...Currently, 26% or 81 million people living in the United States are immigrants or their American-born children. How did these people get here? There are many laws to allow immigrants to move to the United States. The USA is a country for immigrants wanting a better life, but not all are welcome. These laws restrict immigrants from the United States. Only 675,000 immigrants are allowed access to the United States every year according to the Immigration Act of 1990. (pg. 10) Current immigrant laws need to be reformed so that more immigrants can be allowed into the US, there will be a better way to decide which and how many refugees can come, and illegal immigrants have an easier way to become a US citizen. 675,000 is the cap for number of immigrants...
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...sides. One quick look at any internet message board will depict this, with people throwing around half baked political theories and ideas, with high spirits and low amounts of substantial discussion to be found. Our elected leaders in Washington however are the ones who need to make the final decision, and I urge them to take a look at facts, rather than popular opinion, and at the true effect on the lives of our citizens rather than political ideology. And so I say, in order to create good immigration policy, lawmakers need to know that...
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...country of millions of people, with many different opinions. Since the day that we first settled here, all the way up until today, it seems like each and everyone of us have different options. This also means that we can’t agree on many things. This leads to arguments/disagreements and sometimes fights. One specific topic that has also been controversial is immigration. Though, lately this has been a really hot topic, and many people don’t know what to think of this. So the question that often comes up is, should we allow immigrants into the country? Along with the many benefits and advantages to letting them into the country, there are equally as many disadvantages. Some may argue that if...
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...step of the immigration process is obtaining a visa, a step that was difficult for my parents. There are multiple types of visas, depending on the purpose why one wants to move to the United States, such an employment, family, refugee, immigration, and marriage visa. My father first applied here as an immigrant, and when he arrived in the United States, my mother applied for a marriage visa to join my father to start their new lives together. They both went to the United Nations office in Baghdad, Iraq, a complicated six-hour drive from Slemani, Kurdistan to proceed with the preliminary steps. When he filed for permanent residence, he had the choice to pick the three top countries he wanted to live in which he wrote; Denmark, Canada, and the United...
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...On August 2nd, President Trump proposed an immigration reform bill. In this proposal, President Trump threw around the idea of slashing legal immigration to the United States in half within the next decade, by limiting the ability of American citizens and legal residents to bring their family members into the country. This bill would have a major effect on the country as a whole, and in my opinion, I think they would be mostly negative effects. I do not believe that congress should pass the bill proposed by President Trump. Ever since President Trump has been in office, he has wanted to make drastic changes to the immigration policies in the United States and this is just the latest proposal. Some of the things President Trump has already done when it comes to immigration reform include barring many visitors from select Muslim-majority countries, limited the influx of refugees, increased immigration arrests and pressed to build a wall along the southern border. (cite) These policies deal mainly with immigrants from threatening countries. I would not want my country to be the next victim of the Paris attack and this is why I personally do not have a problem with the legislation he has already passed. But this new bill on the other hand, I do not believe would be positive for our country....
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...Mitchell Coykendall Illegal immigrants from Mexico have been coming into America for a better life for hundreds of years. Many people believe that illegal immigrants are bad people. They think that they are trying to take over America. However, most immigrants aren’t bad people at all they are nice and loving and are looking for a better life. We should support immigration to our country for the people that are looking for freedom and to better themselves but should have safety screening to keep our country safe. The immigrants are real people also and they have families to take care of. They are just any other family and should be treated as so. Infact one of the biggest reasons they come into America is because they want a better life. Sometimes they come to America because their homes in Mexico are bad. Some of them barely have roofs on their houses, they have bad drinking water or no water at all, and some families even have to search the dump for food or things to sell just to support their families. They want to make things better so badly that they are willing to get shot to get here. We need them and they need us for many other reasons. There are already about 8 million illegal...
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...Illegal immigration has turned into one of the most disputed topics in the United States. Over the years, there has been a marked increase in bias and hate crimes regionally and nationwide against illegal immigrants. Our country’s population is made up of approximately 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants. Over the past and current years, evidence has overwhelmingly shown that immigrants play a vital role in our country’s economic, social, and cultural prosperity. Therefore, responsible social, political, and church groups should try to change Americans’ hearts and minds about immigration and about persistent bias against people who are already members of our society. Illegal immigration is not an issue that can be simply solved through mass...
