Unauthorized Immigrants

Do you agree that illegal immigrant workers should receive the same protections under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act as American workers and legal immigrants?

The article “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” was written by Jose Antonio Vargas. In it, Vargas tells of the time when his mother brought him to the Phillippines’ Ninoy Aquino International Airport when he was twelve. His mother told him that she wanted to give him a better life so he boarded onto a plane with a man he had never met before and was told that he was his uncle. He arrived in Mountain View, California and moved in with his grandparents Lolo and Lola. Vargas says that he grew to love his new home and when he entered sixth grade that’s when he found his passion for language. He tells of his struggle of making a distinction between “formal English and

United States is the country known for its endless opportunities for those who are willing to work and achieve them. But it is also known to be the country where the rule of law is praised and respected, especially when it comes to immigration. Regrettably, there are many of those who are willingly and purposely breaking the law in order to gain work authorization and a chance to stay in the United States permanently. Who are these “undocumented” workers or “illegal immigrants”? United States Citizenship and Immigration Services define the undocumented immigrant as a foreign-born person who has come to the U.S. legally but has since overstayed the visa duration and is neither a permanent resident nor a U.S. citizen, making their

Have you ever heard the term “all lives matter”? As most people can see, not many people and schools approve of accepting the children of illegal immigrants. I think that most people think illegal immigrants are at a lower level and are not as important even if your just an immigrant. I think all people and children have the right to a good education. They come for help, they come knowing that they can get caught or even get deported.

Human beings have the natural instinct of superaction inside since being born. Humans often want to move forward than the its family members did before he or she born. Repeatedly is possible to see many cases where people that had born in poverty want to come out or at least to come little out of poverty. There is a lot of poverty around the world in some countries is more often to see people living completely in poverty, without anything to lose than their own body and their family. In countries were poverty is common between its residents injustice arrives, together with delinquency, which always affect the most vulnerable. Frequently, the only option that many people have to

In America, most of the people graduate with degrees in medical, business, or management and very few with a degree in computer science. This does not mean American’s would not get these jobs or that immigrants are stealing jobs rather it means that immigrants are filling the void in the jobs for Computer Science which would never have been filled up if the immigrants were not there in the first place. The US is a massive country with a population of only 333 Million people. If immigration cuts off, the overall growth of the population in the country would sink so down and hence, would lead slower development and innovations for which the United States of America is known for. America is a home to millions of skilled labor from all over the

Currently, in the United States, we face a problem with people coming into this country illegally leading to problems with deportation. Many families have been affected because of this issue and have caused them to be broken apart. Although this is very unfortunate their actions of coming into this country aware that is illegal does make it wrong. As for children that came here without an option is another obstacle we face with deportation a common policy is the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans or DAPA. Immigration problems continue to grow more so with those getting deported and their own countries not wanting to accept them back in. Therefore, it is important to talk about the children who grew up here and are being sent back not being wanted by their homeland, the older generation, and the outcomes of illegal immigration and deportation. “In the United States, 11.4 million of these individuals, or 3.6% of the entire US population, are unauthorized immigrants and have no legal status” quoted in the article The Effects of DACAmentation: The Impact of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on Unauthorized Immigrants by Nolan G. Pope which shows the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country proving the reason why it has become a topic issue (Pope 98).

Phillip Lopez was not your average student. He reminded everyone of a teddy bear, big brown eyes, friendly, caring, but he did have one issue- no hope in himself. We sat in English class as we started receiving our papers. Everyone did decent except one person- Phillip. With anger and distress Phillip began yelling at his friend, Mike, who asked why he did not finish the paper. "What's the point of trying I am not going to college like you!" Phillip yelled at Mike. The thing about Phillip was the he was not the typical student that just brushed off his homework, was too lazy, or just did not want to try getting a higher education after high school it is that he strongly believed he could not because he is a DACA student.

different country to live better life. Some of them having a problems in their home country and

