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ImmigrationEssay
Almostallofuscansaywearechildrenofimmigrants.Eitherourgreatgrandparentsor grandparentscametoAmericaforabetterlife.WeknowthattheStatueofLibertyandEllisIsland arethesymbolsofthatgreatdreamthatsomanysoughtsomanyyearsago.DuringavisittoEllis IslandlastsummerIlearnedthatduringtheearly1900'sweencouragedimmigrationbecauseitwas atimewhenourcountry'sterritoryhadgrownandweneededmorepeopletohelpwiththe continueddevelopmentofourcountry.Today,however,wefindthatimmigrationisnotseenasa positiveforourcountry,butratheritisunquestionablyconsideredaproblemtodayinAmerica Immigrationlawisin...showmorecontent...
ManyillegalimmigrantsarecomingoverandcausecrimesandendangeringtheAmericancitizens. Butnotallillegalimmigrantsarebadsomeillegalimmigrantsareherebecausetheyaretryingto makeabetterliveforthemselves.
IllegalimmigrationalsohasagreatcostaswellIllegalimmigranthouseholdsimposed,intotal, costsexceeding$26billionforthefederalgovernment,whiletheseimmigrantspaidonly16billion dollarsinfederaltaxes,thereforecreatingafiscaldeficitof$10.4billionperyearatthefederal level.ThelargestcontributorstothisdeficitwereMedicaidwith$2.5billion,medicaltreatmentfor theuninsuredwith$2.2billion,food–assistanceprogramswith$1.9billion,thefederalprisonand courtsystemswith$16billion,andfederalaidtoschoolswith$14billion
WhileIbelievetherearetoomanyillegalimmigrantstohavethemalldeported,Idothinkthatthose illegalimmigrantswhoaretakingupcriminalactivitiesaretheonesthatshouldbedeported;rather thanputinouralreadyovercrowdedjailsIthinktheotherillegalimmigrantswhoactuallywantto becomeacitizenandmakealifeforthemselvesshouldbeabletocomeforward,andiftheypass criminalbackgroundchecksandpayfeesandpenalties,theycanthenbeeligibleforaprovisional legalstatus.Agriculturalworkersandthosewhoenteredaschildrenshouldalsobeeligibleforthe sameprogram.Thiswould
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IllegalImmigration
DoyouknowhowmanyillegalimmigrantsliveintheUnitedStates?Thereareover11.4million illegalimmigrantsintheUnitedStates.Thisisabigprobleminthegovernment.Illegalimmigration happenswhenapersondoesn'tshowregistrationpaperstoenterthecountry,orwhentheycross anywherebutabordercontrol.Tounderstandthisproblem,youneedtoknowmoreaboutillegal immigrationintheU.S,howithasaffectedtheU.Sandwhatisbeingdoneabout.
Firstly,IwilltalkaboutillegalimmigrationintheUnitedStates.Thereisover11million immigrantsintheU.S.Over50%ofimmigrantsintheU.SareMexicanorLatinAmerican.Over 50%ofimmigrantsliveinwesternorsouthernUnitedStates.MostoftheimmigrantsintheU.S workonfarmsorconstructionsites.Theyworkonfarmsorconstructionsites,becausetheycan't legallyshowmorecontent
Onegoodthingisthattheymakeupabout5%oftheAmericanworkforce.Manypeoplesaythatthe majorityofillegalimmigrantsareongovernmentbenefits.Thisisnottrue,onlyabout20%areon benefits,whichislessthanthepercentageforAmericancitizens.Governmentbenefitsarewhenthe U.Sgovernmentgivesthesepeoplesomuchmoneyamonthtoliveoffof(thefactsonimmigration today)SomebadpartsofimmigrationarethattheytakemanyjobsfromAmericancitizensThey getthejobsbecausethegovernmentpaysforpartoftheirwages,soitischeaperforthecompanyto hirethem.LastlyyoucanbecomeanAmericancitizenbymarryinganAmericancitizen.This meansthatanillegalimmigrantcanmarryacitizenintheUSandbecameanAmericancitizen,and therekidsarealsoconsideredcitizens.Thishappens,becausethegovernmentdoesn'twanttosplit families(whymoreimmigrationis...).Immigrantshavetheirgoodsandbads,buttheU.Sistrying tofixthismajor
