...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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...Immigration Wendy Richards COM220 3/24/2011 Maureen Duffy Ana is not a typical 15-year old teenage girl. She is smart and a good student with a cumulative GPA of 3.9. She is active in several extracurricular activities, her future seems promising. Ana comes home from school excited after learning that she can obtain her learner’s permit because she is 15. Her parents explain that she will not be able to receive her permit because she is in the United States illegally. Ana’s world comes crashing down around her; she did not know that she was not a citizen. Her future, once promising seems dismal. Without proper documentation Ana cannot get a driver’s license, attend college, or even get a good job. Ana did not decide to come to America illegally; however, she will suffer consequences of her parent’s decision. Citizens can benefit from different cultures establishing residence in the United States these benefits have helped to shape society. Some people would argue that we must stop immigration. Others argue that immigration is beneficial but that our current policies are not working. The United States began with immigrants and even though immigration laws need to be reformed, immigrants are vital, and beneficial to society. America, as we know it today, began because of immigrants. The history of immigration can be seen in four periods. The first period started in the eighteenth century and continued through the late nineteenth century. In this first period...
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...Immigration Reform Eddie Ewing Texas Southern University Graduate School AJ 500: Seminar in Administration of Justice Spring 2015 Introduction Immigration reform Immigration policy affects all aspects of society. Regardless of status, immigrants have always played a central role in the life and growth of our nation. Immigrants contribute $10 billion a year to this country's economic growth. The immigration debate is packed with ideology and misconceptions and the process of achieving citizenship has become cumbersome and bureaucratic (Cohen). In June 2012, President Obama announced that the federal government would no longer deport undocumented youths who immigrated to the United States before the age of sixteen and are younger than thirty, have been in the country for five continuous years, and have no criminal history. Under the policy, these immigrants would be eligible for two-year work permits that have no limits on how many times they can be renewed. In 2013, a bipartisan group of senators released a comprehensive immigration reform plan that would allow those who immigrated illegally as children to apply for permanent residence in five years, regardless of their current age (Lee). Measures have been taken at the state level to regarding immigration matters, however due to federal politics immigration remains a major reform issue that needs immediate intervention. From current reform, immigration enforcement, and proposed legislature, the need for immigration...
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...Multidimensional Lenses on Migration Dilara Sönmez Middle East Technical University Department of International Relations, #1541077 ABSTRACT National and international security has gained new meanings and elements in recent years, especially after Cold War. The changed concept of security has been more and more broadened with accelerated effects of globalization and shocking September 11 events. The new issues of security agenda may be listed as immigration, global terror, climate change, energy, internal violence, human security etc. This article recovers mainly how irregular migration effects national and human security in a multi dimensional framework, from theories to the cases under several sections of the paper. Firstly, the definition and types; secondly motivations of immigration are outlined with a historical and theoretical briefs. Then the general perception on migration and motivations of migration will be connected more specific sections that are, in sequence, international lenses on migration regarding state and public securities and more specifically, the lenses of the US and European Union on migration. The conclusion part put my arguments as done during article that are both agreed and disagreed with the mainstream theories and the opinions of expert that are stated in the article. Definitions and Types of Migration The term of migration has several definitions that give almost similar meanings. Generally, in social science literature, Migration...
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...Canal The All-American Canal and Its Effects on Illegal Immigration Abstract This paper explores three public articles and one segment of 60 minutes that explore the effects of the All-American Canal and the ongoing battle against illegal immigration. The canal is owned by the federal government and operated by the Imperial Irrigation District (IID). This paper will examines both sides of the moral obligation and responsibility of the government and the immigrants that attempt to cross the canal. Keywords: Imperial Irrigation District, responsibility Claim: “It is permissible for the federal government to allow the drowning deaths of illegal immigrants at the All-American Canal to continue because they aren’t required to provide life saving equipment. Explanation of the claim: The All-American Canal is an aqueduct that conveys the last drops of Colorado River water into the Imperial Valley in California. The canal provides drinking water for 9 cities and irrigates over 500,000 acres. It was built in the 1930’s by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and completed in 1942. It’s owned by the federal government and operated by the Imperial Irrigation District (IID). Two thirds of our winter fruits and vegetables are grown using this water. The canal creates jobs in the farming industry and half of the people who pick the crops are illegal aliens who cross the canal from Mexico. The problem is the canal...
