Immigration Reform

IMMIGRATION REFORM The United States has over an estimated one million immigrants, both legal and illegal, entering the country each year. The total number of illegal immigrants is said to be close to 11 million. A few issues which arise from this are the strain imposed on funding for welfare, employment, education system, and healthcare. So what can be done about this? According to a recent Gallup survey, two-thirds of the American population is in favor of certain measures regarding immigration. Two major areas mentioned are increasing border security and requiring employers to verify status of immigration for those seeking work. Although there is support for the tightening of U.S. borders, the overall results reflected a more empathetic and supportive view. Of those surveyed, 85% percent support the requirement of employers to verify that all new hires are living in the U.S. legally. 72% were in favor of allowing undocumented immigrants the chance to become legal residents or citizens if they met certain requirements. 71% would like to see a system imposed which tracks foreigners entering the U.S. through airports and seaports. 71% support the increase of visas for legal immigrants who are trained in an advanced skill, specifically technology and science, and 68% would like to see an increase on the spending of security measures at U.S. borders. There are other debatable issues which are in the works on Capitol Hill which, once again, show true support for favorable immigration reform. One of these issues is known as the DREAM act. President Obama went on the defense about what promises he did or did not keep regarding immigration reform. During a Latino forum, hosted by the Spanish television network Univision, he was accused of falling short on his reform actions, but the president clearly stated that he didn’t promise that reform would be accomplished. The biggest topic at the forum regarded President Obama’s Dream

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