Immigration Essay

Illegal immigrants in the United States (US) have long been a topic of debate for policymakers and the public. The rationale about them is that they do not pay taxes; they add to the costs of taxpayers and use up funds in resources meant for assisting citizens and legal immigrants (the legal citizens). Therefore, they are perceived as a threat to the US economy. The true impacts of illegal immigrants on the US economy are discussed by debating over the economic benefits as well as economic costs of these immigrants. The negative impacts, discussed first, presented the decreases in low skilled jobs’ wage rates for legal immigrants and citizens instigated by illegal immigrants, the social services such as educations and healthcare that they

In 2008, African-American presidential nominee Barack Obama garnered 67% of the Latino vote. In his bid for re-election, President Barack Obama acquired 71% of the Latino vote (Pew Research Center). With these statistics in mind, one can conclude that there has been a consistent growing pattern of continued co-operation between blacks and Latinos at the national level. This is in complete contrast however, to the mindset of some observers who believed that Latinos would not come out in the numbers they did because of racial bias and because of the fact that Obama received much less support amongst Latinos in the democratic primaries when faced against Hilary Clinton (Hero & Preuhs, p.3). Many people mistakenly thought this to be so because

When looking at political campaigns in recent years there has been increasing evidence in the parties’ campaigns for the support of this racial group as they are being targeted in the campaigns in a strategic manner, by campaigning in Spanish or supporting citizenship, or heavy focus on Hispanic candidates from the parties for examples the Republican focus was on candidates such as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.

This research examines the disjuncture between Hispanic strength in population and Hispanic participation in politics. I examine the nature of this disjuncture: its severity, its causes, and its consequences. Hispanics currently comprise 11.2% of the U.S. population, but the Hispanic vote in the 1998 elections comprised only 4.7% of all ballots cast. The situation is even bleaker when considering Hispanic representation in Congress. Currently, less than four percent of U.S. House members are Latino. Add to that clear disjuncture the fact that two of the Hispanic Congressmen do not even possess the ability to vote and that there is not a single Hispanic Senator, and we see that

The United States has long served as a refuge for people who seek to escape hunger, poverty, torture, and the oppression of the human spirit in their own countries. However, the issue of immigration in the United States has become a political flashpoint since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The sacralization of the tragedy has served to paint all immigrants with the same fear-ladened brush, and has marginalized and stereotyped an already vulnerable population. Today, more than ever, immigrants in the United States face increasing stressors as they try to assimilate in a politically charged post 9/11 world. To be an effective social worker, immigration issues and multicultural awareness is critical. Mary and Mario, a couple who

“Trump effect” have made change Latinos mind about registering, for sure, this will help Hillary to be in the White House. Pursuant to Matt Barreto and Gary M. Segura, who are political scientist, in 1994, the more than a million of Latinos who lived California registered to vote protesting to the discriminative propositions which excluded immigrants from the

The article “The 2004 Campaign: The Hispanic Vote” tells me that the American Political System discriminates against Hispanics but i the end relies on their vote, because they have a lot of potential power in determining their states’ electoral college. The role that the minorities play in the election is what way their state of New Mexico will lean in the election because they make up about 42% of the population, although they could “set the stage for battle” in many states such as, Arizona, Nevada and Florida.

The Latino population of the United States has grown to become of such great importance that it has many wondering how much influence Latinos will have in the next presidential election. Since the 1960s the Latino population has grown from 3.6 million to 55 million and projected to keep growing through birth rates. According to the Pew Research Center of Hispanic studies, in the 2008 Presidential election Barrack Obama gained 67% share of the Latino vote in the general presidential election, which was a major swing from the projected Latino vote Hilary Clinton was predicted to receive (Lopez, 2008). This growth in the Latino community has many wondering how influence the Latino vote will have on the 2016 presidential election. The Latino population

Even though political participation of Latinos nationwide remains low, high concentrations of Latinos still are able to wield power and influence areas that affect Latinos like economic, educational, and social discrimination and exclusion, which, ironically, affect assimilation rates in the first place. The current events in California and other Latino majority areas of the country are but a small preview of the Latino political clout that is to

One of the most recent minority news events that called for a better legislative was an article by Fernandez and Pérez-Peña( 2016) on the ‘’ Texas, Fixing Voter ID Law Ruled to Be Discriminatory Will Be Tricky Task’’? This article featured the controversy of voter registration, fraud illegal alien and the requirements for genuine Ids. Also, many opposed the election law and viewed it as negative restrictions; however, this law should be a part of legislative agenda because of the legal repercussions of a tainted election. Even though many minorities see this law as bias, regulations ensure all legal voters a chance to make a difference in their communities. Furthermore, without Id’s many votes can be seen as unequal racial balance in inner

Throughout the campaign cycle, Trump has made commentary about the Latino population which has had the possibility of alienating that population. The growing myriad Hispanic population may become offended by his comments which might make them choose the opposing party without looking at the policies that he would be implementing.

First, the authors err by grouping all immigrants from 20 Latin American countries into the general term "Latino" despite the distinct cultural and political values among those immigrants. For example, Cuban-Americans, the most politically active group of Latinos, have a voting turnout rate of 67.2 percent compared to those of Mexican origin, the least politically active group of Latinos, who have a turnout rate of 42.2 percent (Gonzalez-Barrera and Lopez 2013). Cuban-Americans are thus more politically active than the United States population as a whole while Mexican-Americans are far less

Donald Trump’s unprecedented victory in the presidential election has polarized the nation, to say the least. Some individuals exult. For many other Americans, however, the election’s outcome represents the beginning of a regime where fear dominates the sociopolitical atmosphere. Trump has been readily forthcoming with his aggressive anti-immigration policy, which in its worst state included, among other strategies, a promise to deport all illegal immigrants and a plan to reinforce the border with Mexico. Opponents accuse the president-elect of racist motivations because his policy plan appears to create a hostile environment that explicitly targets Latino minority groups.

Small business prejudice occurs when small company intentionally harm minority supporters. In this event, the employee of a small group intentionally discriminate against minority group deliberately victimize minority members, even when society, in general, protests such actions. When an establishment takes part of intentional discrimination a person must show the proof as to the violation of the firm. This is not always hard to do, but it must be overt how the groups act is discriminating. As an African American female, I can comprehend the concerns of Latinos that this is biased legal code aimed at preventing them from polling. Though, this does not stop Latinos who have are legitimate citizens form voting. The law will be applied to blacks,

To begin with, change is difficult to implement especially when it has to deal with a matter that is important to majority of the population in the United States. This article from BBC news online expresses that “The growth of Latino communities in the US has made their vote increasingly important”. Which means they