigrants In the New York Times article, “In the White House, debating how far to go in easing deportations,” authors Shear and Parker (2014) claim legislation is not moving as fast as it should on Capitol Hill. They state Republicans are stalling on the proposed changes to immigration laws causing the President to halt deportations (para. 7). The authors comment that if the President should take further action damage could occur with any future negotiations with Republicans. According to the writers, a number of people on Capitol Hill implied the Republicans could go as far as proposing impeachment of the President on the grounds of bending laws (para. 8). There are eleven million illegal immigrants in the United States and, recently, the President has exercised his power in changing laws causing a delay in deportations (para. 5) Shear and Parker (2014) states he has instructed the Department of Homeland Security to be more humane in their deportation process (para. 2). They report that one way the Department of Homeland Security is acting humane is by moving illegal families to the bottom of the list for deportation especially if a family member has the status of United States citizenship (para. 4). During a recent meeting, President Obama addressed a group of immigration activists stating he could not completely stop deportation of illegal immigrants without Congress’ approval (para. 1). Shear and Parker (2014) suggested...
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...constant battle of illegal immigration is a major issue in the United States that has been a constant issue for many years. The issues of illegal immigration are described as the migration of foreign citizens into the United States of America. This is done through illegal routes, such as hiding on boats porting in the United States, crossing through miles of treacherous terrain illegally to jump the borders of Mexico, and violating the agreement of a tourist visa as well as illegally boarding planes bound for the United States. It is a known fact that the men and women who enter this country do not meet the legal requirements to enter the United States from foreign countries. The research conducted will describe the issues of illegal immigration, whether the current policy is a regulatory or legislative-initiated policy, and the issue with the policy. A review of the possible constitutional violations will be described as well as if this issue or policy will affect the community, the accused, and the victims of any crimes committed by the illegal immigrants. The Issue The policy makers of the American government typically will take multiple routes in taking care of these issues before needing to develop a policy that will assist in combatting the concerns of the government. The existing immigration policies have been active for many years and for that same amount of time the policies have been questioned and scrutinized. The problems arising from illegal immigration have shown the...
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...4-24-12 Police and Society Brian Jackson Final Essay Policing Illegal Immigration Illegal immigrants are criminals and should be treated as such. Immigrants crossing the border are putting innocent lives in jeopardy. Not only are illegals crossing the border, they are bringing weapons, illegal drugs and other harmful objects into our country. When illegals come into our country they are somehow getting jobs that some of the legal Americans are not granted. This could be some of the reason why our unemployment rate is high. The border control should have the ability to anything in reason to keep these criminals out of our country. Crossing the border illegally is a crime, therefore, the people that do so should be treated like criminals. If an officer pulls over someone and they do not have a licenses he should have the ability to ask the person for their green card. If the person cannot show their legal status in American, the officer should have the right to obtain the person and take him in to make sure he isn’t illegal. The border control has cracked down in the past few years and have many more arrest and have apprehended more drugs. It is getting better but there are still far to many illegals entering the US. If immigration continues at this rate, the nation's population will increase from 301 million today to 468 million in 2060. If we start treating illegal immigrants as criminals, it will send a message to the people who are thinking about crossing the border...
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...Eng. 119w-17 Documented Essay Final Draft Illegal Immigrants and their Effects on the Bahamas For many years illegal immigrants have been travelling from their own country to other countries, in search of a better way of life, jobs, or maybe a new home. The Bahamas is known for harboring Haitians, Jamaicans, and Cubans. Immigration affects the society in various ways such as economy, population, educational system, and health. Illegal immigrants migrate from their country to the Bahamas for various reasons. Some say that they are trying to crossover to America and end up using the Bahamas as a base until they can further their journey. While others say that it is a way of escape from criminal activity in which they have committed or to get away from their home country where the state of living is very poor. The famous song in which majority of Bahamians know, “Dey comin by boat, dey comin by plane, dey comin in wheelchair some with walking cane,” clearly illustrates the problem of Illegal Immigrants in the Bahamas. These people come to the beautiful Bahama land not to see Theresa their Mona Lisa but to stay for a while taking up residency. As a result of this it makes it harder for our young ones growing up to find jobs when they graduate. Illegal immigrants work for a lower salary and they complete their tasks without arguing. Employees see this as an opportunity to make a profit with little payout. Hence, Bahamians are unemployed and are now force to look for a new...
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...Karl Evers Christopher Johnson English 110 06/02/15 Do American Companies Get Harmed by Immigration Workers Immigration is one of the more debated topics in America nowadays. Historically, immigrants have come to the U.S. because of difficult times living in their home countries. Many immigrants choose to move, some even get forced to move, but most migrants do it in a search for a better future. “There are many reasons for a country to attract immigrations; the most common reason is the need for labor.”(Annan, 149) Immigrants perform services that the host population is willing to consume but is either unwilling or incapable to provide for itself. Jobs vary from highly skilled work in research to less skilled jobs in fields such as nursing the sick and elderly, working on construction sites, running shops that are open 24/7, or taking care of households and their housework, often while the owners are pursuing their own career goals. American companies use of hiring immigrants’ instead of Americans benefits them in three different ways: first, immigrants fulfill the demand for low wage jobs; second, immigrants help countries increase their globalization; and third, immigrants help balance a countries economy. One reason that companies hire immigrants instead of Americans is to fulfill the demand for low wage jobs. While unemployed people in the U.S. first think about what their wages will be, immigrants from developing countries usually don’t care what kind of job it is...
