Arguments Against Illegal Aliens

In today’s American society, there are few issues more divisive in politics than immigration. It’s an issue that’s argued in nearly every debate, with Republicans and Democrats with their own views and thoughts on the matter. The issue goes as far as dividing homes, young liberals arguing with their conservative parents on who is correct.

Immigration has always been a complex issue in the United States. Previous and current administrations have had great difficulties in setting policies and programs in place to address this problem. During the course of American history, laws were enacted to address such issues. There were numerous legislative milestones in regards to immigration in the United States. In order to understand the current issues regarding immigration, we have to look back at the policies that were in place along with the goals that they intended to serve. According to (Barusch, 2012), the United States had an open immigration policy; which means that anyone could relocate to this country. As a result of this policy, the government had to redefine

In the area of healthcare, the influx of illegals has proven to put a huge burden in all areas of the system. In California over the last decade many hospitals and emergency rooms have closed due to the illegals being treated there and not being able to pay the bills from the hospital. Right now, California out of the 50 states is last in the number of emergency rooms per million people (Jones, 2012, #6.). The insurance premiums for citizens keep increasing because when the illegal’s go to an emergency room

The Deferred Action for Childhood arrivals (DACA) protects eligible young immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation. It grants young undocumented immigrants a work permit and protection from deportation. Although there has been controversy about keeping this policy, the people protected under DACA contribute to society and American economy, also keeping DACA is about keeping a promise, and it is constitutional. It exists for the good policy for the nation, its citizens, and those children that DACA supports.

For instance, illegal immigrants get educated, food stamps, health care, etc. They can cost the government thousands of dollars each year by doing this. Illegal aliens find loopholes in the government system to receive benefits. They may have a baby born while they are in the United States, then their child is a U.S citizen and they qualify for government help.

The 1965 Amendment to the Immigration Act was a defining moment that radically changed US immigration policy and provided the basis for all that we have witnessed today with its far reaching consequences. Before 1965, the national origins quotas, which heavily favored British, German, and Irish immigrants, was replaced with a less discriminatory system (Hatton, 2015). Many decades following the enactment of this law saw a dramatic rise in the total number of immigrants, and an equally dramatic switch in the source-country composition away from Europe, towards Asia and Latin America. Contemporary legislators may have anticipated some of these effects, but the changes in the scale and structure of immigration, and the speed with which they took place, were not foreseen. It might be correctly stated that the consequences were largely unintended. Among such consequences is the attendant rise in criminality among immigrant population.

A liberal mayor tipped off illegal immigrants 24 hours before federal immigration officers and Border Patrol agents carried out a large raid in California.

In the field of immigration politics, not one issue is scrutinized more than the question of whether or not undocumented immigrants should be allowed in the U.S. without fear of deportation. A dangerous question, especially to those with an unpopular opinion in public positions, but why is it this way? The answer lies in the volatile web of truth versus moral exaggerations, initiated and perpetuated by those manipulating the emotions of the public to mentally gerrymander themselves to positions of power. It is vitally important, however, to always look to fact over sentiment in issues of determining what is the greatest good for America. Although emotional arguments can be made in favor of allowing undocumented immigrants into the U.S. without

One of the biggest arguments of people who are against immigration reform is that they say immigrants just come here to benefit from Temporary Assistant for Needy Families (TANF) but in reality white people and African Americans are the ethnic groups that receive more benefits. Sean R. Hogan is Associate Professor at the University of Fullerton that teaches social welfare policy. He states that 52.9 percent of African Americans use (TANF). Subsequent to African Americans is the Caucasian with 19.5 percent of people using (TANF). In reality Hispanics only use 17.2 percent – lower than African Americans and Caucasian (Hogan). This demonstrates that immigrants are here to work, to make of this country a better place, not to ask for benefits. Another

Since 2012, an estimated 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States (Donnelly, 2015). Most people migrate to America because they view America as the land of opportunities, the land that presents immigrants with life options they may not have back in their countries. They choose to come to America to escape poverty or oppression, for employment opportunities, and to make better lives for themselves and their families. But in the course of this, some federal laws are broken when they overstay their welcome. The question being asked today is; should unauthorized immigrants in the United States be allowed to apply for citizenship eventually? This controversial issue has generated different opinions across the states. Some Americans say undocumented immigrants should be deported because they are a burden to the nation. However, if these illegal immigrants are allowed to have some kind of legal status, it will help boost the US economy and keep families together.

The United States’ Immigration policy is best summarized through the ancient proverb, “the road to hell, is paved on good intentions" when a nation’s immigration is based on entirely on fear, the results will be hell towards the immigrants. this quote )[hook] [Thesis, rewrite] The United States' immigration policy was crafted by racist politicians, influenced by anti-immigration groups, in an effort to prevent and oppress immigrants who were seen as undesirable from coming to the United States. United States immigration policy was created to prevent undesirable immigrants such as the Irish, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans, Muslims, and African Americans, from legally immigrating into the nation. From the mid-19th century until now, multiple

Undocumented families and individuals are a key to America’s working economy. President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election was well known for his thoughts about illegal immigration where he believes those who are not in America legally, should go back to where they came from. Illegal immigration has been happening for over generations where undocumented immigrants want a better life than they had in their previous country. Without illegal immigrants, our nation wouldn't be where it is without them, therefore, it is essential that they should not be deported back to their country.

Immigration (Merriam-Webster), “The movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there”. Or in other words, when a group of individuals make a permanent move from their home country to another is an issue facing society today. Throughout history, immigration has always been a prevailing concern for societies amongst most nations. Due to this, many have given their own input and interpretation in regards to this matter. Two individuals such as Dr. Richard Rodriguez and Professor of Earth and Environmental sciences, Dr. Mark Pires have both given similar compelling arguments about immigration. Given though specifically their texts address different

The video, shown in class, was meant to investigate and understand both sides of the immigration argument. A legal, self-border patrolling US citizen was forced to live 30 days with a family of illegal immigrants. The man was strong in his beliefs that all illegal immigrants should be rounded up and sent back to their countries of origin. The family he was forced to live with supported the idea that illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay, and even gain some legal citizenship. This video helped spark the debate, which immigration stance is better for America?

Donald Trump, usually well-known for his absurd and preposterous laws, is our president- elect and had many things to say about a lot of laws in America at the moment but mostly immigration.  Immigration is a topic where America and its people are divided as a whole just because of the simple fact they choose to look at it from a negative standpoint and not a positive one. “The U.S. immigrant population stood at more than 42.4 million, or 13.3 percent, of the total U.S. population of 318.9 million in 2014, according to ACS data.”(Zong, J., and Jeanne Batalov).  When American people hear numbers like that, it usually scares them because the first thing they think about is how 42.4 million people came in and where are they working.  And then, from there it just becomes a thing of assumptions and speculations.  As most people know, immigration in America started to really get on the map and rise in the 1880s to the 1900s when people came in waves looking for better job opportunities and some even for religious freedom.  For readers that have little to no experience with immigration or don’t see it as a big issue, this paper will trace the  history of immigration in  the United States, show how Americans came to dislike it, and even how some politicians have influenced others on the subject.