Essay on Immigration Pro's and Con's

Many people have come to America for a better life and to get away from all the troubles of their homeland. These immigrants, like those throughout U.S. history, are generally hard workers and make important contributions to the economy through their productive labor and purchasing power. America is considered a melting pot of many diffrent ethinic group. Immigrants should be able to enter America with little if any resistance from any border patrol. Immigrants in america take the low paying, hard labor jobs that , unfortunately, some americans don't want.

The SB 1070 was effective in reducing the presence of undocumented aliens from 30 to 70 percent in the state of Arizona. Immigrants were leaving the state of Arizona due to the fear of deportation, lack of support from social services, and restriction in working due to the sanctions for hiring illegal aliens.

Immigration has been one of the largest topics of political conversations recently due to the extreme stances taken towards it with the current presidency. President Trump’s entire campaign was based on promises to take harsh measures against illegal immigration, blaming immigrants for many of the nation’s problems. His rhetoric caused many individuals to take action against those who heavily believe in mass deportation. During his presidency, he unfortunately was able to pass policies that allow the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be extremely strict and harsh on arresting anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant. These policies further incite the argument concerning the power balance between federal and state governments, otherwise

taken by Americans. But most of the jobs that some of the immigrants take are

Historically, immigration as a percentage of the United States population has been far higher in previous years compared to where it is now. Even as far back as 1870, the foreign-born population of the US was 5,567,229 while the US population was 38,558,371, meaning that immigrants were making up approximately 14.4% of the US population. Calculating the immigration percentage in the same way, it was 13.3% in 1880, 14.7% in 1890, 13.6% in 1900, 14.6% in 1910, and 13.1% in 1920, the last year before the first immigration quota acts were passed (US Census Bureau). During those years in which foreign-born population was steadily 13-15% of the US population, the US saw some of its largest economic and industrial growth ever in a period known as the Gilded Age (Jones). Proponents of comprehensive immigration reform would then say that if we want to see economic growth similar to that time period, we should then allow immigration at a similar rate, which would have a huge benefit on American society.

The Secure Communities program was established with the clear aim of reducing the number of illegal immigrants despite their economic value or criminal status. This means that individuals that had overstayed their visas could be deported if identified by either the community or an agent. This put significant strain on communities and led to various violations of the constitution against certain groups of people. Under this project, the agent had the prerogative to detain an individual without stating their reasons to believe that the individual was a

The dilemma of illegal immigration is an issue that manifest itself as a major topic of discussion in the House of Representatives. Central and South America are wo regions of the many regions that have gathered the most attention regarding illegal immigration in the last few decades. In the last decades, the U.S. Government has been implementing propositions and formulating plans to minimize the issue without violating the basic natural rights of illegal aliens. The U.S. Government and migration agencies, however, tends to rely on a method considered cruel by but necessary by many. Repatriation refers to the act of sending or bringing an individual or group of people back to their country of birth. The act could be voluntary or lawfully forced depending on the legal standpoint of an individual. The word repatriation does not apply as much in the modern language usage. The term has been substituted for a word

During recent years, we have seen the focus on immigration shift from every other racial and ethnic group to Mexican immigrants because of the disproportionate representation of Latinos on the news for instances of drugs and criminality. In 2010, SB 1070 was passed in Arizona and it was essentially an anti-immigrant law, which allowed “police to demand papers proving citizenship or immigration status from anyone they stop and suspect of being in the country unlawfully” (ACLU). It allowed the police and other paramilitary forces to racially profile Latinos without any probable cause and allowed them to harass people and question their legality based on assumptions of race. This legislation allowed “the deportations of almost 400,000 people in

Arizona SB 1070 also known as the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, was signed into law April 2010 as an attempt to regulate immigration at the state level. This bill was passed to support the Legal Arizona Worker Act (LAWA), passed in July 2007. S.B 1070 and LAWA’s main objectives were to drive unauthorized workers from Arizona. Proponents of the bills argued this would provide an abundance of employment room for U.S born citizens. While the bills succeeded in driving out unauthorized workers, they unintentionally damaged their economy and labor market. A report by Bohn, Lafstrom and Raphael found the population of unauthorized immigrants fell by more than 90,000 due to LAWA. However, the same report found that low-skilled white workers experienced a statistically significant drop in employment and likely became unemployed or exited the labor force as a result (Bohn, Lafstrom and Raphael, 2014). There are various explanations to this counter intuition. First, E-Verify mandates by the state were inefficient and costly. Second, increased labor demands in construction and agriculture and were unanswered, leading to deadweight loss. Lastly, the bills assumption of an increase in jobs as a result of deportation was by annulled by the lump labor fallacy.

