News Briefing Analysis

The United States has long wrestled with questions over immigration policy, with heavy partisan rancor characterizing the nature of illegal immigration as a political issue. As a humanitarian, economical and sociological issue, illegal immigration is not only a pressing issue but one that can invoke highly charged and emotional reaction from both sides. This was amply demonstrated this past week when President Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security would be granting 'deferred action' status to a category of illegal immigrants falling into a qualifying set of demographic conditions. According to Julia Preston & John H. Cushman Jr.'s 2012 New York Times article entitled "Obama to Permit Young Migrants to Remain in U.S," the President used his executive authority to limit the number of deportations committed upon illegal immigrants by easing the status of the youngest of these.

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, immigration control and national homeland security have been issues of concern for both the national government and private citizens. In the wake of the attacks, a lot of articles were written about what the appropriate response should be to prevent another attack. In 2004, Mark Krikorian wrote an article for the Providence Journal entitled “Safety through Immigration Control” in which he contends that the only means to keep America safe from a follow-up attack is to strengthen and enforce immigration law to prevent terrorists from being able to enter the country. Edwidge Danticat, writing for The Nation in 2005, provides a juxtaposition to Krikorian’s stance in her essay “Not Your Homeland”, in which she describes her witnessing of the inhumane conditions many immigrants are forced to endure in the name of increased security to protect the country. She questions whether the added protections are worth the human cost we are paying by treating immigrants and refugees as guilty until proven innocent. At the crossroads of these two perspectives lies the question: what is the proper balance between national security and the humane treatment of immigrants?

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) is viewed as one of the most important policy implementations in U.S. immigration history. As drafted, IRCA proposed to be a policy to control and deter all illegal immigration into the U.S., but the policy was truly directed at stopping the flow of Mexican immigrants that continues to be the largest immigration flow in the world. Daniel Tichenor writes in Dividing Lines that, “Originally designed as a restrictive enforcement measure, IRCA proved to be surprisingly expansive in both design and effect.” By identifying the unintended consequences of the law, this paper explores why the policy failed. Ultimately, this paper shows that IRCA

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

As of 2012, 11.2 million illegal immigrants reside in the United States, making up one third of the country’s foreign-born population (Krogstad, Passel). The majority of the Republican Party, angered by the lack of security and enforcement required to control the issue, wish to allot as much time and resources possible into restricting access to those who fail to enter the country legally (repubicanviews.org). In her recent work, blatant conservative blogger Michelle Malkin critiqued the government’s handling of the situation and vocalized her disapprobation towards the subject when she asserted there are more urgent matters, such as terrorist threats, for the country to address. She states, “Capitol Hill and the White House have been far too preoccupied with legalizing millions of illegal aliens in the name of homeland security to follow up” (Malkin).

“Sweet Home Alabama” is a news coverage that delivers insight on the effects that Alabama’s House Bill-56 had on both the illegal and legal immigrants, as well as the economy of Alabama. Media company, VICE, and reporter, Thomas Morton, take to the front lines to provide viewers with an excellent example of alignment and facts that uncover exactly how this bill has impacted those affected. They do so by interviewing several credible sources such as Doug Pollard, Police Chief of Albertville, Alabama; Mike Ball, a politician from Alabama’s tenth district; and Samuel Addy, an Economist at the University of Alabama. Gaining insight from these figures, they are able to decide the impacts this bill has had on the state of Alabama.

The “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” was written by a bipartisan group that included some of the most prominent senators from both parties. Responding to one of President Obama’s biggest domestic policy priorities; the bill would have had broad-reaching effects on immigration policy and would have reduced the inefficiencies of our outdated

Immigration is currently a hot topic within in the United States government. Currently the United States Congress is fighting to decide the fate of the Dreamers, and the Immigration bill DACA. Like many controversial issues within the government, the Democrats and Republicans are in a disagreement on what to do. Each article, examines a different take on the current immigration reform. Bier’s main argument is that individuals who are contributing to immigration reform are ignorant, that Immigrants are not hurting the American Labor market. The next article, I examined, was written by Eric Cantor; Cantor states that although the parties each have a high stake on the decision Congress makes on DACA, there must be a decision otherwise, the law will remain status quo. Next, we look at Gessen’s article, the main argument is that immigrants should not be looked at valuable or illegal, they should not have to be talented in order to be welcome within the United States. Lastly, Vargas, an undocumented Immigrant, discusses the difficulties of being illegal within the United States, yet still shines light on the positive influences he had throughout his childhood and time in America.