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...Illegal Immigration and ways to stop Illegal Immigrant in the United States. An illegal immigrant can be defined as someone who enters a country without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa or permitted stay. Although the United States of America has become a melting point for all people seeking free choice of worship, cruel governments, relief from war, famine, or poverty, to seek for a better life for themselves and their families, the importance and terms and conditions of becoming a legal immigrant in the United States, as being misused by illegal immigrants, who violates the immigration laws country, either by to avoid detection and hence, inspection, individuals who are inspected upon entry into another state, but gain admission by using fraudulent documents, or violators who enter another state properly but 'willfully' overstay their period of legal stay, thus violating their stay. Illegal immigration in the United States has being one of the most discuss issues and concerns in the United States for decades, and has recently has become one of the main political controversies due to the upcoming election this coming month. The Department of Homeland security from the book current controversies on illegal immigration on ( p 20), it stays that 10.8 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States, as of January 2009 on illegal immigration, to the overview of unauthorized immigration in the United States . ...
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... The Immigration Crisis Over the past 20 years immigration has become a hot topic in American culture. Since September 11, 2001, the concern for security at our nation’s borders is higher than ever. The threat of another attack lies imminent in the country’s mind. With the increase in concern for border security comes the issue of how to approach and handle the illegal immigration epidemic that is currently affecting the United States. We should first look back at the Roman Empire to give us a better understanding of the problems and solutions of immigration. There are astonishing similarities between the rise of the United States and power and the upsurge of Roman Republic. (Pagdan) These likenesses are not due to the specific character of both states, rather there is a common pattern in the development of every powerful state and the United States and Rome are examples of this pattern. The effects that immigration has on the United States are limitless. There have been endless debates over these effects since as early as the colonial times. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule these debates. Regardless on someone’s political view of immigration, everyone should realize how it has and is shaping the United States today. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule the debates on immigration and its laws. It is without a doubt that the United States was founded on immigration and its...
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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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...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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...Melting WGU – LAT1 Donna Vaughn May 17, 2010 In recent years the number of illegal aliens in this country has grown. The social and economic impact of this has given rise to the current debate on what to do. American citizens are demanding their government take action; the problem lies in what action to take. Everything from mass deportation to total amnesty is being argued. While it is not American policy to allow foreigners the status of legal residents or even citizenship when they enter illegally, extremes such as total amnesty or mass deportation may not be the answer either. America is a melting pot in which many cultures have peacefully come to make their lives as American citizens. The issue of illegal aliens has divided this nation which is in need of unity and consistency in law enforcement. Research shows that in order to reduce illegal immigration, the American government must enforce the current laws, secure the American Mexican border, eliminate the magnets that attract illegal aliens (such as: employment, anchor babies, social services) and offer no tolerance for criminal activity. Understanding the Problem Many people enter this country through the American Mexican border and usually can do so unchallenged. By not securing the southern border, America has left an opening that anyone can come through. It is not just illegal aliens that cross that border. America is exposed to entry by terrorists, drug smugglers and human trafficking. (Hedgecock...
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...United States Border Security Post 9/11 ABSTRACT U.S. border security in the post 9/11 era requires careful attention to all potential threats with particular focus on mitigating circumstances that lead to reductions in citizen safety and security. These efforts must be balanced with protection of U.S. citizens’ rights to freedom of movement and commerce. Additionally, security activities must protect borders while minimizing interference with international trade. Primary concerns at the land borders include tracking movements of people into and out of the U.S. (including potential terrorists) at the traditional borders, curtailing illegal immigration and stopping drug trafficking. Sea borders are the primary route of illegal smuggling and now have more coordinated efforts between federal agencies, law enforcement, and private interests. Skies are protected by the DHS and its private entity the TSA but often include invasive search procedures for passengers. With the post 9/11 realization of America’s vulnerability to external threats, border security became a subject of greater inquiry and action. United States border security can be categorized by the three mediums of transportation across borders – land, sea, and sky. Significant changes have occurred in the domestic security protocols utilized in all three mediums to reduce terrorist threats on U.S. soil, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration. While it seems obvious in the post 9/11 perspective that domestic...