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...Illegal Immigration Instead of Canadian geese flocking South, thousands of immigrants flee to the United States for sanctuary. Many want to follow the American Dream. The American Dream is an idea that every citizen of America has the equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work and dedication. The immigrants want to lead a positive life, and live to their fullest potential. However, some of these immigrants are illegal. In fact, there are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. alone (Paul Hina). They believe that by living in America, they are helping out the economy. Despite their popular belief, they are making the economy worse. Illegal aliens are creating social divisions in class, and ruining America’s...
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...This mindset is often encouraged by the issue of immigration that is such a pressing topic in the politics of our country. The 14th amendment in the Constitution states that everyone born in the U.S. is a US citizen, including the children of illegal immigrants. The recent uproar concerning illegal immigration in the U.S., specifically Mexico and South America, the 14th amendment of the constitution has been threatened. A thing known as “anchor babies” have been a popular topic in political discussion. This is the idea that illegal immigrants come to America , have children and rely on their now American babies to better allow themselves citizenship or to stay in the country. According to a study from the Pew Hispanic Center, approximately 4 million children with American citizenship have at least one parent who is illegal, but their families include both illegal immigrants and American citizens. Not to mention those...
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...was not our origin of country. The only difference between us and the immigrants, is we took this country forcefully from the Native Americans. They not only want a better life for themselves, but for their children as well. In a lot of cases you do see families giving birth in the United States and sadly end up getting broken up because, although the child is a U.S citizen the parents are not, and as a result they end up being deported. There is no question why parents would decide to want to have their child in America, they want a better life for their children especially better than what they had and America is a great place for that. That would mean the child would be going to a distant relative or possibly a friend. Often times Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) are so worried about the immigrants’ documentation status, that they overlook what’s best for the child, which can cause complications for that child later in life. With this in mind, more often times than not, immigrants are not coming to America just to be here. They want to work hard, make money, and provide for their family in relation to each and every other U.S citizen. The finding of work is not easy but, they contentedly accept the career options that Americans aren’t too keen upon doing. Americans constantly attack illegal immigrants complaining that they are taking their jobs away, but in fact, Americans also take jobs away from their very own peers. When an employer finds a person more qualified...
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...Persuasive Essay Paper Jessica Ogunlanoh University of Phoenix April 11, 2010 Paula Brobst Essentials of College Writing/COMM 215 Ending Illegal Immigration Persuasive Essay Paper 1 As Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Unfortunately, none of us can live forever and while eliminating taxes seems like a long shot, we can certainly lower it. To do that, we must have a strong economy. To have a strong economy, we cannot have one of the biggest economic drains in the nation: Illegal Immigrants. There are an estimated number of twenty million illegal immigrants in the United States. These criminals are leeches of our economic system as most of them do not pay taxes. The criminals also drain our economy by taking our jobs. Illegal Immigrants ruin the standard of living for hard-working American citizens and legal immigrants by using our social service programs from OUR taxes. It’s not simply economical issues that make it horrible and preposterous for these criminals to be accepted, it’s moral principle. Illegal Immigrants in general, do not pay taxes. Why is that? These kinds of criminals are virtually invisible to law enforcement. They are undocumented. They don’t have valid birth certificates, social security cards or passports. Since they are about as easy to find as finding Waldo in the bible, they pretty much have simply an option...