Lastly, Illegal immigrants contributed to population growth in the U.S. The number of people who live illegally in the United States are counted to be over 11 million. (Pianin)They have not paid anything into medical programs but enjoys same benefits and services as those who reside here legally. In 2012, a report from Texas Health and Human Services Commission shows an estimated of 717 million healthcare expenditure for undocumented immigrants.(Sage) State and local government are struggling with the problem on whether or not to preclude illegal immigrants from qualifying for healthcare coverage and prescription drug. They reason that it is less costly in the long run to provide necessary care and Health services to illegal immigrants through the public clinics than treating them for serious ill in the hospital emergency room. According to the 2013 reports from Kaiser Health News, Medicaid spends about 2 billion a year on emergency room treatment on uninsured illegal immigrant. Even some studies shown that these costs has been pegged up to 4.3 billion annually. (Pianin) Critics complain that it’s an outrage when we have huge deficits and free healthcare are legally provided to millions of illegal immigrant.

Being Mexican American is one of the most complex races there is. Many looks at Mexicans as illegal, although society doesn’t realize that there is nothing illegal about a human being. Mexicans have been seen as outsiders for decades and continue to face discrimination in the US. Mexicans continue to stay undocumented and be seen as criminals because that all society shows. Others enjoy the American benefits immigrants should be getting. Of course, we continue to have a corrupt society who continues to see colored people as illegal aliens.

In recent years, the problem of having a large amount of unauthorized immigrants has become increasingly concerning, and the implementation of stricter policies has heavily contributed to starting decline of illegal immigrants. Following the terrorist act of September 11, 2001, the concern of national security was greatly increased and stronger border enforcement was put into effect (Devadoss, Luckstead, 858). Though these enforcements lessened illegal immigration, the amount of unauthorized labor is still a problem in the United States. Within his first week of office, Donald Trump passed three executive orders to combat illegal immigration. He set motions in plan to construct a wall along the Mexico-United States border, punish sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with the Department of Homeland security, and increase deportations (Martin, 258). Even with stricter policies, some farmers are willing to continue hiring any unauthorized labor they can, especially those farms that produce highly perishable commodities. With these domestic enforcement policies in effect, the ability for farmers to continue utilizing unauthorized labor is becoming increasingly limited.

Barack Obama wanted the young illegal immigrants to not be deported, but to stay live among everybody else in their home, America. Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States, his time in office was from 2008-2017 representing the Democratic Party. Barack Obama did not want to deport every undocumented person in America as talked about in the article, “Dreamers and Their Families” about how the Obama Administration wanted to stop the deportation of young undocumented children and to provide them with a window of opportunity. This is important because Barack Obama is looking out for the wellbeing of young illegal immigrants. This idea would manifest into the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors or in short DREAM Act (Dreamers and Their Families). Barack Obama’s Administration wanted to create a chance for these young undocumented children to provide them an opportunity not to kick them out of the country. The goal of the DREAM Act is two things “eliminate federal provisions that penalize states for granting undocumented students in-state tuition . . . and provide qualified undocumented individuals a path toward conditional permanent residency” (Dreamers and Their Families). The meaning behind this act is to let these children have access to higher education as they most likely can not afford the education and to begin the process of them becoming a citizen of The United States of America. Undocumented immigrants can go to colleges as there is no

Undocumented immigrants in the United States have been a popular topic in the media this past year, especially with the newly elected president. The focus has mainly been on the harm that undocumented immigrants are causing the people of the United States. However, there are many misconceptions believed on the topic of undocumented immigrants. Many undocumented immigrants actually contribute to the economy of the United States and also bring elements of their culture when they move to the United States.

The United States of America was founded and established by Immigrants. These immigrants were searching for a place to have individual freedoms and liberties that were not available in where they came from. They proved that with a lot of work and determination they could create their own country with these qualities. Without immigrants, the United States would not be the place it is today. It is surprising that a country founded by immigrants could be supportive of deporting immigrants to the countries that do not allow their people freedoms and liberties? The deportation of undocumented immigrants will have a negative effect on the United States economy by leaving a gap in the job industry, decreasing the income in communities and increasing the expenses needed to cover the costs of deportation.