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...The Economic Standpoints of Immigrant Workers, Both Illegal and Legal The topic of immigration from an economic standpoint, whether it be legal or illegal, is a tricky one. Some economists cannot agree on even just a simple question of whether or not this immigration has a positive or negative impact on American workers. Immigration does have some sort of impact on the economy of America, but whether it be positive or negative is based on the economist's standpoint. On one side of the argument, some economists are under the impression that immigrants, mainly illegal immigrants, take the jobs of Americans. On the other side of the coin, some economists believe that immigrants actually help America's workforce. The bottom line is, no matter what standpoint one chooses to view this topic, one is forced to conclude that the economics of immigrant workers is a vast one, and an easy decision can often not be made quickly. Some economists believe that immigration, both legal and illegal, directly correlates to a weaker workforce and a negative impact on America's economy. This goes especially with the pay offered to less-skilled workers. As competition increases between less-skilled workers, Americans find more and more that immigrant workers work for much less than the average worker in America does. This is increasingly forcing some Americans to compete with workers willing to accept lower wages, so they must either accept lower wages as well, or be forced to go without....
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...Arthur 1 Morgan Arthur April 23, 2009 Final Essay Prof. Medlin English 1020 United States-Mexican Border Wall Immigrants founded the United States of America and ever since then there have been people from all over the world coming to America for a chance at a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrants from all over the world come, some legally and some illegally. A majority of these immigrants come from southern-border country Mexico. Everyday, the United States has hundreds of illegal immigrants come into the country. They cross over from the Rio Grande into Texas; they cross over into Arizona, New Mexico, and California. With all of the problems that the United States is facing from illegal immigration, maybe it is time that the American government should have a stronger form of border control. For years there has been talk of a stronger border and in some cases there has been action. However, with the opinions in favor of a stronger border security, such as a border wall, there are also strong opinions against the idea. A border wall would help the United States with security issues; it might also slow down the number of immigrants coming across the border every year. The fact is that something must be done to slow down illegal immigration before this country becomes over populated. Illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from American citizens, who at this moment during the recession need those jobs more than ever. The United States government...
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...Immigration Between Reforms and Reinforcement We need them out. No, you can’t say that. It is the same debit is going on for many years in the united states. Mexicans have the biggest share of these debates, obviously because Mexico is the country on the borders that suffers economically, politicly and in many other aspects that will make the united states the haven for Mexicans, even though if they will have to stay in the united states illegally. I tried to find my answers to the issue by looking into articles that talk with numbers and facts more than feelings, but it was not an easy job because most if these articles will try to predict the future, and they are suggesting soli-tons no one before tried yet, they were only successful...
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...l ARTICLE ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Migration has always represented an important factor in society’s development. Ever since ancient times, people have been travelling around the world, some staying only for a while, some choosing to set (A SE STABILI???) in certain areas, getting married and starting a family with a local partner. Consequently, cultures and languages mixed and this is how powerful nations like England, The USA, Germany were born. This phenomenon of migration also takes place nowadays, constantly. People leave their native land in the hope that foreign countries will offer them either better paid jobs or simply a more resourceful background for their children. Unfortunetely, times changed and nowadays’ world requests more than a loaded caravan for a permanant setting abroad. Embassy meetings, disscussions and tests, thorough checks on family history, language certificates and a long period of time until receiving a final decision. However, according to the 2013 census, more than 35% of the imigrants worldwide chose to ignore these legal procedures and left their native country without any documents and visas, finding fairly quickly a illegally paid job abroad. Is it the lack of time and money that stops people from following the normal...and LEGAL path? Who hires illegal immigrants and why aren’t these employers punished? Are there any solutions against this matter? Comparing the prices and taxes to the average wage, anyone with a slight sense of reality could...
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...Jonathon Magaña RS 361 Professor Mason March 4, 2015 Immigration Immigration is such a controversial topic in the United States. The pro immigration side argues that we all got here through immigration. Therefore we should not restrict immigration in any way. Another issue the pro side has is that immigrations is good in the sense that it creates diversity. This is a great thing because it helps people see that the “American” way is not the only way to do things. The next issue the pro side would claim is cheap labor. California and Texas specifically benefit from this more than any other state. Additionally, the pro side presents the case of giving the illegal alien a better opportunity then they have in their home country. Lastly, they argue that the benefits, such as taxes, outweigh the costs that an immigrant will incur. The idea is that an immigrant buys our products and lives in our country, which contributes to our G.D.P. On the other side of the argument, the con-immigration side argues that the immigrants steal jobs from the U.S. residents. Since immigrants can be paid cheaper wages, an employer would rather pay an immigrant than a resident. The next issue the con side has it that immigrants bring problems to America, such as cultural differences and language barriers. Not only do they bring problems, but according the con side, they cause problems as well. They argue that because there are more immigrants trying to get in the country than there are border patrol...
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...Illegal Immigration COM 220 Illegal Immigration According to Penalver (2006), “ “During the half of The Nineteenth Century the government of the United States hoped to use its vast Western territories to pay the national debt by auctioning the lands to the highest bidders normally Northeastern settlers.” These settlers used to disappear for a while to proclaimed, trespassed the land to farm it illegally and take the soil back once the federal troops were gone until the situation became tiring and the soil was ultimately sold for ridiculous prices. Later, “on December 12, 1815, President James Madison issued a proclamation warning: uninformed or evil disposed persons, who have unlawfully taken possession of or made any settlement on the public lands forthwith to remove the reform" or face ejection by the army and criminal prosecution. But that didn't stop the settlers. In 1838, Henry Clay, expressing a widely shared sentiment, dismissed the squatters as a "lawless rabble." The 1862 Homestead Act granted free title to settlers who met the statute's five-year-residency and improvement requirements. In one of the great ironies of American history, the lawless squatters underwent a dramatic image makeover to become, in the gauzy romanticism of our collective memory, heroic settlers” Illegal immigration is an act that should be penalized by federal laws since every body should follow the standard regulations of the law. The ironic part here is that some of those people...
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