A Change for Immigration “From the moment I decided to leave, I knew all the risks involved, including dying on the journey” (Renaud). Brian, one of the youth migrants interviewed, does not live in a society like the United States, but the differences between him, other migrants and the rest of the United States population are few. American legislation has created barriers to attempt to stop illegal immigration, but sparked more problems and created a greater risk for many immigrants when attempting and reaching the states. The DACA under the Obama administration attempted to start the process of a solution to America’s immigration process, but more needs to be done about people, especially the migrant youth currently in the United States.. Through past legislation such as the Immigration Act of 1965, American Ideals, and the DACA, migrant youth should be given an end goal and should be given the ability to remain in the United States to work. Ever since the Mexican Revolution, immigrants continue to come to the United States in desire for an asylum away from their lives in Mexico. Pull factors of hope entice Children to leave in an attempt to escape the native gangs, poor economies, and even worse living conditions. “Immigration Policy should be generous; it should be fair…. (w)ith such a policy we can trust to the world and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience” (Kennedy 138). The Immigration Act of 1965 created an almost hierarchy for immigrants into the United States. A status of choosing who should come into a country is just, but placing refugees, those whose lives are in danger, near the bottom of the list is not. Many early American Immigrants came to the New World to establish themselves in a... ... middle of paper ... ...esidents and in turn even citizens if they choose such and fit the requirements. Some are working for economic reasons and plan to return home when needed so allowing them to be considered legal for a short amount of time should not be much of an issue. The history of immigration has forced the United States into a predicament on how to treat immigration and change policies to establish a just system. The use of legislation and the rights of human beings, builds a strong foundation on how this matter should be addressed. Undocumented persons exist, but they should not be immediately escorted out and seen as criminals because of their desire for a better life. The Immigration Act of 1965 in correspondence with American Ideals and the DACA, proves that Migrants should be allowed the opportunity to work in the United States, if danger is an issue in their country.
One of the more disconcerting aspects of Bill C-31 is the newly adopted Designated Country of Origin (DCO) legislation which has permanently labeled particular nations as “safe”. Consequently, individuals claiming refugee status who originate from these countries no longer have the same rights and privileges afforded to their refugee counterparts from other nations (“Overview of C-31,” 2013). In turn, this has led to a dichotomy between those who view this change as necessary in order to diminish the influx of embellished and falsified refugee claims and those who view this policy as discriminatory and prejudiced towards people originating from certain nations.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, from around the world, come to the United States. These immigrants come because they want a chance at a better life; others are refugees, escaping persecution and civil wars in their home country. Many people believe the United States is the best place to go. There is more freedom, protection, and benefits, which seems like a good deal to immigrants. But the large number of immigration is affecting the current citizens of the United States. Taxpayers are forced to pay for the welfare and schooling for many of these immigrants, some who are illegal aliens. Some citizens believe that immigration can be hazardous to the environment. Others blame crime, poverty, and overpopulation on immigration. About sixty-eight million immigrants have been added to the United States since 1970, and it is estimated that 130 million people will be added over the next fifty years. The government has tried somewhat to restrict immigration but the laws are still too lenient. Nearly every other advanced country in the world is moving quickly towards stabilized population or has already achieved it. The United States is moving towards it very slowly. This country would have to reduce immigration down to 255,000 a year to do this (Beck 1). If nothing is done to stabilize the immigration to this country, what will become of population in the next decade? The population will continue to grow even faster - not due to births, but to massive immigration to this country. Immigration can become a serious problem to this country if the government does not produce stricter laws.
“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
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Migration for “a better life” or to be with one’s family shaped the history of the United States since the beginning. In the US today there are 40 million immigrants and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there is around 11 million illegal aliens already living right here and are not authorized to live and work in the United States. It makes it hard to protect their right because they are in this country illegal. Immigrant are living in the US are in constant fear of being deported so they live in quiet hiding so that they go undetected by US officials. They are so fearful of deportation that they don’t report crimes against them or employers that take advantage of them or do not pay them for work.
Immigrants must overcome many barriers to succeed in America. First, migrants frequently must learn a new language. Inability to communicate is a critical barrier for accessing the health care system (Urrutia-Rojas, Marshall, Trevino, Lurie, & Minguia-Bayona, 2006). Second, the processes of work and schooling for themselves and their families can be daunting. Lastly, immigrants use the established social network of longer duration residents for reference and knowledge (Nandi, Galea, Lopez, Nandi, Strongarone, & Ompad, 2008). For purposes of this report, there are three different types of immigrant: legal, undocumented, and refugees or persons seeking asylum. All three types of residents want to succeed and achieve their personal dream.