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Anillegalimmigrantdefined,bylawisapersonofaforeignnationalityimmigratingtotheUS withoutthepermissionofthegovernment.ManypeopleviewpeoplewhodocometotheUS withoutthatpermissionasan"IllegalImmigrant".Andmanyofthosepeopleareviewedbyotheras criminals,butwhatmakesthemcriminals.ButwhatifsomeonewasforcedtocometotheUSwhen theyarekiddoesthatstillmakethemanIllegalImmigrantShouldthosekidsstillbelabeledasan illegalimmigrant,eventhoughtheymostlikelyhadnochoiceincomingheretotheUS?Asa4year oldchildlivingwithmygreatgrandparentsinElSalvador,Ihadnotoneintentionofmovingtoa newlandIhadnotoneideaofTheUnitedStatesofAmerica,butonlythatmyparentslivedthereI wasfinelivinglifelikeIwas,eventhoughIwasonly4anddidnotreallyknowmuchatall.Butmy parentsplanswheremuchdifferent,theywantmetobewiththemandthefeltemptywithoutmein theirlives.TheydidwhatmanyLatinosdoandpaidacoyotetobringmetoAmerica.Yesitdoes seemrealriskytogiveyouchildtosomeoneyouhavenevermetandtakethemthroughajourney thatmanyhavetakenandparishontheirwayButtomyparentsthat'sarisktheywerewillingto take,forthembeingreunitedwiththemisalltheywanted.FinallyintheU.Sandreunitedwithmy parents,I'vecometoawholenewworld.FromthelanguagethatIdidnotknowtothestrangefoods thatarebeingsold
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In1917,theU.S.Congressenactedtheimmigrationlaw,whichwasthefirsttimetorestrictthe populationwidely.Fromthenon,manyimmigrationlawswereissuedandanationaloriginsquota wasdeclaredinordertolimitthenumberofimmigrantsallowedentryintotheUnitedStates, especiallyinTheJohnson–ReedAct(TheImmigrationActof1924).However,thepolicychanging withthetimepassingbyThebraceroprogramin1942bringsMexicanimmigrantshopeand success,whichattractedmoreandmoremovetoAmericatorealizetheirdreams.Nowadays,many peoplefromothercountrieshavestillhadthestrongdesiretostayinAmerica,buttheAmerican immigrationpolicyiscomplex,andDonaldTrumpmaintainsthehardlineonimmigrationoreven curbit.
Astheimmigrantexperiencedthetoughprogresswhichcontainsthephysicaltest,notarial documentstoprovethelegalstatus,meetingattheUnitedStatesConsulatetopassallthe documentstogetthepieceofvisa,Ihavetosayitishorribleandit'sreallylikeablitzkriegwhich gatherallthedocumentsinashortperiodintheprotractedwarwhichholdsforhalfofyearBecause ofthevalidityofeachdocumentforthreemonths,everythinghastobearrangedcurrentlyandmake appointmentsinadvancesothatwecansavethewaitingtime.Ifyoumissonedocumentorforgetto submitoneandcan'tgivethemontime,thenyouhavetostartover.Maybeonedocumentdoesn't matter,butweneedtoprovedozensof
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IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,thereisabigproblemwithillegalimmigration.Illegalimmigration isanenormousissuethatduringthe2016presidentialprimarydebates.Itwasaproblemwhen PresidentObamatookofficeeightyearsago,anditisanevengreaterproblemnowthatheisgetting readytoleaveoffice.MostAmericanswanttheborderclosed,butthatwillonlysolvehalfthe problem.Theotherhalfoftheproblemcanbesolvedbydeportingtheillegalimmigrantsthatare alreadyintheUnitedStatesIllegalimmigrantsaretakingAmericanjobsTherefore,negatively affectingtheeconomy.Furthermore,theyhaveahighercrimeratethantheaverageU.S.citizen. Yet,supportersviewillegalimmigrantsasagoodthingbecauseithelpsgrowtheeconomybydoing jobsnobodyelsewilldo.Besideshelpingtheeconomy,supportersbelievethatillegalimmigrants arenotcriminalsandwillnotdoanymoreharmthancomingintothecountryillegally.MostU.S. citizenbelievethattheUSimmigrationpolicyneedstobereformedIllegalimmigrantsshouldnot beallowedtostayintheUnitedStatesbecausetheytakeawayU.S.jobs,theynegativelyaffectthe economy,andcontributetocrime.EliminatingillegalimmigrantsfromtheUnitedStateswouldhelp improvejobsinthecountryIllegalimmigrantstakejobsfromtheAmericanpeopleInthearticle TheEconomicCollapseitmentionsthat"TheU.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsandCensusBureau
