The Pros And Cons Of A Dual Citizen Diaspora

Born in 1940 and raised in Calcutta, India, Bharati Mukherjee immigrated to the United States in 1961 and earned an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in literature. Mukherjee is the author of several novels, including Tiger's Daughter (1972) and Jasmine (1989), and short story collections, such as The Middleman and Other Stories (1988). She teaches literature and fiction writing at the University of California, Berkeley.

2. I do not think Chavez expected her audience to agree with her position as it was posted in the politically conservative section of the Wall Street Journal. Before I read the political background section of Linda Chavez, I had thought the author to be liberal. But after reading the excerpt I the beginning of the publication, I noticed that she was a Hispanic Conservative. I could tell that Linda Chavez did not expect her audience to agree with her when she stated that “Repealing birthright citizenship is a terrible idea.” Most conservatives wish to dismiss birthright citizenship, but in this passage she explains the significance of it, and what it would do to the future of the nation.

There are many things to consider when you think about Birthright Citizenship. I have two different perspectives on this topic that kind of pull me both ways and I do not have a strong opinion either way. My first thought is that yes if you are born within the United States then yes you should be considered legal, because you were born here and technically that is currently the only life that you know. Also, if the parents are illegal and they have a child it is not the child’s fault so therefore the child should be legal while the parents are still illegal.

I think birthright citizen should be abolished. It would be unfair to the people who work hard just to be an American Citizen. It takes a lot of process and it’s expensive. And undocumented parents coming to the U.S. and making a child that's officially an American Citizen, just because she/he was born in the U.S. soil, my opinion is that it’s unacceptable. It’s unfair for others who came in the United States illegal and applying for American Citizens, that takes years since you have to live in the U.S. for more than 4 years to be able to take the test for being an American Citizen.

Eating, drinking, walking, being, if you are an immigrant those are privileges not a right. If you live a mile south of an imaginary line you don’t have the rights to a proper education or a job that pays enough to live. If you are tan all year round you can’t eat at a pizza place without getting stares. If you can’t speak english, even though that’s not even the national language, you are an outcast, a menace, an alien. There are four, specific, boys out there that even though all these odds were stacked against them they succeeded. They prevailed even when they weren’t suppose to. Even when Uncle Sam said no.

The issue of immigration has become a major debate for everyone. Many people argue over the negative impacts of immigrants living in America, such as overcrowding, fewer jobs due to immigrants taking them, drug trafficking, and threatening of American culture. However, immigrants still have a positive impact on the American society. The United States is by far the largest destination for immigrants, annually receiving over a million legal immigrants and about seven hundred thousand illegal immigrants. Many people come to the United States to get a better life for themselves, as well as for the education system for their children. Others come to America to practice the freedom and right given to the American people. What many Americans do not

When legislation on Native Americans is being made in the U.S., one of the biggest considerations that is put in it, is preserving their culture and way of life. Before they universally had citizenship within the United States, tensions were created regarding whether they would have to give up their native ways of life in order to be a citizen. This situation is similar to one little island territory today; where the denizens wish to retain their way of life, yet many of them want citizenship. American Samoa, a country between Hawaii and Australia, is a United States territory. But what is misleading about that statement, is that American Samoans, despite the territory having the prefix of “American,” are not U.S. citizens; instead they fall

The main objective of the author is to have open and honest debate of immigration policy in the United States. It is not that there is not an immigration policy. The author presented two points of view: for immigration and for restricted immigration. For a true democracy, policies are formulated, adopted, implemented and evaluated. In the evaluation phase, challenges are made as to the effectiveness of a “living” policy. All government’s action or inaction, affects the people governed, and immigration is no exception. In fact, it directly affects all citizens. The conflicts that immigration draws are a good one. It tests the pulse of how persons think and what they believe, thoughts and beliefs, which can and do change with time, based on situations and circumstances. The issues surrounding immigration are many, most being centered on legal immigration, illegal immigration, national security, and labor and economics, which forms part of the immigration reform agenda. The issue of immigration is not new nor is there a panacea for resulting problems now and in the future.

Citizenship means everything in this country. It guarantees a future for families. The rights a citizen has given them a say in government, and access to many services. They have constitutional protections of their unalienable rights, their right to choose their leaders, among other rights. The constitution prevents states from creating laws that infringe on these rights. Persons can become US citizens through birth on US soil, being born to US citizens, or naturalization.

“I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their families.” Illegal immigrants come to the United States every day wanting to escape poverty, cartel violence, and government corruption in order to provide for their families (Planas, 2015). Governor Bush wants to create pathways to citizenship for illegal immigrants and inflict on those who have a legal visa who prolong their stay. His immigration plan has six proposals to enhance border security and enforces immigration law. Immigration in the United States is a strong issue, especially when it gets brought up to potential presidency candidates. In regards to Republican voters this is a touchy subject and with Americans

Before the twentieth century, both individuals and families could migrate to the U.S. without any restrictions, which means that illegal immigration was not a problem at that time. In 1921, restrictive immigration quotas were presented on a temporary basis which was later expanded and made permanent in 1924. However, even with the new limitations, citizens of the Western Hemisphere countries immigrated outside of the quotas

Sometimes I question if culture changes who you are. I try to pull up memories of the decisions I make, are they affected by my culture? Here is the response I came up with: Culture sporadically informs how an individual sees the world because, even being from completely different places and raised in contrasting households, people could still have similar views based on what they think of others and not how you are constructed with your culture, however, sometimes affects your perspective in certain occasions in circumstances where you wouldn’t face a community the same if you weren’t from the culture you were built in. This idea is supported by the personal essay by Bharati Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong in America, the essay by Robert Lake, An Indians Father Plea, and also personal experience.

First of all this wall will ensure the people their privacy and security from all the drugs, gangs, and violence immigrants have brought upon them. Luckily for them, they would be protected from all the rough events that happen in this world in which they can live a happy and stress free life. Secondly since no one is allowed in or out we would have to manufacture our own goods which will make our economy more stable. Making our own goods would be easy since we have all the supplies we need and if we can't fix it we can just replace it with something else. Thirdly, we are not cruel or harsh we have thought of the people who will miss their families or friends that live outside the U.S but that could be easily be arranged. It has been confirmed

It is not recommended that Lars come to the U.S. on his tourist visa. The problem with using coming on tourist visa and getting married immediately is the legal concept of dual intent. At the time a person enters the U.S. they cannot have both (1) the intent to return to their home country and (2) at the same time, intend to remain in the U.S. as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. An entry as a tourist legally requires that you are entering with the intention of returning to your permanent home abroad, not to enter as a tourist, get married, and remain here to apply for a green card. If you file within 30 days, there is a rebuttable presumption that you wanted to stay in the U.S.. If you file more than 30 days but less than 60 days after entry into

The title of this article immediately shows the claim, “one person, one passport, one road to injustice.” The article starts out with facts and injustices about dual citizenships. Although some countries allow them, the countries that don’t, often cause problems for people who want a dual citizenships for work, family, etc. Although the United States allows dual citizenships, when the other country does not, the person is forced to pick a country. A premise brought up is how in the past, people would be born in one place, their whole family would be there, and they would live there for the rest of their lives. Times are different now. These days, people travel for work, family, and pleasure, making life harder for countries that don’t allow