...Immigration Immigration has always been a huge topic for discussion in the United States of America, but with the recent statements made by Donald Trump and the other Republican candidates, the topic of immigration has received more media attention than normal. I believe that Immigration is a good thing for the US so long as it is legal and controlled in some way. From my own personal experience, my parents immigrated to the United States after the Vietnam War and have been in the country for over 30 years. I do not believe that my parents or the majority of Vietnamese immigrants have had a negative impact on the United states but instead have actually helped bring some of our culture to the western world introducing Americans to things like the Lunar New Year’s, or even things like Vietnamese cuisine. I think immigration has played a big role in helping America become the great diverse nation it is today. But i also believe that immigration should be strictly controlled and monitored so that just not anyone can come into the country because even though the vast majority of people are good people there are still those who wish to do us harm. Having strict policies and making the immigration process a bit more difficult will help prevent these bad people from entering the states and causing harm to our loved ones. Immigration in the United States is one of the key factors of why the US is considered one of the best countries in the world because we allow people from all...
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...Immigration is something that I have seen and have heard people experience. Growing up you here unbelievable stories of how people have died and suffered in trying to cross the border. My dad came here to escape the civil war in El Salvador and my mom came for a better future. They meet in Washington D.C. and when they were both 20 years old they got married and had me when they were 21. My mom is now a proud American citizen and my dad is a resident. Thanks to the less strict laws that were placed when they were younger they were able to stay here with permission from the government. If it wasn’t for their strength and endurance to overcome their struggles to be where they are now, I wouldn’t be here writing this paper. Immigration is such...
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...individuals who try to cross the border, end up dead from either the “coyotes” that are supposed to take them or from border patrolmen that kill them when trying to cross. Even though people in the United States do not see these individuals as citizens, they are still human beings that deserve a shot at making something of themselves in the greatest country in the world. The freedom that we can provide them is at a much higher level than what they have grown up with and lived in for years. It is understandable to see why people do not illegal immigrants in the country, but they are not doing anything wrong. It is extremely hard to get visas and green cards unless you can provide a major service to America, so the everyday people like us in America do not get a shot at success. The main reason for this is the strict immigration and border laws we have installed in our country. These strict laws are what cause the human trafficking problem in the first place. The laws should exist, but with better education over what is really happening. A lot...
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...Undocumented immigration has long been a problem in the U.S. According to the data released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the number of unauthorized immigrants went up from 10.8 million in 2009 to 11.4 million in 2012. The government provides legislative policies to deal with the problem, but it seems that undocumented immigration remains to be a problem in America. There are many problems associated with undocumented immigration which is why America has existing immigration and border laws designed to protect US citizens. The main problems caused by undocumented immigration are lost of jobs, depreciated of wages, stolen taxpayer resources, and increased numbers of crimes and domestic terrorism. Each of these problems harms...
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...THE PLAN OF AMNESTY: The Solution to Illegal Immigration Michael Mays ENG 102: Composition II February 10, 2012 The Plan of Amnesty How much would it cost to put 10 Million people in busses or airplanes and ship them back to their countries of origin? Is there a better way to deal with illegal immigration in the United States? Is the answer a strict and enforceable amnesty, allowing illegal immigrants to report themselves in order to achieve legal status, or is mass deportation of the estimated 10 million illegal aliens living in the U.S. the solution? A well laid-out, simplified, yet fair and enforceable amnesty plan could solve the multi-billion dollar battle of amnesty, deportation and illegal immigration. The cost of illegal immigration to the United States is estimated in the billions by numerous news avenues but what are the actual numbers and their impact on the United States? “More than 10 million illegal immigrants live in the United States, and 1,400 more arrive every day” (Katel, 2005). This number seems very high and somewhat scary to people but the truth is that “illegal immigrants only make up about 5 percent of the U.S. work force” (Ketel, 2005). Nonetheless, strong actions have been taken by the government to try to put a stop to illegal immigration. Over the past decade or so, billions of dollars have been spent on border-control measures such as walls, fences, and increasing border patrol personnel. From 1993 to 2004, the federal government quintupled...
