Illegal Aliens: Friend or Enemy?
The illegal alien debate has raged on for several decades; however in recent years citizens have become more aware of the crisis. Illegal immigration is one of the most controversial political issues of today's society. Illegal aliens and their immigration to the U.S. is a problem that needs to be addressed. It is unfair to Americans and to the country from where they immigrated from. Whether they (illegal aliens) take jobs or put a strain on Americans social service programs, the constant invasion of illegal aliens has promoted disrespect for the law and also limits our ability to control immigration.
With the many different ethnic groups coming to this country in search of a better life, we should cut back on who we should allow to have citizenship. There are thousands of immigrants coming to the United States every day. A lot of these immigrants are illegal aliens in pursuit of the elusive American dream. We can all understand a person wanting a better life for their family than the one they had, every generation wants that. The two biggest reasons that they are attracted to coming to the United States illegally are family connections and jobs. However, the cost associated with maintaining millions of these, "undocumented workers" the term used ever so loosely by the Republican Party, but at what cost to the country and taxpayer?
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...they would pay to a legal worker. With almost no fear of prosecution from the United States government, as well as the government turning a blind eye for so many decades this cheap and renewable labor is an attractive alternative with almost no risk and higher returns for the employers to hire. With little disregard for the working class, the American government is partly to blame for the lack of appropriate funding of border enforcement and overlooking the illegal worker in exchange for their cheap labor. However, we the tax payers should not have to bare all the financial brunt of all of this. The Mexican government has played a huge role in the downfall of its own people; the aliens are trying to leave their home country to ours in search of a better life because of the corruption and poor economy which is not our problem, but it seems to be everyone's problem now.
...to provide their children a better future; some of them end up here because of human trafficking or smuggling, so they need to work hard to pay their debt. No matter what the reason is, they can't afford to lose their job or be deported back to their own country. Most of these illegal immigrants are carrying too much weight on their shoulders. Most problems are not big deals comparing to lose a job, because they believe that as long as they can keep their jobs for living in this country, there is a hope to become legal one day.
Illegal immigration has been an ongoing problem in America for many decades. The form of law that currently governs the immigration process is, the Immigration and Naturalization Act, and it has been broken for many years as immigrants still continue to pour into the states illegally. The immigration acts enacted in the past that have been continuously modified leads up to the current policy that falls under the Incrementalism model. However, it is important to note that the current American Immigration system is broken and is in dire need of reform. There are 11 million people living in the dark and too many employers cheating the system by hiring undocumented workers in exchange for offering lesser pay. The current system is hurting the economy and bringing down our country as a whole.
Immigration reform has been one of the “hot” topics that have been consistently at the forefront of many American discussions. At this time, there are more illegal immigrants in our country than legal immigrants. This is a major controversy in the realm of other social policies. Illegal immigration, or undocumented immigrants, refers to foreign people entering the United States without government permission or violating the immigration law. This is typically done by sneaking into the country or staying beyond the allotted time frame.
To legalize or not to legalize, that is the question? The perception of immigration has become a crucial debate amongst anti and pro immigration groups. Many immigrants come to the U.S. in search of liberty, prosperity, and to fulfill the American dream (Illegal Immigration from Mexico, n.d.). However, illegal immigration is a growing concern in the U.S., with an increasing population of over 11 million as of 2012 (What are the solutions to illegal immigration in America?, n.d.). Immigrants may not know it, but they do pose both positive and negative influences on American citizens.
...ob security, and pay sufficiently low. They include, picking fruit and vegetables, cleaning houses, hotels and offices, and farming and construction labor. These jobs are not preferred by many working Americans, but they are certainly necessities in society. Illegal immigrants have no other option but to agree to do these jobs for the little money they get. Therefore, they play a vital role in carrying out these jobs.
The number of undocumented workers in the United States has increased since the rise of our economy. An undocumented worker is a person in a country, like the United States, without the right documents to be proven to be allowed in the country. Many reasons are blamed for the increase of these undocumented workers. Undocumented workers increased because the change in law of the United States made it impossible for foreign workers to go to the country (Zoltan). These laws made a chain of problems that the United States is still suffering today. One example of a problem is the decrease of American jobs. The problems of the United States caused by undocumented workers can be solved by supporting Mexico and other countries to make more jobs in their own countries, to reduce numbers of undocumented workers in the United States.
