...its history, achieve that the migration process is carried in order, development and applying the laws that are effective for the benefit of our society. In the next few months, immigration reform will be high on the list of priorities in the House of Representatives. Despite significant public support for immigration reform among members of the public in both parties, many of the most basic facts about immigrants and immigration remain misunderstood. Immigration reform is part of the solution for creating a stronger, more successful, and unified nation. America is a nation of immigrants, and welcoming immigrants reflects the key values on which this country is based: hard work, perseverance, taking on challenges, demonstrating individuality, and showing compassion. In addition, immigration reform is a bipartisan issue where everyone can agree that a working immigration system contributes to a stronger country—economically, socially, and culturally. Anti-immigrant pundits often downplay the importance of immigration to America’s future, treating immigrants and immigration as a threat. While there are plenty of legitimate issues to question and debate in immigration policy, choosing to use the topic as a wedge issue, stirring up fear and uncertainty, hoping to pit people against each other, is not only unproductive, but damaging to our civic life. The facts make it clear that reform of our immigration system can benefit everyone. We must ensure that we have a legal...
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...Hightower Are Undocumented Immigrants Good for the U.S. Economy? For most Americans immigration is very sensitive and emotional issue so impact of the immigrants on U.S. is often debated. While much of the debate centers on cultural issues, the economic effects of immigration are clear: Economic analysis finds little support for the view that inflows of foreign labor have reduced jobs or Americans’ wages. According to Phew Research Centre, there are 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants in US and U.S civilian workforce included 8 million unauthorized immigrants, accounting for 5% of those who were working or were unemployed and looking for work. Mexicans made up 52% of all unauthorized immigrants,...
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...Works Cited AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Unlicensed to Kill. Washington: AAA, Nov 2011. PDF file ANA, SANTA. California opens driver's license applications to illegal immigrants. CBS news. 2 Jan 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2016 <http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-opens-drivers-license-applications-to-illegal-immigrants/> "Bill AB60 - Drive California." Drive California . 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. <http://driveca.org/bill-ab60/>. Flemming ,Charles. Economic Impact of Traffic Accidents? About $1 trillion a year. Los Angeles Times, May 29 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2016. <http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-economic-impact-of-traffic- accidents-20140529-story.html>. Pastor, Manuel, Enrico Marcelli, Vanessa Carter, and Jared Sanchez. "CSII Publications. " What's at Stake for the State: Undocumented Californians, Immigration Reform, and Our Future Together. University of Southern California, May 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2016. <http://dornsife.usc.edu/csii/undocumentedca/>. Passel, Jeffrey S., and D’vera Cohn. Unauthorized Immigrant Totals Rise in 7 States, Fall in 14. Pew Research Center, 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2016. <http://www.pewhispanic.org/2014/11/18/unauthorized-immigrant-totals-rise-in- 7-states-fall-in-14/>. Sukhvir S. Brar, Research and Development Branch Licensing Operation Division. Estimation of Fatal Crash for Suspended/Revoked And Unlicensed Drivers in California. 2012. PDF file. Benefits on The Road Effective since...
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...Whether the controversies be constant fear of terrorism or the cost extra people are putting on the already struggling economy. What American citizens fail to realize is that if this is infact “The home of the brave and land of the free”, then no person should have to live in constant fear of anything in the United States. Everyday there is another parent who is stripped from their child, and there is another child placed in foster care. When a child is taken away from a seemingly happy family and placed into an unknown environment, it can cause many lasting effects. Most of the effects are mental and can stay with a child well into adulthood. So before anyone gives an opinion on should unauthorized immigrants be removed from the United States, they should take into consideration who is really being...
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...side they say that legalizing illegal immigrants can help boost the economy and even complement the U.S workforce. On the other, they say that legalization will only entice more foreigners to cross the border illegally. Whatever the opinion, this is an important issue that has been brought up for a long time and no definitive solution has been implemented. This issue is one that makes you wonder whether legalizing immigrants would be good, bad or the impact it would have on the economy. The legalization of illegal immigrants might take a long time, but when it happens, many good things can come from this. Many families will be brought together instead of being torn apart. Those that have special work skills will be able to find a job in their specialty. Millions of people will be able to file taxes. Many young adults will have the ability to go to college and develop skills that will help this country go forward. People won’t have to do anything in secrecy; they will have the ability to do almost anything freely. Many good things can come from this legalization, but the question that remains is when? There are many people who argue that the legalization process is a bad idea. One of the biggest worries is that once they are legalized they will become eligible for all the benefits a citizen is eligible for. Another worry is that they would become competition for the natural born citizens, most likely leaving them without a job. If an immigrant becomes legalized their relatives...
