...Critical Argument Analysis Essay ENG/215 1/26/2015 Jennifer Rainville | Immigration Control Introduction Illegal immigration is a big problem in the United States. If you ask around where you live you will get so many different views and arguments. Realistically immigration has resulted in the laws having more illegal immigrants live and work here in the United States. I have read three different articles on the pros and cons of illegal immigration. Immigration is becoming a normal thing in the United States and it shouldn’t be. Summary In the article “Let Us Give Thanks to Our Immigrants” by Rupert Murdoch, he shows some evidence to support his agreeing with illegal immigration. He shows support on how they have contributed to the education in America. Whereas in the articles “The Winners in Immigration: Public Prisons,” by Aubrey Pringle, and “Republican Views on Immigration,” by RepublicanViews.org shows support on why immigration is not good for the United States. Murdoch shows that many of the high paying jobs in the United States are held by immigrants or children of immigrants. Whereas Pringle and RepublicanViews.org shows that our government is suffering because of all the illegal immigrants in our country. Argument Murdoch is pro-immigration. He has provided evidence to show why he supports immigration. He also was an immigrant himself and all his family was from Scotland. He does state though that these days it’s hard to talk about the benefits...
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...Independent Studies – Article Analysis Corporate Lobbying and Immigration Policies in Canada – Ludovic Rheault – University of Montreal The article examines the issue of whether special interest groups affect the behaviour of politicians and the debate is especially relevant to understand immigration policies. It is stated that the usual suspects behind expansive immigration policies are private firms, who would benefit from depressive impact of foreign labour on wages. The article’s objective is precisely to examine the impact of corporate lobbying on the levels of immigration in Canada. The article’s first argument is that national industries are unequally affected by changes in the skill composition of labour. Rheault states that “rather an advocating an unconditional expansion of immigration levels, the business community is more likely to agree on the desirability of policy tools allowing the selection of migrants with specific skills and backgrounds.” (Rheault, 2013). Rheault focuses on economic permanent immigration (immigrants selected using a point system accounting for educational attainment) and temporary workers (who are selected based on their occupation). Rheault’s argument emphasizes that even if special interests can exert a significant influence on policy makers motivated by re-election, the equilibrium response of governments depends on the complementarity between those two types of immigration. (Rheault, 2013). The idea that businesses play a key role...
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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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...Obama, the outrage cry for equality in gay marriage, and the controversial death of Trayvon Martin. For authors Michael Jones-Correa and Louis Mendoza- 2012 however, was a year for increased immigration as well a time for equality with immigration. Both authors raise questions for its proposed audience. While Jones-Correa purpose is to inform and Mendoza to persuade, both prove to be very convincing in their arguments. Although both writers seem to be credible and effective in logical reason, Author Louis Mendoza achieves a more effective rhetorical analysis through his use of emotional appeal. Jones-Correa being a professor of government at Cornell University automatically has a strong set level of credibility. As well as being the co-author of the book “Latino Lives in America: Making It Home”. However, to strengthen his credibility he takes an informative stand point for his targeted audience. With an informative piece and/or standpoint its sole purpose is to do exactly that, inform. Relying solely on fact based interpretation, thus leaving no room for bias in his article. Keeping bias out of his work...
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...Federation for American Immigration Reform, is shocked, shocked. He's mad at Bank of America for issuing credit cards to illegal immigrants. He says that to BofA "and other large corporations, illegal immigrants are a source of low-wage labor and an untapped customer market." You bet they are, and that's the American way. [2] Sure, I'm proud to be a citizen of a nation that portrays itself as a refuge for the "tired," "the poor" and the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." But let's face it, Emma Lazarus, the poet who wrote those words, may have laid it on a bit thick. The truth, no less beautiful in its way, is a little more crass and self-serving. But it wouldn't have sounded nearly as poetic to say, "bring us your able-bodied, poor, hardworking masses yearning for a chance to climb out of poverty, establish a credit history and…. " We all love to rhapsodize about immigrants' embrace of the American dream, but it's more like a hard-nosed American deal — you come here, you work your tail off under grueling conditions, and you can try your damnedest to better your lot over time. [3] In their generational struggle for acceptance and security, from outsider to insider and, dare I say, from exploited to exploiter, immigrants could avail themselves of those inalienable rights that stand at the core of our national political philosophy — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. [4] But that, of course, was before the invention of illegal immigration. [5] Until the early 1900s...
