Illegal Immigration Case Study

On January 18, 2017 at approximately 1621 hours, I responded to a felony warrant service in the parking lot of Walmart, located at 1835 E. Main, within the City of Cortez, State of Colorado.

Studies show, within 3 months, 80,000 illegals were deported from just Texas and many more in five other states; 700,000 returned to Mexico voluntarily, 488,000 in two other states (Nagle). A child born in the country from foreign parents are citizens at birth and it should not be taken away from them. “Former representative Nathan Deal of Georgia had a better idea, and he introduced a bill proposing that being born in the U.S. only confers citizenship if one child’s parents is a U.S. citizen” (Nagle). When parents are deported their children don’t have a choice whether they go with their parent or stay, the government chooses it for them. Some parents don’t know they can request return upon deportation or their children could be replaced with their relatives or take them with them to their home (Valbrun). A mother sent a request to visit her child but got no response and her child was taken care by strangers and the mother did not accept this idea. Obama stated that they are focusing on deporting immigrants that have committed crimes. “It’s clearly un-American to take kids away from loving families” (Valbrun). Social workers say children are better off living with middle class Americans than their own “poor” parents who want to try to make a living in a new place. An immigrant parent’s worst fear is to be deported and abandon their child

As demonstrated on figure 18, Obama has deported much more Mexicans and other illegal immigrants (2 million so far) than his predecessors (Corones, 2015). In 2008, Barack Obama as a president candidate promised to indorse immigration reform during the first year in of his presidency. Even he could control the Congress he did not try. Instead, he has being marked for the largest deportation in American history. Each year Obama has deported more than any previous president in 2014 for example, was 358,886 removals. According to the DHS, the Department's commitment to border security and public safety by focusing on the removal of convicted criminals and recent border entrants. In 2014, 85% of removals and returns were people who had already

A common misconception is that legalizing illegal immigrants would just result in “criminals” running around the streets causing disturbances. Who is ignored is the benefit of a very specific population of Americans, the sons and daughters of illegal immigrants. American children are harmed every time one or both of their parents is deported as a result of the lack of an immigration reform. In the article, “Children of Illegal Immigrants Struggle When Parents Are Deported” Valbrun states that “the government deported more than 46,000 parents of children with U.S. citizenship in the first half of 2011, according to the ARC report.” In these conditions, jailed parents cannot fight for their children’s custody and at times lose it to the government who then puts the children out for adoption or in foster care when they already have loving parents. Properly legalizing immigrants would improve the lives of many American children and improve the American social aspects with more

Our federal government has no greater constitutional responsibility, nor more important function than protecting our borders. There is also no greater failure than the lack of performance in this duty. Hundreds of thousands of our troops guard borders around the world, while an epidemic of illegal immigration to our country goes unchecked.

However, there still remain remarkable racial disparities amongst black and white Americans, when it comes to the matter of immigration reform which has not moved over the last year. For example, more than two-thirds, which is about 68%, of white are disgruntled with the course of the nation, comparable to the figures who chose to report how they felt in 2013. A majority, about half (53%), of blacks stated that they are pleased with the manner in which president Barack Obama and the democrats are handling immigration reform for both the undocumented skilled and low skilled workers and other families here in the United States. Reactions among Hispanics, howev¬er, have twisted significantly with a more unenthusiastic tone over the past year.

Illegal immigrants at work were shown in The Harvest, but the actual act of illegal immigration is explored in Wet Back. Some may believe that this processes serves no other function other than the passage of people into the United States. When looked at closer from a functionalists perspective, there are many functions revealed to this process. For the people of central America who choose to go out and search for a better life by immigrating to America, this process is a tough one to begin. The path to America is riddled with people who are paid to hunt them down and also who volunteer their time to hunt the immigrants. One function already listed that this process creates is the need for security on the border, which ultimately provides

You continue to feel that tugging on your shirt and hear, “Momma, how much longer…?” as you wait in line with nearly hundreds of other people to get into America – the land of opportunity. You are not the only who are tired. Everyone is tired, exhausted really. Yet, you all hold in your heart that the journey was worth it and the chance to give your family a better life has increased infinitely because of it. Broadening ones horizons and placing oneself in the shoes of an immigrant is often an overlooked or unwanted experience; however, it holds value. America is split on issues concerning immigration and the prospect of unity diminishes as some Americans struggle to look beyond their preconceived

