...Immigration reform essay: According to Pew Research Center, there are roughly 11 million illegal immigrants in the u.s. as of 2015. This is so far one of the best estimates we have today on how many illegal immigrants reside in the u.s. When looking at illegal immigration patterns across other developed nations these numbers tend to be much lower (CITATION NEEDED). In the u.s we have seventy five percent of our illegal immigration coming from mexico while the other twenty five percent is from various latin and south american countries (citation needed). With the current amount of illegal immigrants residing in our country our political leaders must be able to make immigration reform possible. There are a few ways to do this. The Conservative...
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...York Times on November of 2014 about Hispanic Immigrants and our politics. The Republican Party was represented by Mitt Romney argued that Latinos who are here illegally needed to go back to their native countries. His argument was that they broke the laws and they don’t deserve to stay in the United States taking advantage of the American system and not contributing to the American economy. The President Barack Obama was proposing an amnesty to solve the illegal immigration problem in the U.S. The proposal did not go very far because the Republican Party voted against it. Mo Brooks, a Republican of Alabama failed proposal to extend citizenship to “so-called Dreamers – Latinos who were brought into the United Stated illegally as children (Calmes). The argument was that the children do not deserve to become Americans because it will create an issue if they joined the military. Brooks said to join the military individuals have to be 100 percent American, loyal and trustworthy. The Republican Party proposed to pass an immigration agreement but the Democratic Party didn’t agree. They wanted to send the parents back to...
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...Erica Prieto ENGL 1302 Dr. Rechelle Christie February 18, 2014 Legalizing Immigrants It is recognized that illegal immigration has been a common problem to this country for many years now and has only gotten worse. There has been many “solutions” up in the air for quite some time now. Up until this point in time nothing has been done, other mentioning possible solutions. The government has made this topic very controversial and high priority over the years causing the public to be more aware and involved. The country can be safer due to increased security; decreased work force, and not to mention the national debt that has increased as a result to this issue. Many people are very interested in this issue because it seems the government has mixed opinions on this and the country is changing more as time goes by. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2013 has several titles under the proposition. One is the importance of secure borders. (Immigration Policy Center) This includes detention and enforcement centers to protect the people and punish the “smugglers” who put innocent people in danger when trying to enter this country illegally. Many immigrants travel for days trying to cross borders to get to this country, where many die as a result of dehydration, or starvation, and getting attacked by wild animals. Under this section it states that medical treatment is ensured for people who are in danger. It also increases...
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...One of today’s biggest issues in America is immigration. We are receiving more immigrants than any other time in history. Immigration affects every aspect of life in America. Many illegal immigrants are migrating to the U.S every year and raising our population. Immigration has an impact on education, health care, government budgets, employment, the environment, and crime. Some migrate for better life and opportunities in America. Many of these immigrants come undocumented. New Mexico has the highest percent of immigrants that migrate. In 2004, 175,364 people migrated to the United States illegally. This is a sign of how open our borders are. There are not enough people securing it. When immigrants are caught, they’re held in jail until they can be deported by to their country of birth. New Mexico’s border security is a big national security problem. New Mexico shares a border with 4 states- Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Most of your constituents are from New Mexico. According to President Obama, there is not enough staff to secure the borders and limited supplies to help protect it. This plays a big role in illegal immigration. To reduce the amount of illegal immigrants that migrate to America, companies that employ undocumented immigrants should be punished. This means in order for an immigrant to be employed, they must be documented. You would know if the immigrant was legal or not by matching the info provided on the paperwork to the person...
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...POLSCI 200 Why Can’t the Government Pass the New Immigration Reform? Our nation is currently faced with many problems and the one that still seems to stand out is an immigration reform. Many of those who reside in the U.S may not see it as a big issue, but in reality it really is. Even though many presidents including Obama tried to adopt the immigration reform, the policy has been murky since Naturalization Act of 1790. The federal government developed a cohesive procedure for naturalization. Immigrants at that time were granted citizenship after living in the U.S. for at least 2 years without criminal records. Every President since Dwight D. Eisenhower has taken executive action at some point regarding to immigration reform. With the last immigration reform act passed in 1986, the time to fix a broken immigration system is long overdue. Since the United States has been highly populated with diverse population including documented or undocumented immigrants, the government could have considered adopting the immigration reform specifically and permanently. Apparently, there are some reasons that take many years to process an immigration reform in Congress such as polarization in Congress, Federalism, courts’ decision, media impaction, and interest groups. It is hard to believe that why the government is not fully paying enough attention to immigration reform bill that is one of the most important not only for country itself but also for its economy. Now, we have estimated...
