Writ 140 September 8‚ 2013 “The truth is‚ immigrants tend to be more American than the people born here.” –Chuck Palahniuk Being American is about more than just your racial background or heritage. It is about how hard are you willing to work‚ to fight for your goals and dreams. Americans nowadays have become self-assured and lazy‚ unwilling to work hard while just assuming that their goals and dreams will come true. Immigrants on the other hand realize that they will not be given
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over for the hospital. An illegal immigrant pregnant lady delivered her baby in U.S. She received Medicaid on her baby and prenatal care. Under the Medicaid‚ she got paid for her child delivery cost‚ her Spanish interpreter and diapers for her baby (Guzzardi‚ 2). What is the common thread in these two stories? They are both about illegal immigrants who received medical care without paying for it. Here comes another argument: Should we provide health care service to illegal aliens who have not contributed
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Immigrants‚ both legal and illegal‚ often have prejudice brought against them by citizens who know no better. An ongoing message in Aviva Chomsky’s‚ “They Take Our Jobs!”: And 20 Other Myths about Immigration‚ is that many people hold to be “ not against immigration‚ but against illegal immigration” (Chomsky 53). Many Americans believe illegal immigrants to be criminals and they should pay for their crimes. In a case study of the Philippines it was shown that a nurse’s salary in the Philippines is
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Are illegal immigrants a drain on the economy of the United States? Why or why not? There are many debates and arguments over the question of “Are illegal immigrants a burden on our nations economy?” With these arguments‚ come many points of views‚ and many facts and opinions trying to back them up. Personally‚ I believe that they are a burden on the United States economy. To start off‚ the United States already has issues in foreign affairs and foreign products that are being imported and bought
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Eleven million people. The unbelievable number of illegal immigrants living in the United States that will be sent back over the border. All of these people have come over for a better opportunity at life and jobs. Yet‚ some people twist the reason around and say it is bad that these immigrants come and they believe they are ‘taking over our country”. Most of these people against immigration are Republicans in the House of Representatives. They propose that kicking them out will solve our immigration
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has about 11 million undocumented Immigrants living in its cities and farmland. These immigrants work in numerous jobs across the country‚ the majority in physically demanding‚ low paying jobs in relating to agriculture‚ construction‚ and hospitality. The immigrants in theses fields provide many services and products that help the United States’ people. Agricultural products including items like strawberries and dairy products are produced through illegal immigrant labor and then sold to citizens and
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Illegal Immigrants of American Society A Realistic Approach At present‚ the U.S. immigration system is burdened both by policy and implementation challenges. It is barely able to meet the commitments required by law and policy and is ill-prepared to address new challenges and mandates. Agreement that the system is broken may be the only point of consensus among many diverse stakeholders. The Task Force believes that immigration laws and policies are broken in four ways: . There
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English 83 Should Cell Phones Be Allowed In College Classrooms? I think cell phones shouldn’t be allowed in college classrooms. Nowadays‚ parents buy a cell phone for their teenager‚ in order to contact them more conveniently. But a lot of students bring their cell phone to the college‚ during class. If cell phone shouldn’t be banned in classrooms‚ we will often see this scene: During the
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Some US citizens have a difficult problem with Illegal immigrants. Due to the fact they reduce wages for the American worker. Illegal Immigration has become a public issue. Illegal immigrants pay taxes and apparently help the economy‚ but many people think illegals are affecting the jobs‚ crime and drug trade. Even though the illegal immigrants are affecting the jobs for minorities‚ They should be able to come into the U.S because they pay their taxes and have a positive effect on the economy
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Illegal Immigrants Where have all of America’s jobs gone? If we grant a lot of illegal immigrants jobs and protection from deportation‚ it will only lead other immigrants to think it is OK to come into the country illegally‚ while also applying for jobs that Americans need and could be doing. Because of this there are U.S. shortages such as low income housing‚ low skilled jobs and low medical care. This is why America should not let in any more illegal immigrants. We as Americans let in at least
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