Five reasons why you shouldn't moved to america are because illegal immigration/ over populated, laws, men make more than women, Discrimination and the economy , we are a corrupted and broken country and we need to change our priorities.To be honest we have so many people that come to the United States to get a better life and I understand that but we need to put a limit on that. Right now we need to just need to be accepting refugees into the USA. Plus there are too many illegal immigrants in the US and we need to put a stop to that. Some of the laws we have here are great and I Understand that they want to help the citizens to their best interest but at the same time some of the laws are outrageous, that could be changed a little. The fact

The United States Constitution does not specifically address immigration as we think of it today in any of its articles. However Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1, says that Congress cannot stop the immigration of people before the year 1801, and if they were to tax these people coming in it could not exceed $10 per person. When this article was written slavery was still a very present and large problem in the United States so these immigrants they were referring to were really just those who were being brought over for the slave trade.

Since announcing his run for the presidency in 2015, Donald Trump promptly decided to make immigration a substantial part of his campaign. Trump raised awareness of a problem that many politicians weren’t talking about: sanctuary cities. Although commonly referred to as sanctuary cities, the technical term is “sanctuary jurisdiction”, which includes cities, counties, and entire states. Sanctuary jurisdictions do not currently have a leal definition but they are generally considered areas that refuse to enforce immigration law and often times are uncooperative with the federal government’s immigration decisions. The president has made it clear that he is committed to tackling immigration issues and reforming legislation that makes it easy

The Ancient Roman empire was one of the most prominent and successful societies of its time period. By the end of their reign, the Romans had conquered almost all of the Mediterranean including parts of present day Europe, Asia, and Africa. Rome was at its strongest during the rule of Augustus Caesar, this time was known as the “Pax Romana” or Roman peace. It wasn’t until later, when Emperor Trajan took over in about 98 C.E. that the Empire reached its peak. After this, the Empire became too large to be governed in unity, so Emperor Diocletian (284-305) decided to divide it into the Western and Eastern Empires. At the same time, Christianity was diffusing throughout the Empire, and had become too large for

The Obama administration focused on the encouragement of prosecutorial discretion by Immigration and Custom Enforcement where the focus was on threat and danger. However, this also failed because ICE failed to implement this discretion (Rabin 2014). These policies demonstrate the bureaucratic arrangement of the government when in regards to immigration control. It also shows how the lack of oversight of the U.S. president on these agencies could lead to a lack of proper law enforcement. Unfortunately, policies of deportation have a large negative effect on the children than the adults that these laws are seeking to prosecute. Hwang and Parreñas state that, “the growing influence of nationalist politics and big businesses trumps the interests of the family in US immigration policies, resulting in the prolonged and forcible separation of working-class and poor migrant families” (Hwang and Parreñas 2010). A question of ethics can be raised here because taking the parents away from a legal child seems harsh. The status of children should be considered when determining the risk factor of illegal immigrants as well as the likelihood of their deportation. It does not seem ethical to separate families, especially when the children are citizens. Also deportation is not an effective method in curbing illegal immigration because

Imagine having a son or daughter who one second can be walking next to you at your local grocery store and the next second they’re on the floor blinking repeatedly, crippled and shaking. Dravet Syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), causes children to have monthly, weekly or hourly seizures without warning. This illness prevents children from experiencing a true childhood full of discovery and enjoyment. You try multiple treatments, doctors, and medications, but nothing seems to work. Finally, you decide to resort to the medical marijuana and notice the results are astounding. Your child’s behavior changes from quiet and unmotivated to talkative and energetic! Dravet Syndrome is just one of many conditions that medicinal cannabis has proven to help. Many medical conditions qualify for medical marijuana use making it a more reliable and affordable alternative from over-the-counter drugs. However, since the early 1900’s marijuana has been pushed to the side when it comes to being an option for helping people. Anti-marijuana activists believe that marijuana has only negative effects on the heart, brain, and lungs. Although, marijuana is labeled a Schedule 1 drug alongside heroin and LSD, legalizing medical use in Florida can benefit the state’s economy in tax revenue as well as the health of its inhabitants who have deadly or torturous medical conditions.

“America is not winning this war against drugs,” says Block and Obioha from a 2012 article. My group is addressing the problem of War on Drugs that is creating hardships on millions of people across the United States. We are going to address the money aspect and the effect it has on both the local and federal economy, proposals currently in effect and proposals that should be made, and the states that have currently legalized drugs like marijuana. I will be covering the effects the War on Drugs has on communities.