Immigration Persuasive Speech

Refugees are people who are forced to leave their home due to war, or natural disasters and try to start over by fleeing to a new country.Refugees are going through a lot, fleeing their homes, and having their lives turned inside out. For lots of families who are fleeing their country due to war or a natural disaster, it’s hard for them to adapt to their new lifestyle, learning a new language, new education, and bullies. Fleeing to America gives the refugees a fresh start in life, helps them to start over and more opportunities than they had in the country they fled from. “Children of War” “My graduation is next year, so I have to think about college...America is giving us a better future than we could have in Bosnia”(Brice-26).

Humanity is ever so much more complicated than one could have ever imagined. Humans can thrive on change, but ultimately look for something to declare as home. In search of this home people travel long distances and risk everything they have. When an American contemplates the word immigrant, one imagines the countless people from Mexico crossing into our country or the refugees that hope to make this country their home. What eludes most of us, however, is the reality that most people were, at one point, immigrants to this country and that our forefathers came here exactly the same as refugees come today. What is brought to mind when I hear the word immigrant is hope and perseverance. I remember the countless people who have traveled here

When you think of an illegal immigrant you may think of a criminal with no morals coming to this country with their only purpose to cause harm to the American people. If this were to be the perception of all immigrants to ever come to the United States we could not be the country we are today. America is a land of opportunity where people come to make a better life for themselves. Without immigrants the United States would not exist. Personally, I would not be here today if my mother did not work her way from Mexico as a young girl to build a better life for herself here in America. She came here with very little, found a job, built herself a life, earned multiple college degrees, got married, had children, and is now living the American Dream…. From illegal immigrant to assistant elementary school principal. It is definitely not fair to say that all immigrants are “bad hombres”, as the American president, Donald Trump once said. The negative connotations that go along with “illegal immigrant” are never anything but bad. The media shines the spotlights on the crimes and awful things some immigrants have done in the past, but never care to included amazing achievements immigrants have made. In fact, Donald Trump's grandfather, Frederick Trump, immigrated here at 16 with the same dream as these dreamers have today; prosper and live The American Dream, and build a better life for themselves and their families.

In the battle of immigration, America is its own enemy. By abandoning and victimizing its refugee allies, America is no longer supporting its own. Anna Husarska has spent “two years of interviewing refugees"; with the notes that she gained through this process, her arguments concerning America’s ingratitude towards refugees are supported (90). In Husarska’s journal, “Exile Off Main Street: Refugees and America’s Ingratitude,” Husarska emphasizes how common America’s refugee abandonment is and the multiple temporary and rash reactions to the upset.

Central American women are at an even greater risk of experiencing sexual abuse and other types of violence during their migration to the United States, especially in recent years, because of the spreading of gangs. In 2015, “nearly 110,000 people fleeing worsening gang and other violence in Central America’s northern triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras sought asylum abroad.” Many times, Central Americans are attempting to escape the possibility of being sexually assaulted by gangs. However, not everyone has the time to apply for asylum because they are in immediate danger. For example, Sara Rincon, a college student from El Salvador testifies: ““He said no woman had ever turned him down, and if I refused to be his girlfriend, he would kill me and my family. I didn’t want to leave home but after that we couldn’t stay; we left for Mexico in the middle of the night.” Because Rincon and her family had to leave spontaneously, they are most likely going to be traveling undocumented, just like many other immigrants attempting to escape gang violence in Central America. Therefore, they must migrate through Mexico with the possibility of even more traumatic events ahead of them.

In the battle of refugee resettlement, America is its own worst enemy. By abandoning and victimizing harmless refugees, America robs them of their chance at the American Dream. After spending two years interviewing refugees, Anna Husarska was able to support her argument that America is outrageously unfair to foreign refugees (90). In Husarska’s journal, “Exile Off Main Street: Refugees and America’s Ingratitude,” Husarska emphasizes how widespread and commonplace America’s refugee abandonment is, as well as how seldom America attempts to reconcile for it, and how poor it is at doing so.

The United States, the country formed on immigrants is having a humanitarian crisis, with many kids from north, south and central america coming alone into the United States seeking for a better life. People leave their homeland and move to another countries for various reasons. Some just to avoid starvation and others wish to escape unbearable family situations. Still many desire to be reunited with loved ones. They sacrifice their lives to come here, where people don’t want them. They come to get away from the violence in their native countries. Many come here for better employment opportunities to feed their family.These people go through many obstacles on their way here just to make sure their family’s life is better, and finally when

Because of America’s great wealth and success, other countries expect us to open our boarders and gladly invite refugees into our towns and cities. Charles Wheelan does a fantastic job of encouraging Americans to do just that. However, he fails to think of the risks and errors that come with allowing hundreds of thousands of suffering people (Wheelan) into our country. People all across the globe think that rich Americans should help these people even though they have not personally asked our government officials to help them. Wheelan views this as a matter of bravery, responsibility, and fear of terrorists in his article Courage in Crises.