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...Immigration has been a primary topic and issue not only here in the United States, which is currently dealing with the influx of immigrants coming from Central and South America. Europe is also facing the influx of immigrants from Syria, trying to escape the civil war raging on in their country. This has caused a disagreement between those who want to place strict immigration policy's and those who want unlimited immigration policies. For this paper I will give some examples using David Miller's viewpoints on why Countries should have strict immigration policies. I will also explain Joseph Carens viewpoint on why he disagrees with David Miller and his reasons for having a unlimited immigration policy. Lastly, I will give my own opinion on the...
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...theft, and property damage along with 24 percent for drug offenses with the remaining offenses being DUIs, fraud, forgery, counterfeiting, weapons, immigration, and obstruction of justice. These are the people that want to come to the United States to hurt ordinary citizens for their personal gains. One 2001 study found that Mexican immigrants in the U.S.“commit between 3.5 and 5 times as many crimes as the average native.” To fight this problem the author suggests that there must be a mandatory return of all criminal aliens back to their home...
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...Conference. I am Melad Safi from London School of Economics and Political Science. The topic of this speech of mine is, “is immigration good for Britain?” I will address four main areas, where immigration is believed to have an impact. Those areas are as follows economic, social, cultural and political. However before we continue, I will give you a short introduction to immigration in Britain. Since the European Union decided to include several East European countries, the level of immigration has soared in Britain. 150.000 Rumanians are believed to live in London alone, and the net immigration to Britain between 1991-2012 was more than three million.1 The massive level of immigrants has left a negative opinion about immigrants. According to surveys, 60% believed that immigrants did more harm than good, and 77% believed that a dramatic reduction in immigration would benefit the economy.2 The government of the UK has been criticised for not doing their job well enough. The public opinion is that immigration is a burden to public service and the country but that they may still be important for some parts of the national economy. Immigrants are believed important in order to take jobs that native British people do not want. According to new researches, the public opinion is mostly wrong. OECD presented a report back in 2011 stating that immigration was neither beneficial nor harming for national economies. The Offices for National Statistics presented another report...
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...important conflict dynamic because there are many reasons to leave Central America, which include the high poverty level and horrible economic conditions. There is also a history of organized crime that enables civil wars, gang violence, and drug wars. The rate of homicides and other violent actions are ridiculously high. This particularly violent dynamic of the conflict seems to justify why immigrants want to migrate to gain a sense of security. On the other hand, the source of permitting these immigrant children to come to the U.S. unaccompanied dates back to 2008 when George W....
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...Immigration Human Resource Management Human resource management is a diverse field which encompasses the areas of; benefits, compensation, health, safety, employee and employer rights and responsibilities, recruiting, training and development of new staff and so on. However for multinational companies immigration management has also become an important area of interest. In country like America companies can only keep foreign based employees who have been cleared from the immigration authorities. The immigration standing of an employee can affect all the other aspects of human resource; if an employee is not legally allowed to stay and work in a country so all the other aspects of human resource become meaningless. Therefore human resource professionals must keep themselves update with the immigration laws (Totallyexpat). This report shall entail the following on the account of the effects incurred upon the human resource manager roles due to immigration laws: Basic information relating to the employment related immigration law Work visa categories and their eligibility criteria Best practices to be followed when hiring foreign staff employees Procedure for the follow up of a “no-match” letter receipt Tips to follow to ensure the smooth recruitment of foreign employees in to the company with any clearance delays from the immigration authority Guidance to cater the immigration related liabilities which negatively affect the workforce and employee management relationships ...
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...discussions of immigration, a controversial issue has been whether to allow immigrants in the U.S. On one hand, some argue that immigrants should be allowed into the U.S. because immigrants could help bolster our economy. From this perspective, I support those in favor of immigrants. On the other hand, however, others argue that we shouldn’t allow immigrants into the U.S. because they come here with bad intentions such as smuggling drugs, promoting violence, and stealing jobs from Americans, and increasing the unemployment rate. In sum, then, the issue is whether immigration is good or bad for the U.S. and the economy. Although some may argue that immigration is bad for our economy and immigrants should be deported back to their countries,...