The reforming of America?s immigration policy is something that can no longer be avoided and must be dealt with as soon as possible. Years of neglect by governmental agencies and policies makers have now made this issue one of the biggest in American politics. First of it must be understood that immigration does no only effect curtain areas of the country and curtain aspect of public life but rather all of American life. Both legal and illegal immigration affect major issues such as jobs availability for all citizens, wages, education in public schools system and in general, health care issues, and the homeland security.

In the United States of America, there are many issues surrounding immigration that require immediate action from the President and Congress. From whether to construct a massive wall to establishing legal pathways to citizenship, the President and Congress are divided on these two issues. In the meantime, the number of underage immigrants flowing into the United States continues to increase at a rapid pace, overwhelming the judicial system (Ramage 473-474).

Since the beginning of time, many immigrants facilitate illegal passages through deserts, mountains, and sometimes trucks to illegally enter into the United States to afford an opportunity to escape oppressive circumstances. More often than none most illegal immigrants make this journey with their children in tow. The Development, Relief, and Education Act for Alien Minors also known as The Dream Act was drafted, introduced, reintroduced and eventually brought back to light on June 15, 2012. The act is to be reformed by President Barack Obama to afford young undocumented alien minors an opportunity to gain citizenship by contributing to our country through armed services or higher education. Even though this bill was originally proposed by both Democratic and Republican representatives, the Republican Party has serious objections to The Dream Act reform and its long term effects. Republicans call attention to problems that would arise if we encourage and reward illegal immigration. One thing all parties can agree on is that the regulation within the reform needs to be addressed. The most talked about topic is the cost and how it will increase the deficit of the Congressional Budget. Notably, this act represents and embodies what America is founded on and should extend to immigrants since America is the epitome of a melting pot. Immigrants deserve a path to citizenship without opposition and continuous questioning of basic human

Since the incident of September 11, 2001, security has been tightened in the United States. With the increasing of illegal immigrants into the United States, new propositions were put into place. Immigrants without proof of legal residence could not receive government benefits (Wanlund 139). To further deter immigration into America under theses propositions, immigrants could not send their children to schools. These propositions caused the Latino voters to become more active in elections. More funding was provided to secure the borders and tighten security for protection against terrorists (Wanlund

On January 1,1998, the six constituent municipalities amalgamated in individual municipality. Toronto is a major economic and financial center of Canada. Although amalgamated six municipalities and one borough led to a boarder land, it brought a series of problems ranging from financial to community service (Keil & Boudreau, 2005, p9). This briefing note will seek to address the amalgamation cannot result in saving cost and improving service efficiency for city of Toronto. It will suggest policy options that the municipality can collect property from the property. This briefing note will also propose that a wide range of tax systems should be established. This briefing note will also provide its recommendation as the establishment of a

Did you know there are 8,194,000 children in the United States with at least one immigrant parent? 8,194,000 children whose families are being threatened by the Trump administration's recent changes in immigration policies. Immigration reform has been a topic of controversy for decades. Most Americans blame Mexican immigrants for the United States economic problems and many believe undocumented immigration causes high crime rates. However recent studies have disproved that undocumented immigrants are a threat to American citizens. When people think of immigrants they think of an outdated caricature that doesn't truly represent all of the 11 million undocumented immigrants.

Immigration is one hot topic in today’s conversation and society. Many think that immigrants coming to America are taking many jobs away from who need them. Some also think that there are jobs being taken away are not ones that Americans would not perform due to the horrible working conditions, low pay, and lack of important medical coverage. The immigration issue has come to a point where the United States must make a decision to spend a lot of money to curtail the amount of immigrants coming here.