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Illegalimmigrationisamajorproblemwhichmostofthedevelopedcountriesfaceinthecurrent economy,andithasbeenmajorpoliticalproblemforthepoliticalpartiesinAmerica(republicans anddemocrats)andoveryearseachpartyhasadifferentagendatodiscusstheproblem.Illegal immigrationcanbedefinedasamovementofpeoplefromasourcecountrytothedestination countrywithoutanylegaldocumentsandviolatesdestinationcountriesimmigrationlawsPeople havemovedacrosslandsoveryearstoescapeawarsituationortogetbetterfacilitiesinadifferent country.Countrieshavedefinedimmigrationlawstorestrictpeopletoentertheirlandwithout properdocumentationasillegalimmigrationsocialandtimeshowmorecontent
AccordingtoAndersonin"IllegalImmigration:Causes,Methods,andEffects",immigrantscometo AmericafromneighboringcountriesespeciallyMexicotobenefitfromeconomic,educationaland otheropportunitiesthatbeingaresidentofAmericaprovides.WhencomparedtoMexico,atypical workerearns$118perweekascomparedtoAmericawheresameLatinoworkerearns$537per weekThesenumbersaresignificantpushforpeopletocrossbordersfromMexicotoAmerica(46)
Illegalimmigrationhaslotsofdisadvantagesbuthasequallygoodadvantagesthatcountrieslike Americasupportimmigrationandmakesillegalresidentslegalized.Manyofthesecountriesare allowingpeopletocrosstheirbordersbutalsoatthesametimetryingtokeepevilasterroristsat checktosupportastableandsafesociety.Nadadurpointsouttosomebenefitsin"Illegal Immigration:APositiveEconomicContributiontotheUnitedStates"whichare,immigrantspay taxesforthechildrenwhoareborninthecountryandmakingthemlegalwouldimpactpositivelyon countrieseconomicgrowthandbecauseofthisreason,illegalimmigrationhasbecomeamajor problemforpoliticalpartiesindevelopedcountryandareworkingtowardsanagendatomakethe rulesaroundimmigrationbetter.(1041)
Increasedrevenuesareonemainlucrativeadvantageanysourcecountrygettinglotofillegal immigrantswouldliketohelpoff.
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ItisnodoubtthatillegalimmigrationhasbothpositiveandnegativeimpactsintheU.S.economy. Thiseffectmostlylow–skillednativeworkerswhodon'thaveahighschooldiplomaornoeducation insomeareaoftechnicaltraining.Theeconomicimpactofundocumentedworkersisverysmall comparetoothereconomicdownsizingofmanuallabortoautomationinmanufacturingorthe overallgrowthofglobaltradethatoutsourcejobsoverseasThesetwoactivitieshaveabigger impactonwages,andthehealthoftheeconomy.Aswagesforlow–skillediskeptdown,theside benefitisthattherestofAmericanenjoylowerpricesformealsinrestaurant,agriculturalstaples, andconstructionThisindirectsavingismostlytracedbacktobusiness
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IllegalimmigrationremainsoneofthemostconstantissuesthattheU.S.politicalleadersarefacing today.PeoplefromallovertheworldchoseAmericabecauseofitspromisefreedomand opportunity.NowquestionaboutitAmericaisanationofimmigrantsandtheircontributionhave madethecountryprosperous.Consequently,theU.S.governmentneedstohavecomprehensive policiestoutilizetheirtalentsRegardlessofdemographics,ethnicity,raceandgenderInorderto helpenhancethecountry'seconomic