According to the CIS, the US Border Patrol has “improve[d] its ability to target individuals who threaten public safety, national security, and border security as demonstrated by the fact that 99.3 percent of individuals [240,255 illegal immigrants] that were removed met the civil immigration enforcement priorities”. This improvement has effectively deterred the problem of drugs and alien smugglers. Moreover, new laws have been passed that lead to the prosecution of employers who “try to exploit illegal workers at lower payroll costs” (Borjas 3). This move was essential to leveling the playing field so that no employer has a comparative advantage by hiring illegal workers. Currently, the US Border Patrol is developing procedures that remove the incentives to immigrate to the US: “the concept is that if foreigners know that they will not be able to get jobs here they will not come” (Camarota 3).

This has stopped a larger flood of people, since most immigrants seem to come to the U.S. in times of Mexican economic depression ("Mexico” 2). The most apparent reason Mexicans illegally immigrate is to find jobs. Therefore, the elimination of the chance of them getting a job would be a major deterrent. A bill created by senators in California would allow the employer to enter a job applicant 's social security number over the phone in order to receive confirmation of a person 's official citizenship (DeMott 31). this would work along with the need for legal documentation that would have to be shown to employer as proof for current verification of legal citizenship,187 works directly with limiting their job opportunities and therefore discouraging men and women from even thinking about ever illegally immigrating. The Consequence Delivery System or Border Patrol is the most effective and powerful form of prevention. They are an agency of Immigration and Naturalization enforcers, that are charged with detecting and preventing illegal passage to the U.S. between America and other countries like Mexico (Anderson 59). U.S. caution on the border causes more delays, higher risks, and raised costs for the "jumpers.” The addition of more guards are forcing potential illegal aliens to either be fined or by causing them to hire "coyotes” to smuggle them, losing possible wages, which go to paying for food and

Did you know that on average millions of illegal immigrants enter the U.S. every year? I believe that we need to start taking more action to slow down the illegal immigration rate into the U.S. I will be talking about the pros and cons of illegal immigration, how this immigration could help or hurt the economy, and what the immigrants need to do to come legally into the U.S.. The topic I chose was Illegal Immigration, people coming into the U.S. illegally without the right paperwork, is worthy of research because it’s a huge issue at the moment, could help or destroy the economy, and could bring more jobs to the states.Very few politics find that illegal immigration to be a hot topic at the moment compared to their other objectives(Smith 1).

Most of the time, I would complain about all the illegal immigration there is in the United States. Researching this topic has pretty much changed my mind on illegal immigration. Although there is much controversy over illegal immigration, it has many positive benefits.

Despite the multiple laws and policies that were implemented in the United States, there is still a problem with illegal aliens or immigrants. The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars to secure our southern border but, with that being said, the government has charged the Department of Homeland Security to create and implement new and innovative ways to justify and solidify those polices. In this case study, there will be a focus and analytical approach to three of the main issues which continue to surface on immigration enforcement. These issues are: who is an illegal alien; who can detain illegal aliens; and when can they be deported?

Picture a scenario where crowds of people surround you. You don’t know who they are. Hundreds of people of all cultures, ethnicities, and genders pass by you. To you, they might seem like regular people trying to get from Point A to B. Therefore, you would not assume that they play a significant role in society. However, what if one person that passed by you today was an undocumented citizen in the United States? How would you be able to tell the difference? Everyone currently living in the Northern Hemisphere is an immigrant or a descendant of one. Far too often illegal immigration is generalized as a negative act in the world today. Despite that illegal immigration is less rationalized through the positive