...Do you think preventing the flow of undocumented illegal immigrants can help the social and financial future of the United States? Illegal immigration can cause a myriad of different issues, often more than most people expect. The population of legal citizens of the United States is being overcrowded by people leaving their countries for various reasons, and entering ours illegally. Illegal immigration is hurting the job market for tax paying workers, and those same taxpayers are being forced to watch more of their hard earned money than ever before be taken by the state only to be directed towards the welfare of people who are here illegally. Immigration often can be an increasingly controversial topic, however, there are a lot of reasons...
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...to deal with are hunger, war, poverty, crime, and terrorism, but the biggest ethical issue the United States has to deal ethical with is immigration. There are many issues dealing with immigrations, such as immigration laws. Many questions come up about this topic in today's society, like how do we stop immigration or do we even stop it? Not all immigrants are bad some are useful to the United States; we have to remember that the first people in America were immigrants. We do not have the right to deport others back to their native land. Many people from different countries try so hard to get to United States looking for a better life. There are many reasons why immigrants migrate to different countries, especially the United States of America home of the free. Some reasons are employment opportunities or careers that are not available in their native land, improved quality of life, and refuge from war. Most immigrants focus on making sure their children have a better life they had; those people show the theory of utilitarianism. "Utilitarianism argues that, given a set of choices, the act we should choose is that which produces the best results for the greatest number affected by that choice" (Mosser, 1.6). These immigrants are choosing the choice that would be best for their children who can have a better life in America. According to New York Times author Julia Preston there are about "11.7 million immigrants living in the United States illegally..."(Number of Illegal Immigrants...
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...whether or not United States should accept these people into our country and let them gain citizenship and also if by letting them enter our country is hurting our economy. So this is a major headline in our country as to let them in or not. In today’s presidential views with the current candidates running for office many of them have very different views and some many citizens find aggregable while some of the plans seem outrageous and foolish to some. Immigration whether that’s illegal or legal and also refugees was a big problem in the US but is now currently the most talked about topic as it is affecting jobs, taxes, political stances, and the economy as a whole and is something that our country needs to fix and address in hope we resolve this issue. During the WWI immigrants and being “illegal” was a huge factor as to whether or not to keep the Jews or kick them out as what was happening while Hitler was in rule in Germany and parts of Europe. A major controversy that many other countries have during this time and even some to this day have, is what the United States policies were on immigration and also the illegal ones from Nazi Germany into our country. Beginning in around 1940 the United States made the laws and ruling on refuges into our country even harder. After we entered WWII in December 1941 immigration dried up as many of the Jews were being murdered. It was quit sad that the US didn’t take in Jews and let them stay here because it was no doubt safer than the places...
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...Immigration When you think of immigration, you think of Illegal immigration and Mexicans invading our country. Immigration goes back centuries. There are so many aspects of it and various cultures that immigrate to different countries. Let’s start with the immigration that I’m most familiar with which is Mexican immigration. I myself find the process very interesting. I was lucky enough be born in the United States, as well as my siblings; my parents however, weren’t as lucky. All, my life I thought that they were born in Mexico and someday my grandfather thought to bring his family to the states and that was it. When I grew older, I started to notice that both my parents had to show the customs agents their green card. I didn’t understand why. I asked my mother why she did that and she said “that’s how I can cross back to the states and we can all go home.” And here I thought all I had to say was “American Citizen”. Years passed and both my parents became naturalized citizens. I started working at my recent job about a year ago and a co-worker was getting married. She told me that she set the date for April but she was going to get married through the court house in November because she wanted to get the immigration paperwork started as soon as possible. She then started to tell me the process, and honestly, it’s exhausting. There are different types of process that you can take while immigrating someone. Some examples are: You can marry a Mexican...
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...Immigration When you think of immigration, you think of Illegal immigration and Mexicans invading our country. Immigration goes back centuries. There are so many aspects of it and various cultures that immigrate to different countries. Let’s start with the immigration that I’m most familiar with which is Mexican immigration. I myself find the process very interesting. I was lucky enough be born in the United States, as well as my siblings; my parents however, weren’t as lucky. All, my life I thought that they were born in Mexico and someday my grandfather thought to bring his family to the states and that was it. When I grew older, I started to notice that both my parents had to show the customs agents their green card. I didn’t understand why. I asked my mother why she did that and she said “that’s how I can cross back to the states and we can all go home.” And here I thought all I had to say was “American Citizen”. Years passed and both my parents became naturalized citizens. I started working at my recent job about a year ago and a co-worker was getting married. She told me that she set the date for April but she was going to get married through the court house in November because she wanted to get the immigration paperwork started as soon as possible. She then started to tell me the process, and honestly, it’s exhausting. There are different types of process that you can take while immigrating someone. Some examples are: You can marry a Mexican...