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...investigation into the current trend of Japanese immigration. Introduction The wave of globalization has been associated with an increase in cross-border relocations for goods, capital and human resources. The movement of people however in the post-world war attracted the attention of most of the industrialized nations of the west. Terrorist attacks of September 2011 initiated the review of immigration laws. Studies show that most of the industrialized states which tend to receive the highest number of immigrants are currently in the process of revising their demographic structures. They are characterized by an aging and shrinking population with consequences being evident in their work force. UNPD report of 2000 regarding replacement migration in the industrialized nations shows vividly the replacement is important to maintain the level of employed to that of the unemployed (Coleman, 2000). Japan being amongst fastest industrialized nations of the world is reported to experience high number of immigrants from the western countries. If demographic factors such as fertility and retirement age are not revised, the country will need a high labor immigration to maintain its workforce. Its political leaders are however reluctant in embracing measures to open doors for such immigrants. The country still continues to bar the entry of foreigners in the country through comprehensive screening, work permits and visa regulations. Although immigration seems economically needed in the country...
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...Case Brief Revised Jean Harshman-Beasley PA 401 August 6, 2013 Prof. V Corbo Case Brief Revised Civil v. I.N.S., 140 F.3d 52 (1st Cir. 1998) FACT; The petitioner, Lucienne Yvette Civil, sought political asylum under section 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a), on the well-founded fear if returned to Haiti, she would face persecution for her political beliefs. After being denied, Lucienne Yvette Civil appealed the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board" or "BIA") decision affirming an Immigration Judge's denial of her application for political asylum. Agreeing with the findings of the Immigration Judge ("IJ"), the Board found that petitioner did not have a well-founded fear of persecution. ISSUE; Whether or not at the time Ms. Civil filed for asylum was her reason for being fearful of persecution well-founded under the Immigration and Nationality Act, § 208(a)? RULES: 8 U.S.C.A. § 1158 (a): Safe third country; shall not apply to an alien if the Attorney General determines that the alien may be removed, pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement, to a country (other than the country of the alien’s nationality or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, the country of the alien’s last habitual residence) in which the alien’s life or freedom would not be threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, and where the alien would have access to a full and fair procedure for determining a...
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...Immigration is an important issue in the United States and the connection between immigration crime and fear of it has a long history. It dates back to the colonial times when the United States experienced a huge wave of immigration from 1880 to 1920.The colonist were mad about the people escaping to the United States for more freedom. The increased number of immigration was believed to be the cause of more crimes. There was a negative image and a fear of new immigrants. The first federal government action toward immigration matter was The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 which banned immigration from China (Annalisa Merelli). The government started to tightened the immigration policy and deportation has become a punishment for minor offenses....
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...world due to the flow of immigration and economic revolution. - With the noticeable transformation in economy: gross domestic product (GDP) grows more than 5 percent yearly, unemployment below 6 percent, the trend of Vietnamese migration is more likely to be a student exchanging education in overseas, a construction worker in the Middle East or a Chinese or Canadian tourist who visit the beaches of Nha Trang and boat in Ha Long...
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...Policy Analysis I CJA 464 October 7th, 2013 Policy Analysis I The 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...