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...in particular that has been on the negotiation table since the beginning of the Presidential campaign is Immigration Reform. In this article, this writer will discuss the ongoing tug-of-war negotiation process of putting this bill into law. IMMIGRATION REFORM Immigration reform is a widely used term to describe proposals to increase legal immigration while decreasing illegal immigration. In others words, prevent illegal immigrates (Non United States citizens) from crossing the Mexican border into the United States without a passport or visa. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, made it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants. Legislative History According to Wikipedia (nd), “The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1348) – was a bill discussed in the 110th United States Congress that would have provided legal status and a path to citizenship for the approximately 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States. The bill was portrayed as a compromise between providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and increased border enforcement.” http://en.wikipedia.org. This bill was published on 09 May 2007 by one of the key negotiator’s of Obamacare; Senator (Democrat) Harry Reid. Need I say more! NEGOTIATIONS Negotiations over the immigration reform act is strictly a ‘power struggle’ between two parties (Democrats and Republicans) who’s agendas seem to...
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...The first immigration-related legislation in the United States was the 1790 Naturalization Act, which allowed "free white persons" who had lived in the United States for at least two years to apply for citizenship. Later on in 1798 the Alien and Sedition Act increased the residency period to 14 years, along with allowing the president to deport aliens considered dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States. It wasn’t until 1965 that the next major immigration change took place. The Immigration and Nationality Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, threw out the racist quota system. Sitting at the feet of the Statue of Liberty, Johnson said that U.S. immigration policy “has been twisted and has been distorted by the harsh injustice of the national origins quota system.” The old law, he added, was “un-American,” and he promised “that it will never again shadow the gate … with the twin barriers of prejudice and privilege. The new law dramatically changed whom the United States welcomed. It opened, for the first time, large-scale immigration from the Americas. Numerical limits still applied, but this law gave preference based on skills and...
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...to pay future bills. That strategy was highly successful. The date at which the trust fund will run out, according to Social Security Administration projections, has receded steadily into the future: 10 years ago it was 2029, now it’s 2042. As people high up, and others have pointed out, the SSA estimates are very conservative, and moderate projections of economic growth push the end date into the indefinite future. It is primarily funded through a dedicated payroll tax. During 2011, total benefits of $736 billion were paid out versus income (taxes and interest) of $805 billion, a $69 billion annual surplus. An estimated 158 million people paid into the program and 55 million received benefits, roughly 2.87 workers per beneficiary. Reform proposals continue to circulate, due to a long-term funding challenge faced by the program. Starting in 2011 and continuing after, program expenses are expected to exceed cash revenues. This is due to the aging of the babyboom generation, expected continuing low birth rate (compared to the baby-boom period), and increasing life. Further, the government has borrowed and spent the accumulated surplus funds, called the Social Security Trust fund. At the end of 2011, the Trust Fund was valued at $2.7 trillion, up $69 billion from 2010. The Trust Fund consists of the accumulated surplus of program...
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...Immigration Jane Doe December 4, 2014 SYG2000 Professor Rastagh The United States, our ever growing powerful nation was built up on the countless backs of undocumented immigrants. Beginning with the first settlers emigrating from England in hopes of finding freedom from religious persecution, to the countless South American immigrants only hoping to look and find a way for a better life for themselves and their children. President Obama’s illegal immigration reform is not celebrated but applauded by its many supporters in that it not only holds illegal immigrants accountable for years of unpaid taxes, not only helping the national economy but also giving immigrants a chance in citizenship presented that they pay off all their taxes, also keeping the American dream alive in guaranteeing immigrants who have been in the U.S for longer than five years, in ensuring no deportation given a clean background check and also keeping these hard working American Immigrants families alive. In his most recent national address, President Obama argued that this nation’s immigration system is “broken” and further proposed a strengthening of our border security, streamlining legal immigration, earned citizenship, and the exploitation of the undocumented worker by hiring employers. Although I agree with President Obama’s ideas of addressing the outdated and dysfunctional migratory system, I believe his proposal will bring forth more harm than good. It imposes stringent requirements on...