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...Children Growing up in Unauthorized Homes Illegal immigration is a topic widely uncomfortable subject that most people really have barely any knowledge about. Yet, it’s one of the major political conflicts today. Stuck in this vicious cycle are the kids of these illegals, who have no say in what happens to them or what they do. There are the children that came here with their parents when they were young, and then there are the children who were born here, but are nonetheless growing up suffering the consequences of their parents’ unauthorized status. There are about 11.5 million illegal immigrants living in the United States today. Illegal immigrants are define as those who live within the country without legal authorization to do so. There are many ways one can became “illegal”, such as overstaying the time period specified on a tourist or student visa, or entering the United States without inspection, like crossing the border (Hoefer et al). Research has shown that, the population of unauthorized migrants is larger now than at any time since the United States began trying to regulate immigration in the early twentieth century; while the United States represents five percent of the world’s population, it has approximately twenty percent of all unauthorized migrants in the world. Although “illegal immigrants” account for about a fourth of the overall U.S. immigrant population, they dominate the immigration debate and are at the heart of the politic debates. As a result...
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...Anchor Babies There are millions of stories that we hear everyday of how people came to US in pursue of better life for them and their children. Each story is unique, passionate, and encouraging; as a person I do realize that each person has a right to better their life through hard work, and wish to fulfill their dream. This country was build by immigrants who sought a better opportunity, however, what was in the beginning of 20th century, drastically changed in 21st. The ongoing debate is more evolving regarding illegal immigrants and anchor babies. This issue is seeking more and more attention by the government and political figures. How does the government should deal with increasing numbers of illegal immigrants and increasing population of anchor babies. When this issue arises in the debate, we turn to 14 Amendment of Constitution, which states; All persons born or naturalized in the United states and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the united States. The intent of the original amendment is not to facilitate illegal aliens defying U.S. Law and obtaining citizenship for their offspring, or obtaining benefits at taxpayer expense. The United States is unusual in it's proposal to extend citizenship to anyone born on its soil. If we turn to other developed countries that have developed their citizenship practice to eliminate the problems caused by the practice of birthright citizenship. The anchor baby problem has grown to such large proportions...
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...Tutor: Course: Date: Illegal Immigrants Presently there are countless hot subjects on the minds of Americans such as abortion, drone wars, same sex marriage but then one of the most discussed topic is the whether illegal immigrants should be deported back to their legitimate countries. Actually this topic has been politicized for more than a decade now without a sustainable resolution. And so what are the consequences of tolerating illegal immigrants in our country? For this reason in this paper we are going to present the limitations of illegal immigrants in the United States in an organized argumentation justifying why illegal immigrants should be deported back to their countries. Did you know that illegal immigrants cost American taxpayers more than three hundred billion dollars annually. It has been reported that an illegal pregnant woman in the United States receives free medical service that cost at around six thousand dollars. According to a CRS report illegal immigrants were responsible for more than 16, 000 which is twice the crimes commuted by legal immigrants. Additionally the United States Consensus Bureau estimated that there are more than twelve million illegal immigrants in the United States, this is actually equivalent to the combined populations of Arizona, Iowa and New Mexico. Even worse the infiltration of illegal aliens this has resulted in a weighty increase in the rate of unemployment. To tell the truth these illegal immigrants are certainly bad news to...
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...Sara Brown ENGL102 – Composition 2 September 27, 2014 Professor Chris Baron Southwestern College Professional Studies Illegal Immigration: The Good; the Bad Throughout the history of the United States of America, illegal immigration has affected many governmental decisions and led to many political debates. Many Americans believe that allowing illegal immigrants to live in the USA is detrimental to our economy. For as long as I can remember, this topic has been a major discussion in the national news syndicate as well. One can open any newspaper, turn on any news channel, or visit any news site on the internet and one of the major headlines will have something to do with illegal immigration. With the overwhelming amount of undocumented immigrants in the USA, many questions are asked about the effects they are having on our economy. In the early 1600s, immigrants began arriving in the USA. As a country, the majority of the population was English. In 1607, so called “Foreigners” began to enter the country. Non-English immigrants were coming from mainly the British Isles, Whales, Scotland, and Ireland (Garis, R, 1927). During the year of 1637, Massachusetts was one of the first to implement a law regarding residents or colonies allowing immigrants into their homes. The Governor, John Winthrop, supported the law that states that any immigrants must have permission from the authorities to be in the colony (Hendricks, J. 2013). Immigration did not actually...
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...Although thousands of immigrants come to the United States Illegally, most of them are in this country for the jobs that Americans will not do. That is why so many illegal immigrants come to the United States. However, everyone that breaks the Immigration Law should be punished, even if they are not citizens of the country. According to Perez (2001), “In 1986 Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act that, among other things, granted amnesty to illegal immigrants who could demonstrate continual residence in the United States prior to 1982” (Perez, 2001). Because of this law, millions of illegal immigrants can use this act to become citizens of the United States. | According to Mirram-Webster (2012), “amnesty means that the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals” (Mirram-Webster, 2012). Therefore, amnesty is unfair and unconstitutional because all of the illegal immigrants that come into the United States are pardon after they have violated the laws in this country. Why do we continue to allow these illegal immigrants to go unpunished? If it were some of the U.S. citizens breaking this law they would not be granted amnesty; they would be treated differently, so why illegal immigrants should be pardoned? Robert Byrd (2001), a West Virginia senator, says, “Illegal immigrants who have worked for many years in the United States should not be granted amnesty” (Byrd, 2001). Illegal immigrants who work in the United...
