Case Study: The Immigrations Reform Act

Immigration Reform is a serious and current issue in politics, in government, and in the lives of millions of people. Immigration reform is a term used by the American government and in politics. It refers to the changes to the current immigration policies in the United States. “Reform” is defined as a “change into an improved form or condition, by amending faults or abuses.” So, in a nutshell, Immigration Reform means the improvement of the law regarding how we, the United States, handle immigration. The only reason a country may revise its immigration policy/policies, is if it is having troubles such as illegal immigration. In the United States today, our government is having such troubles – illegal immigration. The statistic on illegal

​Immigration is defined as the act of leaving your country of origin and going to another different one to stay there permanently (Dictionary.com). Reasons, why people escape or leave their original countries, are varied; ranging from war, poverty, natural occurrences such as earthquakes while others just take the step for fun purposes. A reform is a change from the way things were done originally and make them better. Therefore, immigration reform is a term that is frequently used in political talks that refer to the alteration of the immigration policy of the nation. The debate is currently prevalent in the United States of America. It is a topic that has been discussed and reforms put across since around 1986 but it’s never addressed fully due to the conflicting stands taken by the leaders, the democrats, and the Republicans always have different views. Recently, the President Obama tenure has reawakened the issue. Some people support the reforms while others do not. It is a time the United States of America undertook immigration reforms as a solution to its porous borders.

Even though illegals were hired they should not be reinstated for work. There are laws set in place they would be subject to fines for employers who violate the federal law (Jones, 2011). If an employer is caught employing illegals they could

This article is about the possibility of legislation being passed that may allow immigrant workers to gain temporary citizenship. This legislation would distribute temporary work permits to immigrants so they would not have to worry about deportation because of their undocumented status. The possibility for this legislation to be passed is creating a divide between farmers who disagree on the passing of the legislature. Those that are advocating for the passing of this regulation are arguing that it would allow more skilled workers in the community which would improve the lives of many illegal immigrants who are unable to apply for better jobs since they are undocumented. Those fighting against the work permits are arguing that it would take away their workers by giving them the opportunity to take jobs that are better than farming. Many of the government officials believe that if Barack Obama attempts to pass this law on immigrant workers, it would be shut down by Congress. The Republican lawmakers and some members of

In 2013, there were an estimated 41.3 million immigrants living in the United States. (Krogstad, 2014). According to present estimates, this foreign-born population consists of 18.6 million naturalized US citizens and 22.1 million noncitizens (Cenato, 2013). Among the noncitizens, approximately 13.3 million are permanent legal residents, while 11.3 million (28%) are unauthorized migrants. (Cenato, 2013). The majority of unauthorized immigrants are primarily from Mexico and other Latin American countries, they live Texas, Florida, California, New York and Arizona (Zong et. al 2015).

It is the obligation of the courts of this nation to enforce the laws of this nation, and illegal aliens have broken the law by their very presence in this nation, as well as the fact that the employer has breached both federal and state law in the hiring of those illegal aliens. Any activities that the illegal aliens engaged in such as labor union organizing were illegal for them to engage in, in the first place. Therefore this is a case of which all of the activities that the illegal aliens engaged in have no legal protection and merit due to their illegal status, and the fact that the employer illegally hired these individuals further exacerbates the case against the possibility of the court legally honoring any voluntary settlement agreement

The failure to implement immigration reform is also very costly. According to Lynch and Oakford, each day that the House is failed to pass immigration reform, the United States miss about $37 million in tax revenue. Therefore, not to do anything does not mean will not disadvantaged in term of money. Calculations also show that, if we leave the immigration status as present, the US losses $20 million in payroll tax revenue every year. As a result, the pension fund will be reduced. The cost for immigration and border protection is very high. The United States spend $18 billion annually on border protection, more than all other federal law enforcement combined. Lynch and Oakford also show that the percentage cost of protecting borders on total

On November 6, 1986 the "Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was signed into law with its purpose being to "reform/re-assess the status of unauthorized immigrants set forth in the Immigration and Nationality Act." ("1986 Immigration") But this legislation would have unexpected consequences when, almost three decades later, the State of Arizona passed the "Legal Arizona Workers Act" providing for the suspension and/or loss of business licenses of employers within the state who intentionally hire undocumented aliens. ("Chamber of Commerce of the United States") The Chamber of Commerce of the United States challenged the law in court under the presumption that the new Arizona law was in violation of the 1986 federal Immigration Reform and Control Act. According to the Chamber of Commerce, the IRCA "prohibits states from establishing their own enforcement scheme to sanction businesses that hire unauthorized immigrants." ("Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting") They also argued that the law's use of E-Verify to confirm a potential employee's legal status, conflicted the federal law's provision to make the system voluntary. In a 5-3, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Arizona law.

On January 2014, President Obama gave his state of the union address. He brought up some issues, including the plan for immigration reform. By training youth immigrants and natives to stimulate the economy and to create more jobs. This topic was barely touched in his State of the Union address, but he did say this short on immigration:

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is an investigative agency in the Department of Homeland Security that works with the federal and state to enforce the 287g program of immigration policies in the states. The program of Immigration and Nationality Acts allow the rights for law officers to function within the immigration system in order to enforce noncitizen that have broken federal immigration policies (ice.gov). The purpose of the program is to cooperate with federal officers to prosecute non residency criminals for the safety of the public (ice.gov). A non-citizen status convicted of a crime against the state are taken into custody over minor infractions, and draws attention to racial profiling (Rodriguez). Along with the ability

How would you begin to solve the illegal alien worker situation in the U. S. today?

This act was passed and signed on November 6 1986 with the prime objective to amend and revise the status of unauthorized immigrants as set forth in the Immigration and Nationality Act. The bill provided authorization to non-Americans the chance to apply and attain legal status given that various mandatory requirements were met. The status of all the applicants was decided by the “Designated Entities” and subsequently by the U.S. Attorney General. The applicants were required to prove their continuous physical presence in America as of the January 1 1982, with a clean criminal record as well providing proper proof of registration with Selective Service. Also, some other minimum requirements were a basic knowledge of U.S. history, American

On July 23, 2016 The Supreme Court deadlocked with a tie 4-4 on a case against President Obama’s immigration plan, which appears to be Obama’s biggest legal defeat of his administration. If this program were to be approved then it would have protected about 4 to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and given them legal access to jobs. Now with the ruling, President Obama is unable to accomplish his immigration reform goals until after the November election. Since the ruling was issued in one plain sentence “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court”, without any argument, Obama’s immigration programs will return to the lower courts. The reason for this conflict has been assumed to be ideological with republicans such

Should the United States provide a path to legalization for illegal immigrants? It is a topic that has been the vanguard of American politics for years; however, the debate continues. What options is there for a nation to do with an estimated count of 10 to 20 million people residing in its country illegally?

U.S. law requires everyone admitted into the country under an H4 visa to pay federal income taxes; however, many are confused about the process because they are ineligible to apply for a Social Security number, which is required by the IRS to process an individual's tax return. The attorneys at Berd & Klauss, PLLC, a NYC immigration law firm, explain that visa holders must apply for a different unique number under which they can submit their taxes: the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or ITIN.