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Imaginegrowingupinaneighborhoodyourwholelifeneverexperiencinganothercityorstate,then onedayyougetacallonthephonesayingyourparentsareillegalimmigrantswhohavebeen deportedtotheirhomelandHowdevastating,right?Well,intheireditorial,theEditorialBoard editorialexplainswhytheUSshouldnotspenditsmoneyondeportingillegalimmigrants.First,The EditorialBoardincorporatespolysyndetontoemphasizehowmuchmoneytheUShasspenton riddingillegalimmigrantsSecond,theEditorialBoardintegratesspecificdetailstostresshow deportingillegalimmigrantswillhurtoureconomy.Third,theEditorialBoardappealstooneslogos byincorporatingmanystatisticsintotheireditorial.Byutilizingthese,theEditorialBoard establishesanirritatedtone.TheEditorialBoard'seditorialissignificantbecauseitaddressesa majorissuetheeconomyfaceseveryday.Money...Money...Money.Nothinginlifeisfreeandthe EditorialBoardexplainsthatdeportationandsecurityourbordersarenowherenearcheapThe EditorialBoardexplains,"Therearealready700milesoffencingontheborder,pluswatchers, sensors,floodlightsandrazorwire,andbootsandall–terrainvehiclesonthegroundanddronesin theair"Byincorporatingthispolysyndetonsentence,theEditorialBoardshowmorecontent FromtheEditorialBoard'sview,payingdeportationandincreasingthebordersecurityisnotinthe US'budgetTheEditorialBoardbuildstheircredibilityforwhydeportationmuststopby incorporatingnumerousstatisticsandquotinggovernmentinstitutions.Byincorporating polysyndeton,rhetoricalquestions,andstatistics,theEditorialboardexpresseshowdeportingillegal immigrantswillnotpositivelysimulatetheeconomyAsolutionwhereillegalimmigrantsdonot havetobedeportedmaynotsavetheeconomyformassdebt;however,itcanhelpmakethehole ...Getmorecontent...
IllegalImmigrationWhenyouthinkofAmericaalotofpeoplewouldinstantlythinkofa togethernessorlibertyandpride.Whyisthatnowathingwesometimescan'tdointoday'ssociety? IthinkbecauseAmericaissometimesscaredoftheunknown.Westicktotherulesandbearno morethannecessary.Thisleadsustoaverypopulartopicof2017sincetheelectionofDonald TrumpIllegalImmigrationIt'sthrivedinthemostrecentyearstohighimpossiblenumbersTo reallyunderstanditall,I'mgoingtogeteveryaspectofimmigrationtogetfullybehindthescene.I feelverymutualonthistopic,noragreeingordisagreeing.Buttojumprightintoit,Iwanttostart withhowitaffectsourcountryfinanciallyTherearerightnow125millionillegalimmigrantsin theUnitedStateswhichthenleadstoataxburdenofapproximately8,075dollarspermember.That righttheresoundscrazy.Weputourselvesmoreandmoreintodebt.IthinkTrumpsviewespecially withhimbeingabusinessman,heknewthetaxburdenwasridiculousineverywaypossible.Ithink itneededachange.Whoknowsthelong–termeffectsitwouldhaveonusasacountryin5to10, howmuchmoredebtcanwereallytakeInallreality,itcostus135billondollarstosupportillegal immigrants.I'mnotsayingit'sforabadcausebutIthinktocomeintothiscountryithastobeeasier thansneakingthroughaborderorjustinvitingyourselfin.Asanyonewouldwanttofeelsafein theircountry,knowtheyhavesecurityintheirjobs,moneyandtheirtaxesaregoingtobenefitthe country.Anothernoteisthatillegalimmigrantsdogettreateddifferentlywhenbeingtaxed.It'ssaid theyprettymuchgetbypassedonpayinganyincometaxatallSo,theyarealreadyaheadofthe gamebecauseyouweren'tborninAmerica.Ithinkthat'sverydoublestandard.AmericanBorn citizenshavenochoicebuttopayourtaxes.Ijustthinktheyneedtobetreatedequallyasusifthey aregoingtobeinourcountry(MattO'Brien)ThatleadsalittlebitintothenextpointIwantto show,Iwanttoshowhowimmigrantsaretreatedinothercountries.Showwhyweshouldhave morelaws,weseemtobetheonlycountrythatisfreelyopento
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24February2011
CriticalAnalysis:IllegalImmigrationintheUnitedStatesIIntroductionandBackgroundIllegal immigrationfromMexicototheUnitedStatesisasocialproblemthathascausedagreatdealof debate.ThereareseveralprosandconstohavingillegalimmigrantsintheU.S.,andmanypeople haveverystrongopinionsonthetopic.Fromtraditionalnewsorganizationstomembersofspecial interestgroups,therehavebeenagreatdealofnewsarticlespublishedonthisissue.Ichosethis topicbecauseithasrecentlybecomeaverypopularsocialprobleminCalifornia,whichiswhereI currentlyreside.ParticularlyinmyhometownofSanDiego,illegal...showmorecontent... Fromthebook"SocialProblems"byJoelBest,Iwillspecificallybetalkingaboutstatisticsused, domainexpansion,balance,andtheuseofcounterclaims(Best,2008)Eventhoughthesearticlesall coverillegalimmigrationintheUnitedStates,thewaythetopicispresentedandcoveredbyeach sourceisdifferent