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...Immigration Debate Angelique Diaz BSHS/332 September 1, 2010 Audra Duhon Immigration Debate People have a concern about the influx of undocumenting workers asserting the illegality of employment. On the other hand, many immigrants assert that they are just looking for a chance to make their lives and the lives of their families just a little bit better—and many sympathetic Americans think that these immigrants deserve that chance. The legal question will, at some point, be a settlement in the political arena. However, deep questions remain over what sorts of ethical reasons could be offerance either in favor of opening of borders to immigrants. One issue of importance in settling the ethical issues regarding immigration is that of equality(parrcenter.edu).This paper I will discuss the unethical immigration debate. Increased immigration is important for both the economic and spiritual well being of the United States. Immigrants often take jobs, which would otherwise go unfilled and increase the productivity. Empirically, the United States has recently undergone a long period of increased immigration and has an economy, which may have its ups and downs but is still the envy of the world with significant immigrant contributions in the prominent high technology sector. The most convincing argument against immigration is usually their effect on wages, but current economic policy is already focusing on fighting this wage pressure to reduce the threat of inflation...
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...Border War A father and his son slowly makes their way over a ten-foot iron fence; propelling themselves upward by wedging their worn sneakers in between the large metal poles. They’re climbing the fence to go visit their family in America. They both have made this trip multiple times, and both know that if their caught the punishment will be a lecture and a free ride home. Maybe next time over they will carry some drugs to make some quick cash, this is my story and just like my dad and I were, many illegal immigrants know how easy it is to cross the border and how light the punishments are. They know that the border is just a small obstacle between them and the United States, acting more as a revolving door than an impenetrable barrier. The border fortifications put in place by the United States of America are ineffective and a waste of time and money because of the insecure fencing, lack of appropriately equipped and trained personnel, and the fact that drugs are still making it across the border into the United States. The current ineffectiveness of America’s border defenses have been around for multiple decades. For the past ten years, the U.S./Mexican border has come under close scrutiny because of the many failed attempts to hold back immigrants and drug dealers coming from Mexico. Larger fences were built along borders near major cities and towns, mainly along the border cities of Texas. Bigger security forces (the Border Patrol Agency) were created in the mid ‘80s to...
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...Immigration Issues in the US America is a nation of “rights.” In the past 50 years, the United States has had to contend with virtually every rights movement imaginable: civil rights, students’ rights, abortion rights, disabilities rights, gun ownership rights, women’s rights, homosexual rights, victims’ rights, and now immigrant’s rights (Bean, 1990). One of the most controversial political issues today is illegal immigrants from Mexico entering our country (Hannity, 2007). Illegal immigration into the United States is a problem that should be a concern, as it is unfair to both Americans and to the people of this country who legally immigrated (Light, 1993). Immigration in the United States is growing out of control. Each year more and more illegally immigrants filter into our country. Scientific research has proven that we cannot continue to take in all these illegal immigrants (Bean, 1990). The question is whether we should learn to accept illegal immigrants and grant them their wish, or send them back to their home and try to stop illegal immigration once and for all. During the 1980’s, the Unites States received about 8 million immigrants, approximately 800,000 per year (Wilson, 1990). That included both legal admissions and illegal entrants who later received amnesty and legal residence. The volume has increased in the 1990’s, with about 900,000 immigrants arriving each year (Light, 1993). Over the past 30 years, the source countries of these immigrants...
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...Section 287 (g) Tasha Bundy ENGL106-1201B-216: English Composition I Abstract The Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a division of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department identifies, investigates, and dismantles weaknesses in the nation’s border, transportation, and security. The division is then broken down into smaller components to include: Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement & Removal Operations. The state and local division of ICE is the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Section 287(g). The 287 (g) program was implemented to support the ICE division on smaller levels. This report will discuss the background, participation, and the importance of the program to the United States. Section 287 (g) The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Section 287(g) program is a program that helps implement the substitution of state and local law enforcement agents to take partial duties, such as the arrest and detaining of criminal illegal immigrants, from ICE. This program has helped identify more than 279,000 potentially deportable aliens. There has been much debate on this program from the positive and negative. The program was implemented after the 9/11 terrorists attacks, with Florida becoming the first states to become a participant in 2002. The section stems from the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) that was passed in 1996. This was a broad series of amendments...
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