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...As a former congressional staff member for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, I have become all too familiar with the challenges in successfully enacting reforms that address the comprehensive immigration issues of our time. Our organization recently decided to promote Congressional interest in a modified version of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, including addenda that provide a path to citizenship for immigrants younger than 12 years of age and augment enforcement and deportation efforts for adult immigrant criminals. In consideration of the goals and prospects of our proposed legislation and its implications for future immigration politics, there are several obstacles that appear relevant to its passage. Obstacles to Previous Reform Attempts One of the greatest challenges for our group to confront is the elevated level of partisanship currently present in Congress and the federal government as a whole. Research demonstrates that over the last several decades, increasing division along party lines-- particularly in Congress’ voting patterns—has ignited simultaneous division over immigration policy and reform. A 2011 study released by the Immigration Reform Caucus of the House of Representatives revealed that agreement on immigration-related legislation in both the House had dropped on average 4 - 5% with each successive session of Congress. These numbers correlated closely with similar...
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...Making 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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...We need immigration reform in America. The current system protects neither the immigrant from unlawful work practices, nor the American worker from lower wages. Donald Trump focuses on the American worker’s side, and he would be the first to say that we have a tremendous problem. His website states that Americans have lost countless jobs, our infrastructure is falling apart, and we continue to support illegal immigrants and send foreign aid to Mexico (“Immigration Reform”). While almost everyone in America agrees that immigration reform needs to happen, experts are united in the belief that Donald Trump’s plan is not the best way to do that, and there are several reasons. Donald Trump’s proposal is fight back against the Mexican government....
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...Perspective: Immigration Reform and Gun Control Laws Leslie S. Purdy PAD510 Intro. Public Policy Analysis July 17, 2013 Dr. Phillip Neely Jr. Immigration is an issue at the heart of America. Today, with the exception of the few appropriately named Native Americans, every American is an immigrant or a descendent of an immigrant. In recent years the discussion of immigration policy in the United States has focused mainly around the regulation and selection of legal immigrants and the control and penalties regarding illegal immigrants. The historical perspectives of former President George H. W. Bush, and President Obama clearly shows how different the immigration issue is for republicans and democrats alike. Each party appears to be pro-immigration for varying reasons. President Bush found that during his time as governor of Texas that many immigrants entered the country through illegal means as a viable workforce. During his second term as President he also found that many Americans did not agree with giving undocumented immigrants a path to legal citizenship, and found it difficult to come up with a program for immigration reform. Some of former President Bush’s comprehensive immigration reform included: 1. Introduce a guest worker program, which would include a tamper-proof identification card 2. Enhance border security 3. Stricter immigration enforcement at businesses, which would reduce exploitation and help slow demand for illegal workers ...
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...Solutions to Illegal Immigrants Impact on Health Care Solutions to Illegal Immigrants Impact on Health Care The effect of immigration on health is controversial. “In recent history, large influxes of immigrants have not resulted from social benefits provided by the United States government. Rather, immigration increases are far more impacted by changes in immigration policy or by political conflict or natural disaster in the immigrants’ home countries. And the availability of direct economic incentives, jobs, prospects, higher wages, and the ability to send money back home, are more than enough to continue incentivizing immigration to the United States regardless of the status of health insurance” (Garg, 2010, p. 1025). Illegal immigrants do not have health insurance coverage; their primary resource for health care is by using emergency room services. Illegal immigrants often use emergency services because of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986. This act commands hospitals that offer emergency services to exclude certain ones, have to provide care to anyone needing emergency health care regardless of legal status or ability to pay. Undocumented immigrants are overrunning medical institutions with their inability to pay. Uncompensated care threatens the financial viability of a unit’s ability to provide care to other patients. Illegal immigrants are a burden to the United States health care economics. Is it an ethical and moral responsibility for...
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...2013 America’s immigration dilemma Illegal immigration has always been at the forefront when it comes to the domestic policy issues that this country faces and it has divided the nation from deep patriotic Americans to those that have emigrated to the U.S and call it home; all the way to the halls of Capitol Hill along the political lines. The question that is on everyone’s mind is what to do with the millions of undocumented immigrants already settled here for years, mass deportation that would result in breaking up families or do we grant them amnesty and a path to legalization? Many presidents have come along and were not able to bring the lawmakers to the table and draft up a comprehensive immigration reform bill, a bill that would fix the broken immigration system, secure the borders to keep criminals and drugs out of the country and to help all the undocumented immigrants come out of the shadows towards legalization and be able to pay taxes and work and contribute to the economy. Many in Capitol Hill say they do not support any bill that does not address securing the borders first as a priority before any path to legalization that some equate to amnesty. The U.S is a country of immigrants many people say yet its current immigration system is broken and it is nowhere near to being fixed, the state of Arizona has taken it upon itself and moved ahead of the federal government and passed what is called an extremely strict and very controversial immigration law that has some...
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