II.TraditionalnewsarticlesOverall,thetraditionalnewsarticlestendtobringupanddrawattention totheclaimswithoutgivingtheirinputorpersonalopiniononthetopicWhilecertainarticlesmay makeitseemobviousthatillegalimmigrationisasocialproblembystatingsomeofthedownsides, theyneveroutrightsaythatsomethingneedstobedone.Infact,acoupleofthearticlesnotonly statetheclaims,butalsoillustratethecounterclaimsaswell.Thesearticlesaresimplystatingthe factsinawaythatdrawsthemostpossibleattentionfromthetargetaudience.TheABCeditorial "ExpensiveAliens:HowMuchDoIllegalImmigrantsReallyCost?"isaperfectexampleofan articlethatbringsupaclaimaboutillegalimmigration,butalsorecognizesthecounterargument. Insteadofsimplystatingthatillegalimmigrantsarecostingthe"U.S.taxpayersmorethan$100 billioneachyear,"thisarticlealsorecognizesthepositiveeconomicimpactthattheyhaveonour country(Fahmy,2010,p.1).Byaddressingbothsidesofthisdebate,ABCisabletocaptureamuch broader
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I.Introduction:Identificationanddescriptionoftheissue:UndocumentedLatina/oaccesstoand experienceswithinhighereducation
a.BeingoneofthemostcontroversialtopicsinAmerica,immigrationandillegalimmigrantsare constantlypresentinpolicytalk.
bSincewehavehad'illegalimmigrants'intheUnitedStates,therehasalwaysbeentheissueofif andhowtoeducatethem.
WhetherletthemenrollinK–12
Pursuehighereducation
Whethertogiveundocumentedstudentsincertainstatesin–statetuition
c.LiminalLegality:straddlingbetweenlegalandillegalcategories,andbetweeninclusionand exclusion,thesestudents'liminalstatus,criminalizedforbeingundocumented,yetlegitimatedfor theirsuccessfulstudent...showmorecontent...
Implicationsforpolicy,practiceandorfutureresearchineducation
a.UndocumentedStudentActivism–startedinresponsetothefailuretopasstheDREAMactatthe federallevel.
b.FederalLevelDREAMAct
Wouldrequirethegovernmenttodoacompleteeducationreformandmore cWhatwouldhappen/backlashagainstgivingundocumentedstudentsaccesstofederalandstate financialaid
d.Federallawneedstocatchuptostatelaw
Federallawstatesthatundocumentedstudentsarenotallowedtohaveapennyofthe$129billion thatisdistributedannually
Nicetobeadmittedbutthatdoesnotmatterifstudentsdonothavethefundstoattend Governmentneedstoaccessandmakenewpoliciesforwhathappensafterundocumentedstudents graduatefromcollege(AchievingEquityforLatinoStudentsp.117)
1Shouldnotovereducatedwaitresses,custodians,andsweatshopworkers
2.Shouldbeincludedinsociety
e.FurtherresearchneedstobeconductedlookingatundocumentedstudentsthroughtheLatCrit
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Thisisabout14%ofthetotalUSpopulationof311.6million.Theseimmigrantsmakeupabout 16.4percentofthetotallabourforce.(Singer,2012).Fromthisdata,itisperhapsunderstandable thatimmigrationgivessuchcauseforconcerninAmericanpublicopinion.Nonetheless,some assumptionsaboutimmigrantsappeartobeexaggerations.Hanson(2009)suggeststhatthe economywouldnotbedrasticallyaffectedwithouttheseworkersSimilarly,Peri(2010)findsthat economistswhohaveanalysedlocallabourmarketshavemostlyfailedtofindlargeeffectsof immigrantsonemploymentandwagesofnativeworkers.
ThisessaywilloutlinetheimpactsofimmigrationontheUSeconomybyfocusingonthree differentaspects:thelabourmarket,...showmorecontent...