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...than a “formula” laid down by these elder people's experience. As we progress together and time changes, is is necessary to reform this formula. We must all look at it this wasy no matter if your color is black or white, red, or blue, we can still make friends each other without any barrier. I personally believe that Bruce Lee brought they barrier down for many Asian Americans. In one of Bruce Lee's films Fist of Fury, Lee was simply just going to walk into a park but the man at the gate said he couldn't. The man then point to a sign above their heads which read “'No Dogs And Chinese Allowed.' Lee then fights off a couple of guys then he ultimately ends up kicking to sing in half. Though this was a movie the message it is coveying is very really. The message behind this scene was regarding one race as 'inferior' to another is stupid. Which I could not...
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...In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, immigration was viewed as having a negative impact on America and its traditional ways of doing things. The third political cartoon is a good representation of early immigration views as well as some in today’s society. This brief discussion will cover the ways the cartoon expressed American opposition to immigration in the last two hundreds years in addition to the similarities and differences between the past and present views on immigration. This political cartoon depicts a sea of “riff raff immigration” that is flooding in on Uncle Sam, who is holding the American flag while trying to protect America from the incoming immigrants. On the mountain near where Uncle Sam is standing, it says “Danger to American ideas and institutions,” which is referring to immigrants. In the early stages of immigration, most immigrants were illiterate and brought poverty, disease, and anarchy with them (Tindall) This was the beginning of nativism, xenophobia, and racism. In the article, Immigration and Nativism, it states that “nativism, xenophobia, and racism are hardly uniquely American phenomena” (Schrag). It is clearly expressed that America was not the first to have these issues, nor...
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...Trumps Immigration Ban Trump’s immigration ban has violated many people’s human rights. Some of these rights include “We are equal and free right, don’t discriminate right, and No unfair detainment right”. Trump is being unfair with people that come from other races that come from other countries live a better life and to live the American dream. The first right that is being violated by Trump’s Immigration Ban is the “We are equal and free right”. We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated the same way. Trump has prohibited people that come from other countries to not get In the U.S. He thinks that all Indians are terrorists but that’s not true. These people don’t have any rights or freedom in...
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...Essay #1 No matter where you go, you will always encounter dominant popular ideologies. The definition of dominant popular ideology is values, morals and beliefs shared by a large group of people or most of the people in a society. It also shows the perspective of the population towards society. Dominant popular ideologies, social labeling, and public policies all share the same concept but are completely different. Social labeling, as we discussed in class has two key dimensions; desirable-undesirable, and independent-dependent (class session 9/17). Not only that but social labeling is also how certain people fit into certain categories. Some examples of that would be such as college students, teachers, workers, teammates and so on. Public policies have two different types which are punitive and incentive. Punitive would mean that the outcome would be negative. A clear example would be what has occurred in Arizona; on how any officer can stop someone and ask for legal papers at any time. Majority of the time this law is targeted towards Hispanics. Incentive policies would be the opposite of punitive and the outcome of that one is positive. Pat Buchanan characterizes the “Hispanic Population” as very powerful and dominant. Very dominant a dominant popular ideology towards Latinos and immigrants is that the citizens see “social non-comformity as threatening to security”. Not only that but citizens fear that the Latino immigrants are coming in huge numbers and they start to see...
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...POLITICAL SCIENCE The Rise of Far Right in Europe An analysis based on the article “Far right on rise in Europe” published in “THE GUARDIAN” a study by Demos Thinktank. When thinking of the French presidential elections one may even disregard the fact that Mr.Hollande won and pay more attention to the significantly high score of Mrs.Marine Lepen. Indeed, the latter representing the Far Right Movement arrived third with 17.90%, just behind the Right Movement represented by Mr. Sarkozy with 27.18% and the Left Movement represented by the winner Mr. Hollande with 28.63%. This is extremely high when we know that generally in France, the winner party only scores on average 52%. Some people wonder why this extreme conservative party is gaining more and more credit among French citizens. wasn’t the idea of Human Rights born in France? Isn’t France known for its “liberty, equality, fraternity”? What happened to the country of freedom? In my opinion the three main events that led up to this delicate situation are: the recent economical crisis, the role of Media, and the carelessness of racist discourse. Before I begin my analysis, it is important to say that the support for the Far Right Movement is not exclusive to France but also to several European countries such as Austria, Germany or Switzerland as mentioned in the article. However, I will be essentially focusing on France since it is dear to my heart as I was born and raised there. First, the economic crisis...
