Summary: The Controversial Issue Of Immigration

Immigration is a widely controversial topic, so each state has their own laws relating to immigration. In the first six months of the year 2016, “Lawmakers in 41 states enacted 70 and 159 resolutions related to immigration” (Morse). All 229 of those laws were broken down into nine categories: including budgets, health, law enforcement, and education. Tennessee enacted laws regarding employment. Tennessee’s law states, “employers with 50 or more employees, on or after Jan. 1, 2017, to enroll in the E-Verify program to verify the work authorization status of employees hired on or after that date” (Morse). This means that Tennessee wants to be aware of the immigrants in the state, because their laws are not welcoming of immigrants. Hawaii also