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    The debate over illegal immigration has been a constant and ongoing struggle in the United States. Millions of illegal immigrants are living among us in the country, we have more entering daily. Recently, President Barack Obama touched on the topic with his immigration executive order. Unfortunately, with the republican takeover of the white house, many of his actions are not being supported. This is viable evidence that there are people who want to help fix the immigration system in a way that will

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    Immigration is a never-ending debate. In 1924, the point was made that all Americans are of foreign origin (Clancy, 1). Immigrant restrictions were not necessary. Restricting immigrants was Un-American, they did the work no American wanted to do, and they provided cheap labor. Immigration restrictions are Un-American. Why should we close our doors to people who are looking for a better life? “Many of the recent immigrants have come to this country on account of religious persecution… (The Wall

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    Illegal Immigration Debate Essay As human beings, we are entitled to three natural rights; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Strict laws against immigration, making some legal and others not, is prohibiting individuals from fulfilling their natural rights; rights that every human being is granted to have under law, no matter your race, gender, or age. Before 1924, there was no illegal immigration and people from around the world were allowed to come and go as they please. Then in 1924

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    The Immigration and Job Loss Debate A debate that always seems to raise its ugly head when the issue of "foreign labor" is discussed concerns the types of jobs that immigrants take and whether they are actually taking these jobs away from American workers. I look at it as jobs they are "left with", not ones they are taking. The debate always shows an American family that has been displaced or lost their livelihood because they can no longer compete with cheaper labor. In reality the jobs that

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    Illegal immigration is a hot topic debate in today society as many people have their viewpoints on it. Immigration could be the second most talked about maybe first topic behind terrorism. Illegal immigration has been going on since foreigners were allowed in the US in the early 20th century. Even backed then, there were mixed emotions as many Americans did not favor foreigners and there were many attempts to restrict what they were allowed to do. Immigrants come across the border every day. According

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    Donald Trump, a current US presidential candidate, is proposing an immigration plan that is highly controversial and I personally do not agree with his plan. Although he has many good ideas the way he plans to execute them are extremely unlawful and will be protested by many Americans. Trump has proposed that if he were elected he would build a wall on the border of Mexico and the United States. In his opinion this is a good plan because it insures to lessen the number of illegal immigrants per

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    According to Aristotle, a speaker could frame any debate using three approaches: an appeal to logic, an appeal from credibility, or an appeal to emotions. All speakers and writers use the tripartite approach to rhetoric in varying degrees and ultimately the audience judges their effectiveness in the context presented. In America, few topics are as hotly debated as that of undocumented migration, and it can be difficult to pick through the partisan and often vitriolic rhetoric in order to come to

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    The issue of immigration has become a major debate for everyone. Although people argue over the negative impacts of immigrants living in America such as overcrowding, less jobs due to immigrants taking them, drug trafficking, and threatening of American culture, immigrants still have a huge impact in 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

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    consumer spending by them. IV. Conclusion: Democrats seem to be the party that is trying to solve the immigration issue here in the US. They have advocated hard for the passing of the DREAM Act, a legislation that I believe needs to and must be passed. I advocate it on the basis that the US economy really needs this; the potential the DREAM Act has in not just alleviating the immigration problem but also in helping revive an ailing economy. We need to finally reap the economic benefits of these

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    crawling right back up to my shoulders. As if I was at the top of the mountain and then had someone push back down. Finding out that the Senate has plans to take down the DACA was as if they were closing the doors to my success. As the Congress debates over immigration reform, August the 15th marks the second anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On the 15th of August 2012, President Obama began a policy calling for deferred action towards certain young individuals who

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