Essay On Undocumented Immigration

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Since 2009 to 2016, the Obama administration deported 2 million undocumented immigrants, 47 percent of these undocumented immigrants had no criminal record. In the U.S. there is an approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants. 8 out of the 11 million undocumented immigrants consist of the U.S. civilian labor. Currently, the President of the United States wants to deport all undocumented immigrants to their foreign country. We are against deportations because it does not abide by the ‘American Dream’. Personally we don't accept deportations because they are inhumane, they separate families, and many undocumented immigrants have lived in the U.S for many years.

The deportations that Donald Trump wants to execute are inhumane and unjustified. Millions of men, women and children - many of whom lived here for many years, contribute to our society and are integrated into the fabric of American life. They came to America for the pursuit of happiness and are now being denied that. THey have assimilated to the American culture and left their culture behind where they came from. America has always been a …show more content…

There are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 72 thousands of parents who said they have children born in the United States. 4.5 million children who are citizens of the United States have at least one parent who is undocumented. When a father is deported, sometimes their children go with them but many of them stay here in the United States with another parent or family member. Some children who do not have a parent or family members end up in the United States foster care system. Instead of worrying about their education and dreams to better themselves, children are burdened with the stress of having to support themselves and/or their

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