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...[Hook] Should the US send national guards to line the border? With my current understanding of the topic, I know that nothing is free, and I would imagine that there can be an extensive process and price when it comes to apprehensions in general. Due to my understanding of the military’s mountainous budget, I would assume that militarizing anything would cost a lot, and that the militarization of the US’s southern border is not currently necessary. Of course, this is initial belief and analysis with my current background information. Further research will bolster my ability to accurately determine if the US should send national guards to line the border. Throughout the research process I would like to find out how much each apprehension costs...
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...Anti-Terrorism The US Government has to protect American’s even if it requires violating someone’s privacy, adding stringent policies for immigration laws, and deporting illegals. There are many people that debate these laws go against their civil rights, but they should have been considered long before the attacks on America. These are not laws that were enforced to take away the rights of everyone’s religious beliefs, but to target extremist who want to hurt innocent Americans. Our safety in this country is much more important than someone feeling violated. Without the help of surveillance after 911, there could have been a higher death toll due to hidden terrorist cells in this country. Surveillance seems to strike everyone as unconstitutional, but it goes beyond someone’s rights when terrorists are plotting against innocent people in this country. In a situation such as this, you have to ask if it’s patriotic to assist with these hidden terrorist cells by forbidding such security measures or if it’s indeed patriotic to allow the government to do whatever’s necessary to keep our country free and safe (ACLU, 2003). After 911, some immigrants were denied citizenship and even visas due to their associations and views, but this was for the safety of our country. The Patriot Act should have been enacted long before thousands lost their lives; why wait for such a tragedy to develop patriotism? Many immigrants...
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...CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION Q. Why are some British people worried because Bulgarians and Romanians are now free to live and work in the United Kingdom? Also why do some people think that they need not worry? A. Restrictions on the Romanian and Bulgarian Nationals obstructing the free entry, living and working in the United Kingdom were lifted to be in full effect from January 01, 2014. There have been mixed responses to this situation in the U.K. as well as the affecting countries in the European Union. Some people are very welcoming of the new policy and in opinions of others, particularly within the U.K., it has been pointed out that the restrictions should have not been lifted for at least another for year i.e. till 2018. There have been concerns shown about the downfalls of the new policy buy general public, corporates and politicians which also include Members of Parliament. European Union law does not make class, income or skills a condition for enjoying the right of free moment and instead insists that this is a fundamental right to be enjoyed indiscriminately by everybody. Thus, there are speculations that a major motive for poor and unemployed citizens of Romania and Bulgaria aim at potentially claiming several welfare benefits provided by the government. These include benefits regarding housing, unemployment, looking-for-work funds, health-care benefits etc. James Joshua, Director of Conservative Grassroots, said that this flow of immigrants will put huge pressure...
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...Goldeman Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan Landslide Limousine Service Our client, Bradley Stonefield, is planning to open a limousine service, Landslide Limousines, in the Austin, Texas area. Mr. Stonefield plans to hire approximately twenty-five people to provide first class transportation to a variety of clientele. Before Mr. Stonefield begins hiring it is imperative that he has an understanding of applicable employment laws. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) is a well-known and widely used federal anti-discrimination law (LaMance, n.d.). Title VII make it illegal for employers to discriminate against someone based on their race, religion, national origin or sex (U.S. EEOC, 2014). The Act also made it illegal for employers to retaliate against a person who files a complaint of discrimination or participates in a discrimination investigation (U.S. EEOC, 2014). An employer who violates Title VII may find themselves subjected to a number of legal consequences such as having to pay large sums for damages and being required to readjust the company’s policies (LaMance, n.d.). To avoid violating Title VII Mr. Stonefield and his managers should treat all employees and applicants equally without regard to any characteristics except job performance (HR Specialist, 2013). The Texas Payday Law covers all business entities in the state of Texas, regardless of size except public employers such as the state or federal government (TWC, 2013). This law gives the Texas Workforce...
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