There are those who choose to immigrate to the United States in hopes of leaving poverty and oppression behind in search of a better life in a country that does not welcome all with open arms. President Obama reminds those who are lucky enough to have born in this great country that, “For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today’s immigrants. They have come here for the same reason that families have always come here–for the hope that in America, they could build a better life for themselves and their families. Like the waves of immigrants that came before them and the Hispanic Americans whose families have been here for generations, the recent arrival of Latino immigrants will only enrich our country,” (2013, para 22). One of the stories in the book Enrique’s Journey is that of a young mother, Lourdes and her inner strength to persevere through the obstacles life throws at her. She comes to the United States looking for a better future, and in the process leaves behind her two young children in
Illegal immigration was an issue in the past and is a pressing problem in the present. The U.S. Government has been trying to find a resolution to this issue for years. The United States approved the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986, which allowed the American Government to punish American companies that consciously employed illegal immigrants (Nadadur 1037-1052). The United States’ Government Immigration Reform and Control Act has been unsuccessful in controlling illegal immigration. It is estimated that illegal immigration into the U.S. has a yearly interval of three hundred fifty thousand people (Rousmaniere 24-25). It is apparent that the 1986 act was not able to keep a handle on illegal immigration. Illegal immigration continues due to the fact that immigrants only take the jobs available to them, which in turn helps support the United States’ economy, so measures should not be taken to halt immigration.
A topic crucial to the world today is illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is when people live in a country without permission from the government, nor have any legal documentation. As more and more illegal immigrants enter the United States, it either upsets some people, or others feel like they should just grant them ability to pursue life, liberty, and happiness because that is what the Constitution says. Some people feel that illegal immigrants should be protected by the same rights and laws as American citizens. On the other hand, many people believe that this is a horrible mistake. They feel that the rights of citizenship should be earned and not extended to people who haven broken the law just by being in the United States.
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”.
To look for refuge in the United States a person must have a well-founded fear of mistreatment based on their race, ethnicity, religion, or political social affiliations. Refugees of various backgrounds had everything ripped away from them. It is the duty of the United States to put on an armor and protect these human beings, welcoming them to a different more comforting life. Many Americans, attract the refugee population by doing as much as they can, to achieve the goal of being as helpful as can be. Although others are concerned, on how much is too much, when it comes to helping the refugees. There must be an exception on the right amount of effort, to
Franklin D. Roosevelt once said “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you, I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” It is important to remember that once upon a time ancestors came from a different country, or continent making us as individual’s immigrants. However, the individuals who suffer most from immigration and immigration policies are children. The article I read opened my eyes to see that children of illegal immigration suffer from many types of neglect. For example, illegal immigrants who are children are seen by the law as adults, and are made to stand up for themselves in some cases even to fend for themselves.
America is a federal republic with world’s oldest federation. Immigration has held a major role in shaping this nation. It has been greatly affected by immigration and is still getting affected due to which the country has very strict immigration laws. America is basically represented by English-language-only legislation, whereas the nation has had immigrants from all different countries, most of them couldn’t speak English. Immigration laws has affected the natives as well as immigrants in this country. These strict immigrant laws has major effects on people’s lives and their career (especially on legal immigrants). For people who want to live or do their business in U.S, they become the victims of these laws although they chose the legal and righteous way to do that. Most people aren’t able to make it to the U.S. visa they want. They have to wait for many years sometimes. That suffering is caused to them because of the people who chose wrong path to get settled in America. So, the solution to the problem is that the legal immigrants should not suffer because of the undocumented immigrants and there should be some amendments in the laws so that people choosing impeccable ways to follow their dreams should be given some relaxation. The U.S. immigration laws should be made little bit lenient without jeopardizing the safety of the nation.
Observations made by International and Scholar Service Students at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis have found that two of America’s values include “Equality” and “Goodness of Humanity” (“Key American Values”). Without remembering their morals, American citizens will lose sight of the United States’s goal of freedom to everybody, even Syrian refugees. Currently, the number of U.S. immigrants and their native born children is about 80 million people, which is over a quarter of our population (Zong). Therefore, if the country can accept all of those former immigrants and their children, why can they not accept a mere ten thousand Syrian immigrants, which would only account for .004% of America’s existing population (Gambino
"I wanted to make a better life in America," states 63-year-old, Raudel Sanchez. (Keen, 2009) An abundance of the population, when asked what backgrounds they acknowledge of ancestry, say at least more than one different racial or ethnic background. The United States attracts 20 percent of the world's international migrants who arrive bearing a common purpose, an improved lifestyle. Numerous individuals such as Raudel Sanchez, reach out in hopes of achieving future ambitions for themselves and following generations, and by doing so, they abandon homes to seek refuge, taking only belongings dearest to them. Evidently, those currently taking residence within the intended nation, may or may not transpire to misjudge migrants