writing to you concerning the recent legislation regarding allowing illegal immigrants to be given amnesty and allowed to apply for work permits and‚ after two years‚ being granted citizenship. This troubles me greatly‚ especially with our unemployment rate being as high as it currently is. This would make it much more difficult for those searching for employment as there would be much more competition. Secondly‚ if an illegal immigrant is allowed to become a U.S. citizen that easily‚ this would
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000 illegal aliens…is not a nation experiencing ‘immigration.’ It is a nation experiencing invasion.” (Haerens 109). For centuries‚ our nation has been a safe haven for people of different cultures and nationalities to inhabit. Since the beginning of America as we know it‚ our society has been considered a “melting pot” for all ethical backgrounds. At the beginning of the seventeenth century‚ Europeans flocked to the “New World” in hopes of a more prosperous life. Since then‚ immigration to the
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Illegal immigration is a growing problem today in America. Immigrants are coming into our country undocumented and doing as they please. This is not acceptable. The United States government should not allow people to immigrate from other countries because they are taking jobs from teenagers and less skilled workers‚ they are costing American taxpayers billions of dollars‚ and they refuse to learn the most common language spoken in America. American teenagers and unskilled workers are losing the
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Immigration in the United States is now becoming a larger problem than it once used to be. Currently roughly 8 million people are living in the U.S. without legal papers and each year approximately 200‚000 illegal immigrants successfully cross the border. More than half of the illegal aliens are of Mexican origin. An illegal immigrant is a foreigner who has either illegally crossed an international political border‚ be it by land‚ water‚ or air‚ or a foreigner who has entered a country legally
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then what can we look at from our own past to compare with our world today? During the most recent presidential election there a lot of talk about building walls along the Mexican border‚ outsourcing of jobs‚ and illegal immigration. These issues particularly that of illegal immigration‚ are some that have plagued the United States since the Civil War came to an end. One of the major rhetoric’s in current politics that can be heard is about illegal immigrants taking American jobs. In the late 19th
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Since the presidential debates began‚ many American citizens have started questioning the trend of immigration to the United States. In the middle of September 2015‚ Republican Party candidate Donald Trump stated‚ “We have illegal immigrants that are treated better‚ by far‚ than our veterans” (Schleifer). His foreign policy ideas made many American citizens ask themselves contradicting questions about immigrants – Should undocumented immigrants be able to stay in this country or should they be deported
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Lone Star- North Harris THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY MIDTERM RESEARCH PAPER Amee Jagtap Immigration Law Professor Marcy Delesandri OCTOBER 19‚ 2016 ABSTRACT: Illegal immigration into the United States is occurring at massive scale. More than 10 million undocumented aliens currently reside in the U.S.‚ and the population
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Illegal immigration has become a huge issue in the United States‚ it is estimated that there are about twelve million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. today and that number is growing larger every day. This issue has caused multiple social‚ economic‚ safety‚ and law issues within the country. The state and federal government is using billions of dollars on things such as school‚ welfare‚ and medical and receiving minimal or no money in return simply because they are giving out the money to illegal
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Illegal Immigration In The United States: A Controversial Debate Illegal immigration is an on-going issue‚ which is of much importance in the United States today. It has been overlooked for many years‚ however it has reached a point where it can no longer be ignored. Most of the illegal immigrants‚ 54% to be exact‚ come through the Mexican border. (Hayes 5) Since the early 1980’s‚ the number of illegal Mexican immigrants has risen at an incredible rate‚ causing the United States government to take
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topic is immigration.To be more specific it is illegal immigration that is the main issue and there are two very different standpoints on how to deal with it. On open immigration i think that by implementing the Obama administration reforms that we will be condoning and incentivizing illegal immigration that would belittle the policies that have been put in place already by granting millions of illegal immigrants amnesty. This will demean the immigration process and entice more people to illegally immigrate
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