Theseconcernsappeartobedirectedmoretoillegalimmigrantsthanlegalmigrants,whoare accountableforincometax.Claimsthatillegalimmigrantsbenefitfromwelfarewithoutbeing makingupforthisintaxesaresupportedbya2013reportbytheHeritageFoundation.Thereport statesthatillegalimmigranthouseholdsaccountedfor$14,387infiscaldeficitsonaverageOnthe contraryhowever,itisimportanttoconsiderthatunauthorisedimmigrantspaytaxthrough automaticdeductionsfromtheirpayroll.Thesefundsgotopublicrevenuewhichtheyareunableto benefitfrom(Costa,CooperandShierholz,2014).Furthermorethesepurportedcostsareseenby sometobeinvestmentsforthefuture.ACongressionalBudgetreport(2007)estimatesthat providingamnestyforillegalimmigrantswillprofitfederalreservesbyupto$48millionwhileonly resultingin$23millionincosts.Byandlarge,itwouldseemthatthecostsoftheseimmigrantsare markedlylessthantheirpotentialbenefits.Additionally,theimmigrantsdonotseemtobenefitas muchasfromwelfareasis
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Theissueofillegalimmigrationisagoodexampleoftheintergovernmentalrelationsmessinthe USbecauseitusesalargeamountofgovernmentfundingtosubsidize,processandpreventillegal immigrantsfromtakingadvantageofthegovernment.Therearealsomanyorganizationsinplaceto makesurethatthisjobisdonewhichtakescollaboration.
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TableofContentsCurrentSituationintheUnitedStates4DrugWars:EmphasisinImmigration4 HumanTrafficking5Gangs6Conclusion7WorksCited7CurrentSituationintheUnitedStates AccordingtotheindependentCenterforImmigrationStudies,inJanuary2000therewere7million illegalalienslivingintheUnitedStatesandthecenterestimatedthatnumbertogrowbyhalfa millionayear(Peak,2009,pg245)Basedonthisfact,therealityisthattheminorityhasturnintoa majorityandhasfulfilledthemeltingpot.Peakexplainsthateversincetheincidentof9/11the countryhastakenprecautionandothermeasurestochallengeinprotectingborders.Thisevenwasa remarkabletimeofhistoryformanycitizensshowmorecontent
Sincethedrugproblemappearstobeaffectingcommunitiesandincludingthechildrenof immigrants.TheObamaAdministration'sinauguralNationalDrugControlStrategy,publishedin 2001,chartedanewcourseinineffortstoreduceillicitdruguseanditsconsequencesintheUnited States–anapproachthatrejectsthefalsechoicebetweenanenforcement–centric"warondrugs"and druglegalization(TheWhiteHouse,2014)Partofthepolicyincludestopreventdrugabuse througheducation,toreformthecriminaljusticesystem,andtoopenrehabilitativeprogramsfor drugabusers.Furthermore,theFederalGovernmenthasspentmorethan$31millionondrugcontrol (TheWhiteHouse,2014).Theseamounthasbenefitedthosewhohavebeendrugabusedand preventeddrugtraffickersfromcrossingtheborder.HumanTrafficking:TheDevil'sHighwayU.S CustomsandBorderProtectionhasalsobeeninchargeinkeepingterroristandterroristweaponsout ofthecountrywhileenforcinghundredsofU.Slaws(Peak,2009,Pg.164).Consequently, immigrantshavebeenvictimsofhumantrafficking.AccordingtoLarryK.Gainesfromthe textbookCriminalJusticeinAction,USImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)hasplayed animportantroleinfocusingthenation'sborders.Theirmissionistodetainillegalaliensanddeport themtotheircountry,anddisruptingtraffickingoperations.In2008,ICEremovedabout
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OneofAmerica'smanyproblemsistheriseofillegalimmigration.Whilesteps havealreadybeentakentoreducethenumberofimmigrantscomingthrough unlawfully,manyarestillentering.Suchpassagebringsforthnumerousproblemsthat mustbedealtwithaccordingly.Therefore,Iproposetighterborderrestrictionsaswellas waystooffermorelegalimmigrationtothosewhowishtoentertheUnitedStatesfor residentialpurposesBydoingso,ourcountrywillbecomesaferandmoresecure ThegreatmajorityofillegalimmigrantsintheU.S.mayhavelefttheiroriginal countriesforunderstandablereasons.Theprimaryreasonisthewidevarietyofjobsour nationoffers.Thesejobsrequirelittle...showmorecontent...
