Professor Gillespie October 30‚ 2013 National Council of La Raza and Immigration Reform For those familiar with the American public school system‚ the “melting pot” is a metaphor central to any elementary social studies class‚ with millions of children learning that America is an intermixture of racial and cultural identities. However‚ the process by which we achieve this “melting pot” is heatedly debated in Congress today. Immigration is an issue that affects countless of citizens and noncitizens alike
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PSCI 101 Essay Assignment- Gilberto Nava The article I’m summarizing is named‚ The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It is written by Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda and it was published in the CATO Journal’s winter 2012 issue. Dr. Ojeda is the founding director of the North American Integration and Development Center and associate professor in the Division of Social Sciences and the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of California‚ Los Angeles
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Task 1) Summarize briefly why Mr Ramirez came to Los Angeles and why he has to leave. “Obviously” enough Mr Ramirez came to Los Angeles in the search for a better job and life. Well job‚ he had a job during the war at an airplane factory making parts‚ and he kept this job after the war. The reason he had to leave was because he wasn’t allowed to stay there any longer‚ because his temporary visa was no longer valid. He was there six months too long as well‚ so the police came and picked him up
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Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was introduced. Since 2000‚ the reforms or the issues that arise are the increase in border security‚ expanded interior immigrant enforcement‚ improvements to employment eligibility verification‚ legal admissions reforms‚ and legalization of the millions unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. (Wong and Garcia :4). In 2001‚ the Dream Act was suggested in order to better relieve issues concerning immigration‚ specifically the 1.5 generation that were brought
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Rough draft on essay about “Immigration and its economical impact to its host country” The world has now come to the 21st century‚ yet‚ times after times since before long‚ the issues concerning immigration have persistently emerged in much-heated debates in many countries’ politics since it can change a nation’s situation of security‚ culture and values‚ etc. One of the aspects of immigration that is much more focused upon though is the phenomenon’s effects on the receiving nations’ economy. Many
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The Dream Act was first introduced to the US Congress in August 2001 under President George W. Bush’s first term. This act which stands for Development‚ Relief‚ and Education of Alien Minors has become a major stepping stone for the long debated issue of immigration reform. It wasn’t until mid-2012 under President Barack Obama’s first term that legislature similar to The Dream Act actually came to fruition. Legislation known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) grants those persons who
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The DREAM Act was introduced to 107th congress for the first time in 2001 where the Republican Party had control of congress. Due to the large opposition to the legislation the bill was turned down each time it was introduced. In 2007 when the Democratic Party took control over congress the bill was re-introduced to the 110th congress however; it was rejected again. In 2010 the latest version of the bill was brought up and passed in the House however; it fell five votes short in the Senate. What
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Over time‚ the United States Immigration system has undergone a myriad of comprehensive reforms which have proven to greatly impact the composition of its population. Though it is unclear whether these specific policies were products of theoretical assumptions‚ such as those associated with a country’s economic stature‚ the social norms of the time period‚ or further contributory factors such as the existing political landscape‚ the issue of immigration has continued to remain problematic in the
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Untitled Essay‚ Samantha Thomas State and municipal immigration regulations are problematic for documented and undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens‚ and raise preemption challenges because they can conflict with existing national immigration laws. Although these state and municipal regulations have the potential to benefit immigrant communities‚ more recently they have been used as tools to disempower documented and undocumented immigrants and‚ to an extent‚ U.S. citizens. This paper will look
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Gyung-Ho. "Congressional Politics Of U.S. Immigration Reforms: Legislative Outcomes Under Multidimensional Negotiations." Political Research Quarterly 66.3 (2013): 600-614. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Hinojosa-Ojeda‚ Raúl. "The Economic Benefits Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform." CATO Journal 32.1 (2012): 175-199. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Hall‚ Joshua C.‚ Benjamin J. VanMetre‚ and Richard K. Vedder. "U.S. Immigration Policy In The 21St Century: A Market-Based
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