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...for the rest of the population. Illegal immigrants are generally defined as unauthorized residents that are foreign-born non-citizens and who are not legal residents. There are two ways an unlawful status can occur, the most common one happening when individuals are entering the United States without the appropriate paperwork, mandatory inspections, and background searches. In the second occurrence, individuals were first legally admitted for a certain period of time predetermined by authorities and this either as students, visitors, or temporary workers. Once the time frame expired, they omitted to leave the country as they were mandated by law, thus becoming illegal residents. According to The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) latest report, it is estimated that over ten million illegal immigrants were currently residing in America as of January 2010, from which about 60% originally lived in the country of Mexico. Furthermore, the official statistics revealed that the overall population of illegal immigrants in the United States has enlarged by almost 30% in the past decade alone; this means that more than two million unauthorized aliens came to this country since the year 2000 (1). From such alarming numbers, the mainstream population seems to agree that an immigration reform is needed, but a continual conflict is keeping the nation from a solution. The argument revolves around what should be done with all the illegal immigrants that have been let in the country and...
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...to elected officials and policy advocates we the United States are going through a period of demographic change, with the flooding of immigrants, that is causing major concerns culturally and economically throughout the states. A lot of these states and localities are unaccustomed to these types of changes, so they along with the federal government are being responsible on implementing immigration-related demands in the United States and the emergence of what’s being called “immigration federalism”. But as you will soon see, the immigration is felt differently in different parts of the country, and these immigration laws are not always needed or used the right way. The enforcement of our immigration laws were federally controlled at one point, with the local law enforcement supporting us upon request, but with time this has changed. The federal government started to delegate enforcement power to the local level in 1996 with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). The IIRIRA included the clause known as section 287(g) inviting county, state, and city law agencies to partner up with the federal government to enforce violations of federal immigration law, by offering to train officers in the local law agencies, police departments and others to screen and arrest whoever they suspected to be an unauthorized immigrant. Before the 9/11 attacks there existed no 287(g) agreements signed, but since the attacks the number of 287(g) agreements has grown...
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...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 most of the immigrants came from the British Islands and Western Europe. During this period of immigration the United States had an open-immigration policy. The second period of immigration occurred from the late nineteenth century until about 1921. This period of immigration was also open with some restrictions. The restrictions came about in 1875 when the government did not allow...
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...today was sponsored by Senior Senator of Louisiana, David Vitter. Bill S.60 wants to take away the education of the children of illegal immigrants. Stating right from the summary “prohibit unlawful aliens from being eligible for any postsecondary education benefit unless every citizen and national of this country is eligible to receive that benefit in no less of an amount, duration, or scope.” This bill should not be passed. Of course, the concern is understandable. This time of the century, the height for seeking equality has skyrocketed. However, using the “equality” card in these type of situations is not fair at all. What ways would a regular citizen be unable to attend postsecondary education? The most popular reason is because of money. Yet, the prices continue to go up every year. If a family of illegal immigrants can afford these ridiculously high tuitions fees for their children, or their children are working hard and getting good enough grades on their own accord then they definitely should be able to attend the school they wish to go to. Most unauthorized immigrants have a hard time finding jobs as most companies require paperwork with proof of residency. To think most of these immigrants can afford to send a child to college or university easily is almost ridiculous. So most of these children work hard at school and excel in their studies to get the scholarships they deserve. To take that all away because students lawfully living on United States ground cannot afford it...
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...The True Cost of Illegal Immigrants Christina Cheshire April 7, 2010 Com/220 Tony DiGaetano An illegal immigrant is any person who enters the United States illegally or one who enters legally and stays past the time legally allowed. While the United States is a melting pot for all races and what a great benefit this can be but illegal immigrants can also be a tremendous burden. Do American’s know the true cost? Illegal Immigration is one of the major issues facing the United States today. For the past 30 years, unauthorized immigration has been one of the major issues, making it one of the hardest obstacles for politicians to try and resolve adequately. This relates to both economic and Business realities for the U.S. and for Mexico. In America, there are 4 to 12 million immigrants who are undocumented that are living and working in the United States. Population experts have recently discovered that there are a continuous flow of immigrants from Mexico entering and leaving the States. This is the reason why the exact number of immigrants is still unknown. Mexicans make up the single largest group of undocumented workers in the U.S., some cross illegally...
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