Atfirstglance,itmayseemthatthescoresofimmigrantswithinournations bordershavecomeheremerelytoattemptastartatanewlife.However,timeandtime again,thatideaisproventobeatleastpartiallyfalse.Drugtrafficking,aseriousand growingproblemintheUSA,istiedtoillegalimmigrationAnestimatedtwenty–sevenpercentofimmigrantshavecometoparticipateinthebuyingandsellingofmany unlawfuldrugsthattakesplaceinournation(Clark"IllegalAliens").
Alongwithdrugtrafficking,peoplecarryingillnessesandvariousdiseaseagents, whicharenormallystoppedbyproperofficials,arealsoillegallyenteringthiscountryas well.Whetherthisdevelopsintoaseriousproblemornot,thisisanationalriskthatmust bedealtwithaccordingly.Ifillnessesanddrugsenteringthiscountryrisewith immigration,theAmericanpeople'shealthcanbeatrisk.(Alexiev22).
AnotherproblemrelatestothepayingoftaxesWhileninety–fivepercentof
illegalimmigrantsdopaytheirtaxesthroughtheirjobs,aswellasnationaltaxes,five
percentofthem(approximately1,000,000people)donot.Suchimmigrantsdonot contributetothecountryinwhichtheylivebytheirrefusaltopaytaxes (Williamson"IllegalImmigration").
However,sincetheyarenotcitizens,itisdifficulttohandlethis
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IllegalimmigrantsareleeredasaproblembymanyAmericans.Theyarebelievedtobetaking jobs,homes,bringingcrime,etc.However,whatmostdon'tknowisthattheycomeescapingthe corruptionofthepeopleandthegovernmentbackintheirhomecountry.MostIllegalimmigrants cometoAmericaforabetterlife.Theydon'twanttolivethesamelifetheydidintheirhome countryTheirpopulationhasgraduallyincreasedovertimesincethe1800'sEachyearabout25 millionIllegalimmigrantsattempttocrosstheborder,butnotallofthemmakeitthrough.Illegal immigrantscancomefromallpartsoftheworld,butmostimmigrantscomefromspanishspeaking countrieslocatedinSouthandCentralAmericaMostAmericansbelieveshowmorecontent
Duringthissurvey51%ofAmericansbelievetheyarecompetingoverjobsagainstthe undocumentedimmigrantslivingintheU.S.withjobpermits.Lessthan40%didn'tbelievethiswas anissue,othersweren'tsureaboutit.Thecommonmethodsoftravelingarebyland,sea,andair (airplane).Everymethod,eventheeasiestone(airplane),containsanunlawfuldoing,forexample comingbyairneedsFAKEidentificationGuatemala,Honduras,Mexicoandothercountries,come toAmericaescapingthehighamountofcrimesandpoverty,likehomicide,gangactivity,robbery, rape,homelessness,lackofjobs,corruptionofthegovernment,etc.Homicideiscommonincentral americancountries.ElSalvador,Guatemala,andHondurashavethehighestamountofhomicides, eachdayabout43to45peoplediefromtheseoccurrences.AccordingtostudiesdonebytheU.N. HighCommissionerforRefugees,morethanhalfofthechildrenofCentralAmericacrossthe borderbecauseofsafetyconcernsbackhome.Mostofthechildren'shomecountriesarefullof gangviolence,drugdealing.ResearchdonebytheU.S.CustomsandBorderProtectionstatethat CentralAmericanchildrenprefertorisktheirlivesintheborderthanbackintheirhomecountries Althoughmostofthemcomefromdangerouscountriesdoesn'tmeanallofthemarethesame.Most ofthesecountriesdon'thaveavailablejobs,andiftheydo,theirpaydoesn'tprevailforawhole week.