Illegal immigration has become a controversial topic in politics within the US. Some believe that undocumented immigrants are vital to the U.S. economy because they take the jobs Americans do not want. Others however, have the opinion that undocumented immigrants should be punished for doing things illegally, arguing that undocumented immigrants are taking the jobs of the American people and taking abusing it by not paying taxes. Although there are speculations that support the claim that immigrants should be punished, there are several counterarguments that state why they should be allowed to stay. Undocumented immigrants are an important factor to the development of the United States of America, immigrants have supplied a widespread example
The issue of undocumented immigrants has been a huge debate in the 2016 Presidential Debate. The increase in undocumented immigrants to the US has Americans scared that the increase is more like an invasion, but there are so many other reasons on why it is better to keep our undocumented immigrant population than deport them. The fact they better our economy, by taking low end jobs, or increasing our GDP per capita by 4% is a great place to start(). Most Americans say that deporting the undocumented immigrants is in America’s best interest, but in reality, the undocumented immigrants help America and even Americans themselves.
Debate over immigration and immigration policy is not new to the nation's history. From time to time, Congress brought legislation to control the flow of immigration. As immigration rises and hatred grows more laws will be implemented trying to release some of the pressure. Illegal immigration has some pros and cons. Here are some of the so-called “pros” if they’re really that is debatable. It offers cheaper labor to businesses. By not paying minimum wages to the workers who are willing to work for a lower price, this gives the busi...
There is an invasion in the United States, an invasion of Illegal Aliens. These illegals are hurting the U.S. economy and jeopardizing the welfare and safety of all American citizens. The government is currently trying to pass legislation, called The DREAM Act, to provide amnesty to over 13 million illegal immigrants. Amnesty cannot be allowed to illegal immigrants! There are several problems that stand out when discussing the illegal immigrant problems: financial ramifications, criminal issues, and of course, jobs.
United States is a country that was developed and nourished due to the immigrants from all over the world. U.S. is a country of immigrants and a place where every individual, from anywhere, can pursue his/her American Dream. Looking back at the history, one will know how much immigrants have contributed to this country. For example, look at the history of Industrial revolution and Gold Rush, one will see the changes and effects of the arrival of the immigrants. For a very long time, immigrants were segregated in United States, but now immigrants are considered equal in every manner. Immigration is the basis of the foundation that United States is built upon and due to this foundation, United States has emerged as a global power and one of the strongest and wealthiest countries in the world. Immigrants play a large role in the development and history of the United States, but people, in today’s society, take immigrants as a danger to the development and citizens of the U.S. One of the main factors that immigrants are mostly related to is the economy. Furthermore, Economy plays a huge role in the U.S. and people think Immigrants are weakening U.S. economy. In reality, Immigrants benefit the society as a whole and also strengthen our economy. Immigrants help the economy because they increase tax revenue, create jobs, and provide new talent to our country.
The United States of America, being a country founded by immigrants, is known all over the world as the land of great opportunities. People from all walks of life travelled across the globe, taking a chance to find a better life for them and their family. Over the years, the population of immigrants has grown immensely, resulting in the currently controversial issue of illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants are the people who have overstayed the time granted on their US, visa or those who have broken the federal law by crossing the border illegally. Matt O’Brien stated in his article “The government thinks that 10.8 million illegal immigrants lived in the country in January 2009, down from a peak of nearly 12 million in 2007.”(Para, 2) While some argue that illegal immigrants burden the United States of America and its economy, others believe that they have become essential and are an important part of the US, economy.
I’m writing this on behave of all undocumented immigrants. As a nurse we must care for all types of populations. In our healthcare today, we have many vulnerability individual and communities. Vulnerability means a certain population whom may include racial, children, elderly, poor, underinsured or those with medical condition; whom health conditions are worsening by inadequate access to health care. Today’s topic is on the denial of health care benefits to undocumented immigrants. Today health care cost for everyone is very high. Every time an uninsured person needs medical attention it tends to be when they are very sick. These uninsured people then need a high dollar amount of money to fix the medical problem or to save them because it is
In the history of United States political pressures and economic disparities are the primary reasons for immigration. Irrespective of race, color, language, gender, religion, property, birth or other status the Universal Declaration of Human Rights acknowledge and protected the inherent dignity and unalienable rights equally to all humans. Out of 36 million people, 12% of the population is foreign-born. Rapid grow of immigrants and the fact that where immigrants are spreading to many more communities across the county are most like to keep immigration in the national policy debate and healthcare reform. Immigrants are based on 3 categories. Lawful immigrants, refugees and unauthorized immigrants. Lawful immigrants are legally entered into United
The immigration debate has been in the news a great deal recently. Most of the attention has been focused on the illegal immigrants entering our country from Mexico, mostly Hispanics and Latinos. Uncontrolled immigration is harmful to the United States. It harms the American worker and it harms the American economy. The open borders are a threat to national security because terrorists, smugglers, and drug dealers can also freely cross the border. These key facts cannot be ignored and outweigh the claims that race and ethnicity are part of the debate. Immigration should be restricted and a better I.D. system would help stabilize the immigration problem.