Immigration policies are an extremely controversial topic in the United States. It has been debated since even prior to the formation of the United States itself from the time of the colonies. Some believe there should be more strict immigration laws‚ while others advocate for less restrictions. I believe that there should be some immigration law reforms leaning towards the increase of legal immigration. Rather than getting rid of immigration completely‚ I consider stricter laws on illegal immigration
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On September 30‚ 1996‚ President Clinton signed into law the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). This law contained provisions aimed at reforming both legal and illegal immigration. The IIRIRA had then provided an additional five thousand Border Patrol agents to help out over a five-year period‚ which had just about doubled the size of the Border Patrol. This new law had also imposed three and ten year bans on the legal entry of undocumented immigrants who
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north eastern states like New York City‚ and Philadelphia was considered to the Golden doors. The government opened a new immigration process better known as a political machine. A political machine is more about being in control with reaping the rewards of its efforts. As settlers began to settle in‚ they looked for work‚ they realize that there was not enough jobs. So the immigrant began to experience not being treated equal. So social tension became a part of the immigration experience. The United
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How different is New Labour from Old Labour? The Labour Party was formed to represent the working class at a time when the franchise had not yet been extended to such groups. The party’s origins in the unions and socialists societies that meant it originally pursued an agenda centered on socialism‚ being more left wing on the political spectrum. However changes in the class and occupational structure of the nation since the 1960s‚ saw the party looking to broaden its appeal beyond this core idea
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huge problem and a current political topic‚ not only in the US‚ but in many other countries. Illegal immigrants take away jobs from American-born citizens and tend to cause border counties to have higher crime rates. Immigrants present a major problem for workers because they will work longer and for much less than an American citizen would. The problem of illegal immigration could be solved by implementing stricter border control and a guest worker program. By implementing more security on the US-Mexico
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What are the reasons to immigrate? There are many causes of immigration‚ but I will name only two as examples: economic situations and unstable politics. In this way‚ immigrants are seeking better conditions and life opportunities. The phenomenon of immigration has always existed in the history of mankind. Immigrants are not only those who come from far away. We may be migrants in our own countries‚ as in the case of a family in the central United States who was forced to leave their homes as a
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federal government must utilise its business immigration program for it to draw favourable results and become more beneficial for the country. The Ottawa-based think-tank believes that the country has not realized its full potential yet‚ and it could use the current political milieu in the neighboring countries‚ particularly the US‚ to its advantage. "In recent years‚ Canada’s programs have struggled to meet policy objectives due to increased competition from all corners of the globe in attracting
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After watching the 30 Days Immigration‚ I would define it as a good reality show. Why I say that? It is because the videos were addressing the social issue—immigration just at a right point. The man who lived in the immigrant’s house was really surprised me since he was acting completely different from the beginning to the end of the video‚ either in his attitude or emotion. Recall my memory‚ he said he won’t let the illegal immigrants to get into the United States‚ and he insisted that the immigrants
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Many theories have been used to explain the connections between immigration and crime as well as patterns of criminal behavior in different immigrant groups and generations. These theories focus on different factors considered important in shaping individual behavior and immigration resettlement experiences. To begin with‚ Social structure theories enlighten on how social economic structures can influence economic opportunities in our society‚ which then could also lay an impact on criminal tendency
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On June 10th‚ I had the opportunity to go to the SF Immigration court on Montgomery Street with a few of my colleagues. I expected the court to be in a standalone building but instead it was spread over two floors in a twenty-five-floor building. The security checks for entering into the court were moderate. Everyone trying to enter the court had to go through a general security check where they walk through a metal detector machine and have their bags go through the x-ray machine. Before we went
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