In the article, “Amnesty? Let Us Be Vigilant and Charitable”, John F. Kavanaugh, a man who is both a Roman Catholic priest and a professor of philosophy, assaults the current governmental treatment of illegal immigrants, explores and attempts to justify the “unlawful” immigration of many Spanish individuals, and provides viable alternatives to the current laws surrounding this type of immigration.
Kavanaugh begins by introducing us to Maria, a woman who, due to her illegal immigration 25 years ago, has been torn apart from her family and deported to Ciudad Juárez, a city that has witnessed 600 crimes against women like Maria in the past 15 years. Kavangaugh’s introduction works to exploit the negative aspects of the American government’s current deportation system and how it can, knowingly, separate families and destroy the lives of productive individuals within our society. As Kavanaugh continues, his second paragraph brings into perspective the scope of the issue, quoting that there are potentially “12 to 14 million “undocumented aliens” (26) residing in the United States. Wh...
In April of 2006 the reformation of immigration laws was a major topic. Wondering why immigrants should be able to come to the United States without rights and still be able to work here and eventually becomes a U.S. citizen. In the article “The Border on our Backs” written by Roberto Rodriguez, an illegal immigrant supporter wrote about the failure of the bill. In response to Rodriquez’s article Parker wrote an article titled “Se Habla Entitlement.”
Considering the ideas that both authors have brought to the table, I have concluded that in order to make progress in solving the problem of undocumented immigrants, we as a country must decide what’s best for our country. We either look at undocumented immigrants as an asset or a parasite. America is the ‘land of opportunity’ where millions of people want to live there and pursue the ‘American Dream’. We should not let people stop from achieving their dreams. But on the other hand, a quantity of immigrants leave their country because it does not have “stable democracies and free markets” that “ensure economic growth, rising standards of living and thus, lots of jobs”, because the countries of these immigrants “birth rates and native populations fall”.
In spectacularly calloused fashion, the Trump administration recently announced the termination of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. With thousands of hard-earned collegiate degrees, blossoming careers and immeasurable amounts of gratitude and patriotism, DACA recipients have inspired the successes of future generations. Yet, with the stunning overconfidence of a seasoned gambler and the bumbling inexperience of an amateur, President Trump may have just jeopardized the futures of thousands of dreamers and America’s identity, gratifying his own electoral base through the destruction our nation’s identity.
Medina, Isabel M. “At the Border: What Tres Mujeres Tells Us About Walls and Fences.” Journal of Gender, Race and Justice 10 (2007): 245-68.
Smith T., 2006, The root causes of Immigration, Justice for Immigration a journey of hope, Catholic Conference of Kentucky
In 2013, nearly 1.7 million immigrants entered the United States -- a nation built with the blood and sweat of the millions of immigrants who came to it -- in search of a better life, one free from tyranny and oppression. However, only nine hundred thousand of these immigrants entered the country legally, vesting their time and resources into the legal residency “green card” program -- the very first step to full citizenship (Monger). The other seven hundred thousand immigrants entered the country illegally, exploiting security failures on the US southern border, and policy failures in Washington, DC (Morgan). While a large proportion of the undocumented population poses no immediate threat
“I do not believe that many American citizens . . . really wanted to create such immense human suffering . . . in the name of battling illegal immigration” (Carr 70). For hundreds of years, there has been illegal immigration starting from slavery, voluntary taking others from different countries to work in different parts of the world, to one of the most popular- Mexican immigration to the United States. Mexican immigration has been said to be one of the most common immigration acts in the world. Although the high demand to keep immigrants away from crossing the border, Mexicans that have immigrated to the U.S have made an impact on the American culture because of their self sacrifices on the aspiration to cross over. Then conditions
John F. Kavanaugh, a professor of philosophy and a Jesuit priest, wrote the article “Amnesty? Let Us Be Vigilant and Charitable” for an issue of America, a Jesuit publication. In his article he discusses the negatives of American immigration laws and argues for their reform.
There are 11.7 million illegal immigrants living in the US nowadays (Preston 1) who support economically the country as they raised legal workers’ wage a 10 percent between 1990 and 2007 and make an earning of fifteen billions per year to the Social Security trough payroll taxes and a ten percent of its Trust Fund (Davidson 2). On the other hand, Illegal immigrants’ deportation has a very elevated cost and thus, it is not easy to send them home. Although there are 400,000 deportations each year in the US (Preston 1) ‘’In …2007, ICE Director… estimated that to detain and remove 12 million people would co...
In conclusion, although Colin Powels’ plea for immigrant is based on Americans common moral and historical values; and although it provides an effectual argument through a formal and practical style to convince Americans who already support his idea, he fails to persuade Anti-immigrants idealist who are not on his side. This is because he fails to provide a realistic measure to solve the threat posed by illegal immigrants, he is being bias and he provides weak support for his argument that immigration should be encouraged.
Wellman, Christopher, and Phillip Cole. Debating the Ethics of Immigration is There a Right ti Exclude?. New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. Print.
In recent discussions, the topic of immigration and the fundamental question of what is to be done with immigration? has been circulating in many american homes today, especially the closer we get to election day. As David Cole puts it in his essay Five Myths about Immigration “But just as in the 1850’s, passion, misinformation, and shortsighted fear often substitute for reason, fairness, and human dignity in today’s immigration debates”(185). Despite misconceptions of immigrants, Cole believes that immigrants positively affect society in several ways. In addition, Cole challenges and questions the beliefs of others in his essay. Whereas, Victor Davis Hanson’s essay Our Brave New World of Immigration focuses
...m as an emergency political problem and citizens should become aware of the negatives that have been an inhumane result of racial profiling and anti-immigration laws in recent years. It is also necessary for the nation to become informed and concerned on the positives of immigration reform. The necessary facets to begin with,which can be backed by sociological and statistical data, include the application of a pathway to citizenship for nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants, execute family reunification in various situations, and provide a safe haven for victims of international human trafficking. After all, is it not the nation’s utmost desire to be capable of building and providing The American Dream? If so, building a foundation of these ingredients is absolutely necessary in order to maintain great opportunity beyond any either country.
In the article “An Immigrant Writes” Arnold Schwarzenegger argues, “America can have an immigration policy that strengthens and secures our borders while being sympathetic to immigrants” (26). By addressing opposing arguments, through the use of pathos, ethos, and logos and providing strong evidence, Mr. Schwarzenegger creates a convincing argument to support his stance on immigration.
In his article “Amnesty? Let us be Vigilant and Charitable,” published in the March 10, 2008 edition of America, a Jesuit publication, Catholic priest and professor of philosophy John F. Kavanaugh discusses the controversial issue of illegal immigration and ponders the viability of amnesty as a solution to this problem, which has an ever present nature in a country founded by immigrants. Where does one draw the line, though? Who should be welcomed and who should be turned away? The writer focuses on such issues in this article. Kavanaugh asserts that current immigration policies are inhumane and the the reform of such laws is imperative. He presents a strong, convincing argument by his use of pathos, logos, and ethos