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Giveusyourtired,yourpoor,yourhuddledmassesyearningtobreathefree.Thesewordsare engravedontheStatueofLibertythatwasassembledin1886.Thestatuewasmeanttobeabeacon ofhopeforallimmigrantsthatentertheU.S.Dowestillagreewithwhatthosewordssay?I'mnot againstalloftheimmigrantswhowanttostartabetterlifeherebybecominglegalcitizens.I'm againstthemillionsofillegalimmigrantsthatcometotheUSandcausetroubleandmakethings harderforthelegalimmigrantsthatarealreadyhere.Illegalimmigrantshavelongbeenaproblemin theUnitedStates,andtherehavealwaysbeensomanycontroversiesaboutillegalimmigration Today,Iwouldliketoinformyouabouttheseriousproblemsshowmorecontent aStatisticsshowthatillegalimmigrantscostthefederalprisonandcourtsystemover1billion dollarseachyear.b95%ofoutstandingwarrantsforhomicideinLosAngelesareforillegal immigrantsTransition:Transition:Ifproperstepsaretakentoreduceillegalimmigration,wewill seeagreatimprovementinoursociety.4MostAmericansknowourbasiclawsregardingillegal immigrationItisillegaltoentertheUnitedStateswithoutpermissionThefirsttimeanillegal immigrantiscaughtintheUSitisamisdemeanorciviloffense.Thisisbecausewewanttobeable toquicklyreturnillegalaliensbacktowheretheycomefrom,whentheyarecaughtattheborder withouttherigorsofajurytrial.aAfterthefirstoffense,beingcaughtasecondtimeisafelony!bIt isalsoagainstthelawtooverstayavisaissuedbytheUSGovernmentandillegalforanemployerto knowinglyhireillegalimmigrantsTransitionWiththegovernmentworkingtogethertoreduce illegalimmigration,weareboundtoseeimprovementinourcounty.ConclusionIfillegal immigrationcanbestopped,manypeoplealloverthecountrywillreceivebenefits.aTheU.S.will savemoneyifwedon'thavetospenditoncareforillegalimmigrants,andthentheUScanusethat moneyforbettercauses,likemoremoneyforeducation.bTheU.S.willbecomeasaferplaceforus tolivein,withouttheincreasedcrimeratesillegal
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Duringtheperiodof2000–2005,anestimated440,000peopleperyearemigratedfromAfrica,most ofthemheadingtoEurope.In2014,170,100irregularimmigrantswererecordedarrivinginitalyby sea(anincreasefrom42,925arrivalsrecordedin2013),141,484ofthemleavingfromLibya.Most ofthemcamefromSyria,theHornofAfricaandWestAfricaThemainsourceofillegal immagrantsenteringtheUKarefromNorthAfrica,Peopletryingtoescapetheharshlifestylesthey hadintheiroldcountryandlookingforsomewheretostartabetterlifeinanewplace.TheMajority oftheillegalimagrantsareheadingtoplacessuchasLondonorItalytoseekoutworkandbetterlife style,immagrantsusuallyworkinplacessuchasretailstores,
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IllegalImmigration
TherearemanyreasonsIbelievearebehindtheneedforstatestoregulatetheactivitiesillegal immigrantsperformonadailybasis.WhilebeingoriginallyfromMexicoCity,Ihavealwaystried tokeepanopenmindwhenfacingthetopicofimmigration.InawayyoucouldsayIknow,see,and hearbothsidesofthestory,atleastinpartInregardsgovernmentagencies,Ibelievealackof understandingandknowledgeonthesubjectcreateacommunicationgapthatallowsforgrayareas toexistleavingagentsunsureofwhatistherightthingtodo.
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Enforcementofthenation'simmigrationlawwasoncefirmlyunderfederalcontrol,withlocallaw enforcementplayinganoccasionalsupportiveroleuponrequest(Varsanyi,Lewis,Provine& Decker,showmorecontent
Whilesomedifferencesappear,itisevidentthatpoliceofficersuseasimilarreasoningprocessto determinewhetherornotanindividual'sstatusneedstobelookedintoIfwelookatTable1wesee thatinbothcases,CityPoliceandCountySheriffs,arelesslikelytoquestionanimmigrantsstatus whenbeingstoppedforatrafficviolationorwhilebeinginterviewedasacrimevictim, complainant,orwitness.Aminorinfractionisnotseenasathreattoothers,thereforeofficershope forthebest.
MultipleworksitesaroundthewestcoastofOregonandWashingtonhavebeenrecentlysubjectto visitsfromimmigrationofficersthatareinthemissionof"capturing"or"securing"illegal immigrantsrecordofDUI's,DWSorthathavehadsomeencounterwiththepoliceasaresultof domesticviolenceOfftherecord,talkingwithoneoftheofficersthereasonbehindtheoperation wastolocateandrecordinformationonsubjectswhoatsomepointcouldpotentiallyruninto troublewiththelawonceagain.Forsomeregularoffenders,Iknowtheyhaveutilizedtheircriminal recordasareasonfordeportationandtothatI'llsay,
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