Our new president, Donald J. Trump, really can fit the bill and build the great wall he plans to. In case you haven't been listening to news or the media the past year and a half then you wouldn’t know about the great controversy of Trumps 2000 mile long wall along the U.S and Mexico border. Trumps wall can and will stop immigration. With a well protected wall immigrants will have an extremely difficult time getting through or over the wall. An increased border patrol presence will make sure any immigrants who manage to get over are taken back. Also with underground tunneling sensors it will be nearly impossible to get under.Trumps wall will put an end to illegal immigration in the U.S.

When you think of America a lot of people would instantly think of a togetherness or liberty and pride. Why is that now a thing we sometimes can’t do in today’s society? I think because America is sometimes scared of the unknown. We stick to the rules and bear no more than necessary. This leads us to a very popular topic of 2017 since the election of Donald Trump. Illegal Immigration. It’s thrived in the most recent years to high impossible numbers. To really understand it all, I’m going to get every aspect of immigration to get fully behind the scene. I feel very mutual on this topic, nor agreeing or disagreeing. But to jump right into it, I want to start with how it affects our country financially. There are right now 12.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States which then leads to a tax burden of approximately 8,075 dollars per member. That right there sounds crazy. We put ourselves more and more into debt. I think Trumps view especially with him being a business man, he knew the tax burden was ridiculous in every way possible. I think it needed a change. Who knows the long-term effects it would have on us as a country in 5 to 10, how much more debt can we really take. In all reality, it cost us 135 billon dollars to support illegal immigrants. I’m not saying it’s for a bad cause but I think to come into this country it has to be easier than sneaking through a border or just inviting yourself in. As anyone would want to feel safe in their country, know they have security in their jobs, money and their taxes are going to benefit the country. Another note is that illegal immigrants do get treated differently when being taxed. It’s said they pretty much get bypassed on paying any income tax at all. So, they are already ahead of the game because you weren’t born in America. I think that’s very double standard. American Born citizens have no choice but to pay our taxes. I just think they need to be treated equally as us if they are going to be in our country. (Matt O'Brien) That leads a little bit into the next point I want to show, I want to show how immigrants are treated in other countries. Show why we should have more laws, we seem to be the only country that is freely open to

These undocumented immigrants came into this country in the hopes of a better life; however, they are not given any rights. The unfair treatment of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. provide a juxtaposition between the U.S. constitutional rights and the existing immigration laws that strip these immigrants of all their rights. How can one enjoy the life they lead if they live in constant fear even when they are innocent? From a personal experience, my grandfather was a U.S. veteran who served for the army in World War II and petitioned my family and I to be able to live in the U.S. for a better life. Due to harsh immigration laws, it took my family and I 19 years to get to the U.S., and my aunt, who came here years before us, have just recently become an American citizen on July 2015 after 22 years of being a legal immigrant in the U.S.. Documented and undocumented immigrants alike suffer from these governmental immigration policies. Undocumented immigrants are well on their way to becoming legal immigrants in the U.S.; however, they are not even given the chance to do so as they are criminalized. They are not given their freedom.

First off, immigrants are leaving their home country because they want better opportunities by, having higher paying jobs, better schools/ education, and safer homes. Also, some immigrants just leave for adventure and others may leave to escape oppressive regimes that threaten their rights or

Right now, I feel that we are adding fuel to the fire of hatred, fear, and destruction: A fire burning with so much intensity that it sheds light on the darkest of secrets. In this case its immigration. During a time of natural disasters immigrants shouldn’t be subjected to mistreatment and the threat of deportation. Checking papers is an unnecessary matter to be concerned with when your house is submerged under water or your family is missing. The main concern should be helping people. Citizenship status shouldn’t be an issue because we are all humans and it’s our duty to be there for our fellow man. No matter what the situation maybe they have the right to be here, just like any other American.

As a student, taking the course African immigration seemed like a no-brainer. I was born in Ghana, a country residing in the Western part of Africa. I felt that taking this class allowed me to know how African made their case traveling around the world. Most of the time, the main motive, is to seek a better life due to their country poor economy or sometimes they move for new beginnings as they feel like a new country will be much safer and more productive for them to be in. Throughout the course, students are assigned different excerpts on how African immigrants are treated at their new home, most of them being targeted due to their skin color and also for the belief that immigrants enter the country to come take jobs away. In the book Harare

Since World War II, America has taken more in more refugees than any other country. However, the only thing refugees look for is acceptance, tolerance, love for others and respect.