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...having a system where people of a certain class may succeed,they will fail.They will also consider the hardships immigrants and the poor people of america go through.These people have been going through hell and back for The American Dream,this is something that people that were born into such a spot take advantage of.One more thing that some americans take advantage of is their education system.Then americans get angry and hostile when people that will use the education provided.Now my opponents may have a counter argument on why the american dream is dead 7 and on why immigrants should not have a right to education,but what my people and I have to say about that is one thing...Are you sure?Lets think about this,america still has an immigration problem due to the american dream of owning a house, a car, a job.These are things that...
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...Erick M Hudtwalcker Illegal Immigration English 102- Katema Lee Due Date: 04/14/08 Illegal Immigration The United States of America is a country made up of millions of people. Its society has many different cultures and religions. These blends of diversity make up America. The United State’s way of life is based on how people’s ancestors grew up and by the different traditions passed down from generation to generation. America is unique from most other countries in that she was founded by immigrants from numerous other countries. From Plymouth Rock in the seventeenth century to Ellis Island in the twentieth, people from every where came to America some were fleeing religious persecution and political chaos. Most of them came for economic reasons and were part of extensive migratory systems that responded to changing demands in labor markets; others, came here by choice and all eventually were integrated into the “American society” to become a homogenous people. These immigrants had a vision, work ethic, values, fortitude, imagination, and pioneering spirit which enabled her to become the greatest nation on earth. While it took longer for some than others, they and their descendents ultimately became "One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all." Many, but not all, modern immigrants to the United States are not much different. However, unlike the distant past, immigration now consists of two components:...
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...Immigration: Positive Net Benefits Immigration has been a growing hot topic in the United States for decades. Obviously, immigration is not a new issue. Over the past couple of hundred years there have been several events that have spurred an increase of immigration in America and around the world. Today’s number of immigrants are in the millions, and according to critics those numbers have social and economic affects. Although host countries have to deal with the negative aspects of it, overall immigration has a positive net effect on a country. The difficulty comes in balancing the good with the bad. For example, a more specific issue of immigration in the U.S. has been illegal immigration. Critics say that undocumented immigrants threaten the American social fabric, native economy, national security, and everything American ("Usa immigration problems, n.d." ). Living in poor economic conditions, people from Mexico were illegally traveling to the U.S. with hopes of improving their quality of life. Undocumented aliens were such a concern that the U.S. built walls hundreds of miles along the border to strategically prevent people from illegally crossing over, a costly way to deter people considering the border is over a thousand miles long. Since the walls construction immigration from Mexico has decrease significantly, although it is mostly due to the weak U.S. economy. Some other costs are social. Such as, the effect of illegal immigration on America’s social insurance...
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...did not take them? So many Americans think that illegal immigrants just come to America to take jobs from us, but really these illegal immigrants do more good than bad for our country. Why do illegal immigrants try to come to America in the first place? America has always been known as the land of the free, the land of opportunity. Illegal immigrants see this as a way to live a happier and a more successful life. According to Iowa senator, Dave Edwards, “The immigration system in this country is broken. It is estimated there are currently more than 12 million persons residing in the US illegally” (Edwards). All of these immigrants come to America to have a better life for their families and themselves. They work hard so that they can have a better future. So yes, the system may be broken but it could be a good thing that it is like this, not only for the immigrants but for Americans, as well. Illegal immigrants are normally paid more in America than they would be paid in Mexico, although they are at the bottom, and the lowest paid in this country. “Because of their low wages, they are forced to live in low-rent housing under sub-standard living conditions and because of their immigration status, they feel they do not have the freedom to report these conditions” (Edwards). They live in fear of deportation every day so they stay quiet about how they are treated while they are here. They are simply doing the jobs that an American would not want anyways, so why throw them out...
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...Immigration Experience Dear Aunt Mia, Today is November 12, 1912 and the day is gloomy. I miss you dearly and don’t know when I will be able to send this letter. Who knows how many more days of smelling the ocean and the stench of poverty I can stomach. Father could not afford a second class ticket, so we are secluded to the deck. The first few nights it rained heavily, not to mention the cold from the open air. I fear many of us might catch an illness, and fear for the little ones on this voyage. There is nothing to protect us from the harsh ocean air, whipping our hair around and slapping out face. Sleep is very uncomfortable, we had to supply our own blankets, which are damp from the ocean air. The hard floor has really not taken well to mother, she is much pain. We receive very little water and food, definitely not enough to survive on. Many wondering if we will parents watch as their children parish from hunger. A few desperate souls attacked kitchen workers and they paid the ultimate price for trying to take food to feed their families. Father never dare cross a crew member, he knows the punishment would result in a beating and even being thrown overboard. As I gaze around our ship, we are almost elbow to elbow and I can’t wait to hit land. Tomorrow is my 14th birthday, and I hope to see the great Statue of Liberty as my present. Mother said going to America will give us a better life, and that we will be back to our home in a few years. Observing around...
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