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...English 711 Auster’s “Immigration Threatens American Culture” After reading Auster’s essay critically, (1) outline his essay; and (2) answer the following questions: I. Outline 1. 1965 Immigration Act which opened US immigration. 2. There is no doubt that the cultural left hates American and wants to destroy it. 3. The patriotic and Christian Right supports exactly the same immigration policy that is supported by the anti-American. 4. American acknowledges abandoning American culture. II. Questions 1. What is the author’s main claim (thesis)? Where can you locate it? Is it clearly stated fairly early in the essay? Does it reflect the purpose of the essay? The main idea is immigration take influence to American culture. It’s clearly but it doesn’t reflect the purpose. 2. What are his subsidiary claims? In other words, what are the claims that he uses to support his main claim? Are they clear and valid? Are they related to the main claim? They are clear and valid and related to the main claim. 3. List the kind of evidence Auster uses for each claim/idea (e.g., reasoning, facts, statistics, examples, personal experience, expert testimony/authoritative statements, comparison, analogy). Remember to answer for EACH claim. Example, reasoning and comparison. 4. Discuss whether the evidence of EACH claim/idea is sufficient, specific, relevant, and convincing. I think each claim is specific and convincing. 5. List the opposing...
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...Kevin Oliveira Professor Madritch Expository Writing 30 November 2011 Leslie Marmon Silko: A Closer Look Into Racist Struggles The controversial dilemma of illegal immigration is a prominent part of politics today more than ever. Leslie Marmon Silko’s persuasive essay, “Fences Against Freedom,” exemplifies the constant battle on racism and immigration our nation faces today. Through her own experiences, she has concluded that the government evokes racism among the population in a negative manner. Silko’s essay explains that the government is a body that is not to be trusted and that their mischievous ways trickle down the ladder to us. She speaks for all persons with mixed ancestry on the point that their lives are daily struggles as a result of our nation’s leaders and their misperceived views on race. Racism is one of the leading social problems that Americans can associate themselves with because it is seen everywhere and it is spreading the wrong message. The ineffectiveness of Silko’s argument, that the government and media is to blame for the apparent racism in the country today, is exemplified through her constant contradiction of statements and child-like motives. Silko blames the government for their actions that have affected her life as well as many other people of different race. Leslie Marmon Silko grew up in Native American home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is well known for her English and writing skills and she was raised as a Laguna Pueblo...
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...Outline: Immigration Benefits America 1. Topic: Clinton thought that immigration is beneficial for America to development their culture and economy. 2. The most important problem is that how can we strengthen our national community if we grow more diverse. Every immigrant has their duty to study, work and contribute to America. Drawing Strength from Immigrants. 1. There are lots of immigrants in America, and they have to study a lot of different things in order to fit in America society. 2. Some Americas saw that the immigrants with suspicion, violence and discrimination, so they forced to take the literacy tests to keep them out of America. 3. With the times goes by, there are less races than other in a century. Immigrants Are Good for America. 1. New immigrants are good for America because they developed the new economy. 2. Some examples to confirm that the immigrants study in America and get their job, so they made a great contribution for America. The Spirit that Built America. 1. The immigrants’ spirit drove America to succeed because they have the same humanity with America. 2. Some Americans were afraid that their hometown becomes a foreign land, but it’s wrong, because every immigrant have their own rights to live I this society and they also have to follow the rules. 3. Majority of immigrants are here legally. Sharing the Country. 1. The most important part is that the new immigrants can benefit the nation in some ways...
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...Johnny Quenan 11/18/12 Persuasive Essay Can non-Europeans be trusted to keep our own country alive? I say that they are trustworthy. Despite all the immigration of the non-Europeans, we have survived and prospered as a country. Also, there are many non-Europeans that are very strong in the political field. Take Barack Obama for example. He beat George W. Bush in the 2008 polls, and since then he has made some improvements to the U.S. Some examples of those are ending the war in Iraq, which was a very smart choice. Another example is the health care reform. This helped people with Medicare have more benefits and less of a cost. Also, almost all of America has abandoned the fact that ethnic diversity is something to worry about. Clarence Page mentioned that in his article, “Still fighting an old culture war.” Buchanan says that our nation “Born a Western Catholic republic being transformed into a multicultural, multiracial, multilingual, multiethnic stew of a nation that has no successful precedent in the history of the world.” This is not true. The USA has only improved in the last 5-6 years and has been successful since almost the beginning. There is another reason why Buchanan is wrong in that statement, and it is my second argument. If we have more racial and ethnic differences, then we can better communicate with other countries. For example, if we want to communicate with China about trade, we have people that would be able to fluently communicate with them. Also...
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