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...Your book review assignment is to 1) read Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz’s ethnography, Labor and Legality, and 2) write a book review by 11am, November 3rd. 1. The point of a review is to take a position with respect to the book and to present a cogent, all-argued paper. Depth, originality and critical thinking in your arguments will be important part of grading. You should use concepts we have been discussing in class (structural violence, colonialism, etc.) to guide your argument. However, the concept of the paper is open-ended. Please develop your thoughts based on the book Labor and Legality. 1. A quality paper will have a strong analysis that draws from concepts learned from the book and also from class. Your arguments should be supported by proper evidence from the book. In other words, your thoughts must be fully engaged with the reading. Thus, proper citations, a clear structure, and also format requirements listed below would be important. 1. Format requirement. 1) Your review should be 3-5 pages (with a separate references cited page), which is a small adjustment from the syllabus. You will still need to use 1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-point font. 2) Please review the section of the syllabus labeled “2” under “expectations” for information on academic integrity. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Use in-text citations per the Chicago Style Manual when directly quoting or paraphrasing an author and make sure to include a “works cited” section. If there is any...
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...Ellis Island was the first immigration quarantaine station to operate in the United States. Being located on the atlantic ocean coast of the United States, Ellis Island was a common and frequent destination for Europeans. In Ellis Island the immigrant demographic ranged from western,eastern, southern, and northern European. Typically, the immigrant who was white, able bodied, and had at least a middle socio-economic class was favored to become American citizen candidates. In Galusca’s scholarly research paper, she explains this by, “Health, economic status, and race were central to anti-immigration discourses that labeled immigration as either “poor” or “good,” with the evident implication that immigrants of poor health, poor economic status,...
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...that were detained during the surge of illegal immigration in 2014 were found to have a credible threat to their safety if they were returned to their home country. 83 Central Americans denied asylum were murdered within months of their return. Such a severe “one size fits all” can’t be the basis of our immigration system. Every case is different, and should be treated as such. These families left because of gangs targeting their sons for recruitment, threatening their daughters with sexual violence, and some people’s solution is to send them back into that. Deporting people is akin to giving some of them a death sentence. The majority of illegal immigration don’t commit crimes other than being in the US illegally, as they came for a better life. Illegal immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native born Americans, and this is because illegal immigrants are scared of deportations, and are more cautious because of it. Evidence does not support the idea that illegal immigrants commit a disportionate amount of crime as some people suggest, and they are no more a threat than the normal citizen. Illegal immigrants kids commit crime at the same rate that US born citizens do, meaning they don’t pose more of a threat than the normal citizen. Illegal immigrants don’t want to be deported and try to be cautious to not break laws and as a result, they commit less crimes than the normal citizen once they are in the U.S. One argument that is commonly used against illegal immigrants...
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...these concepts. Review the slides and refer to the respective pages in the textbook. The summary of each chapter is also a very useful reference. Practice the exercises in the textbook and handouts / slides to reinforce your learning Practice writing essays 3 Lesson 1a & 1b Critical Thinking What is What are critical the barriers thinking? to critical Why is it thinking? important? How to develop critical thinking skills? What is an argument? How to differentiate arguments from nonarguments? 4 Lesson 1a What is Critical Thinking? Complex process of deliberation involving a range of skills and attitudes Identifying arguments Reading between the lines Drawing conclusions Evaluating Evidence Recognising techniques Presenting viewpoints Weighing arguments Reflecting on issues Critical thinking focuses on: Arguments Evaluate messages conveyed through speech, writing, performance or other media Identify the obvious and hidden messages more accurately Understand the process by which an argument is constructed Consider our own reasoning or other people’s reasoning - Reasoning involves analysing evidence & drawing conclusions from it. - E.g. “It is a cold day” At college and university you will be: Presented with many different viewpoints , theories and ideas. ...
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...Taking a step away from the specifics of the situation in the Dominican Republic, an issue that warrants conversation is the power of terminology in the shaping of arguments and public perception. Andrew Shacknove provides that insight in his article “Who is a Refugee” (1985), employing the term ‘refugee’. He argues that the current definition of refugee is too narrow, excluding a large number of people from assistance; instead, he argues that refugee-hood’ should be based on the premise of a severed relationship between the citizen and the state, while acknowledging that the bond can be severed in diverse ways, persecution being but one physical manifestation out of many (Shacknove, 1985). In this article, there is a reluctance to use the...
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