Exemplification Essay: Undocumented Immigrants

If we talk about undocumented immigrants in United States, we usually focus on the benefits and jobs they take from our country, but have we ever stood in their shoes and imagine what life is like for an illegal immigrant? To live as an undocumented immigrant is a bad situation, but I believe to be a child of an undocumented immigrant is even worse, because their choices are limited and they are unaware of their rights to attend colleges. In this research, I will focus on undocumented immigrant students, who are unable to afford for higher education, and the fear of their unknown future which is mainly cause by their undocumented status. The largest invisible group in America, to explore “what are the struggles and unsolved problems of

Did you know that there is an estamated 3.1 million american children with at least one parent who is illigally in the united states? Illegal immigration has always been a problem in the U.S dating all the way back to 1875. In 1882 president Chester A. Aurthor was the first president to bann all chinese workers. Soon after, the criminals and the mentally ill were refused from theU.S. Immigration wasn't always a problem before this. In 1892 the first portal oft immigration opened up in Ellis Island, New York. This was the premier station for immigration. Here new arrivals had to show identity and were asked a series of questions. After all this the immigrants were scanned for physical ailments and they had to have a friend or family

Undocumented immigrants in the United States cannot obtain a driver’s license since they do not have social security cards and other essential identification documents. A few states, however, have enacted laws to permit illegal immigrants to drive on the states’ public roads and highways. Such states, through their Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), issue driver’s authorization cards (DAC) to these immigrants (Nava par. 1). The policy gives the immigrants driving privilege and helps states to collect more revenues and reduce cases of uninsured motorists. At the moment, Nevada and ten other states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that permit the issuance of DACs to undocumented immigrants within their borders (“Ten States and DC” par. 1). Most states legislatures, including Florida’s’, are yet to enact laws that allow for the issuance DACs to immigrants in those states. This paper discusses the DAC policy in details and makes recommendations to Florida States’ legislators to adopt the policy in their state.

In 2001, my father crossed the border from Mexico to the United States through the desert in order to gives us a better life. Since Mexico 's economy was inadequate, my father was unable to find a job and talked with my aunt. My aunt suggested my father to come to the United States to work in her company that she had, but we never imagine that after two years my father was going to go back to Mexico to pick us up in order for us to not be separated again. In 2004, we came to the United States my parents knew what they were doing; however, my brother and I had not other choice than come with them since we had no voice at that time. Now that we are here, we questioned them, because we cannot do what every other person or friend can do instead of us. Although there has been a struggle from a lot of people in the United States protesting for an immigration reform and no action has been done, I agree that Obama 's Immigration Reform Plan using the “Executive Order” was the right action to take on immigration reform for several reasons.

Beware! America is being invaded by aliens! Not the little, green, Martian type you see in science fiction movies, but the real thing. I'm talking about the illegal type who come in every day and every night, by land and by sea. Estimates have shown that as many as 500,000 illegal aliens make it across the border every year (Morganthau 67). Illegal immigration causes many problems in the United States, including economic problems, crime, education disputes, and overcrowding. All of these problems were already damaging our country and illegal immigration has made them much, much worse. Let me begin to explain the problem with a story. A woman named Xiomara T. escaped Nicaragua in 1991 to escape the violence afflicting her country (Jost,

Whether to grant illegal immigrants full amnesty or not is a very controversial and important question in today's society. As David Decrosse explains, amnesty means, “lifting a penalty associated with an entire class of people who have violated a law.” Some people might think that American authority deporting illegal immigrants with little repercussions is amnesty, but full amnesty would mean letting the immigrants stay in America and have a regulated job. If amnesty is granted the economy would benefit, it is morally right, and it would not hurt the society in any way.

“My parents have been keeping a secret from me” my best friend Katia told me one day during our Algebra II class. I looked at her in confusion I didn’t understand why she was so upset, or any idea what her parents would be hiding from her. Looking at her, her face ever so frustrated, she told me “I don’t have a social security, I wasn’t born here, I’m an illegal immigrant”. This was very heavy news, considering the fact that we were only sophomores in high school. I couldn’t imagine the devastation she had to face when she was told by her parents that she couldn’t do or participate in certain things because of her immigration status, that discovery of course, she told me, was very hard for her. Anxiety over deportation should not have been a constant fear for her or anyone’s high school agenda, failing a course, now this, should have been the only scary thing about being in high school. Being the child of two illegal immigrants,who had just received their United States residency, myself, I saw how much my parents struggled. Both of my parents come from underprivileged families who immigrated to the United States came from Mexico to achieve a better life as teenagers. They later met here, got married, and had me here in San Jose, where I became a first generation United States citizen. I saw the amount of time and especially money invested in obtaining their residency, something, by what I understand, a high schooler has a very limited supply of. Time

America's past is made up of immigrants who have came and formed our country. However illegal immigration has now plagued our economy. What happens when you allow millions into the country, both legally and illegally? Exactly what is happening today? You have tens or hundreds of groups, made up of various nationalities, from various places. Forming themselves into isolated communities, and then trying to get the country to change for them. This paper confirms detailed information on how America is being altered by mass immigration and by uncontrolled illegal immigrants.

You’ve probably heard the argument line “Why don’t they just go back to their country?” or “Why don’t they just come here legally?” It isn’t that simple and most importantly, it is an ignorant opinion. When you say “Go back to your country”, it’s a lot more complicated than what your brain can handle. An issue that’s talked about a lot in our current news it the immigration crisis. The immigration process is complicated, especially in the US.

Can we call this nation the land of opportunities, home of the free, and brave after committing our energies into solutions that create more dilemmas than they try to fix, I think not our immigration and refugee policies are grave, we have to fix them with scientifically and ethically proven solutions, solutions accepted by everyone and not only by a selected few, a test based on my religion cannot say whether I am a person to be reckoned with, we are all entitled into making decisions we must act upon our environments accordingly and because of this we do things that we just look back on and are very ashamed of but that is just how life rolls, life is hard, unpredictable and we all just better get used to it.

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

There are many, many issues when it comes to immigration and migration. Nothing is just black and white, and there is always at least two sides to a story, usually more than that. I’m going to tell my side, or at least the side that I see the most of living in Arizona, a border state to Mexico. Being that the issue of immigration is so broad, I’ve narrowed it down to the most important question to me, living in the southwest, concerning Mexican/American border issues. Is it the immigrants themselves that are the problem or is it the laws governing immigration? This is a big debate amongst politicians, activists, students, citizens, non-citizens, and everyone in between. I think that the problem

My Uncle risked his life crossing the border, his family, and his future. But he was determined to be with the love of his life, my aunt, no matter how risky it was. He was terrified, no other emotion was coursing through his mind. He just wanted to make it there, and he did. He got lucky, unlike many other undocumented immigrants who cross the border. and they are labeled dangerous and should be evacuated as if they are investing our country. But like my uncle, they are coming here for a better opportunity, because they believe in America. They believe in us, so why should we not believe in them? Undocumented immigrants should be able to stay in America, any age, and have a chance to get legal without complications. Because Immigrants are an improvement to our country, we are all immigrants, immigrants are as much of a person as born-Americans are.

I started my life in San Salvador, El Salvador and lived in Zacatecoluca with my parents. They decided that the murder capital of the world was not the best place to raise their first child; therefore, they did what any other parent would, immigrate to a better place. While I was 18 months old, my family immigrated to the United States in New York, and we lived with my cousins. After a few months, my parents decided to become more independent and moved out of my cousins house and rented a basement of an Arab family. During this time, my father worked two full time jobs to provide for my mother and me. I cannot even imagine how challenging that must have been. However, after 6 months, my parents decided New York was not the best fit, so we moved to North Carolina with my other cousins. Lived with my cousins for a few months, and then we finally found a place to call home in Raleigh, North Carolina. I only came to find about my immigration status through a conversation I had with my parents when I was about to enter middle school. Furthermore, trying to constantly suppress my family’s immigration history when it came up in certain friendly conversations, prevented me from making close friends in middle school. If I got too close to my friends, I feared that I would reveal my status, and then I would be seen or treated differently because of the prejudice that revolves around undocumented individuals. I feared the misconception so much, I was dishonest about my status in my

Immigration is a controversial and polarizing topic to those who call America home, for those who wish to call America home, and for those who called America home until they were deported. For us in America, we have an abundance of opportunities to better ourselves, our lives, and our families. For the people north, east, south, and west of the United States of America, the circumstances are completely different. These people risk everything for freedom and a chance of a better life, and they come to the “Most Wealthy Country in the World”. People are people, and every person deserves a chance. We propose this program to help give all people a chance. The “All People Matter” (APM) program is to help undocumented immigrants become United States citizens while benefiting U.S. citizens as well. All People Matter will educate undocumented children in public school systems, use English-speaking immigrants to teach foreign languages in public school systems, and help educate undocumented citizens about military opportunities.