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    Immigration Reform Due to the 11.7 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States of America, we have come to the realization that our immigration process is flawed and needs to be rejuvenated for the modern times. Many of the problems that come with issuing a new immigration plan, begin with the house coming to an agreement on how to improve immigrant processing, as well as comparing the pros and cons. Undocumented immigration is a problem we cannot ignore, because it is changing many

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    family. These people are immigrants. However, many people immigrate illegally, meaning they do not comply with proper protocol for becoming a U.S. citizen. Throughout the history of America, reformation of immigration policy has already been implicated in federal law. Presently, immigration reforms are being considered to make it easier for foreigners to start a new life in the United States of America. Before the United States declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, any person who

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    Immigration has been a controversial subject over the years, especially when the time comes for Presidential elections, but while legislators play politics, the immigration problem has continued to be unresolved. The future will tell whether the immigration reform will resolve the problem of millions of immigrants who already reside in the United States, or the problem will continue to be ignored until another presidential term. Very little has been done in the past or is being done in the present

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    Immigration reforms have recently been the victim of multiple debates regarding the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election. Many politicians have already shared their viewpoints and opinions with the public, however, the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump remains as one of the most prominent figures discussing the issue. Multiple interviews and articles throughout the media have maintained the nation’s focus on Donald Trump’s ideas regarding immigration reforms, and each statement he makes

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    chosen to look at the Immigration Reform Platform for the presidential candidates. Bernie Sanders said that he would support comprehensive immigration reform and go further than President Barack Obama to protect undocumented immigrants already in the United States. He does, however, believe that allowing new immigrants into the country would hurt employment and wages. According to the assigned website, Sanders’s plan is as follows: 1) Sign comprehensive immigration reform into law to bring over

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    supersede the DREAM ACT proposal since the avenue for citizenship will applicable before attending trade school or college. The bill is only valid to student that are currently in our country and not available for those entering at a later date, Immigration reform policy has been a consentient theme in American politics whereas the pendulum continues to change based on the political climate at the time. The United States is a country founded by immigrants as the only correct people were Native Americans

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    forgiving and generous traditions” (Tonolesen, 1). As recently as the 2014 midterm elections the majority of potential voters were found to support comprehensive immigration reform. As many as forty-four percent of the electorate considered reform an important issue;

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    Illegal immigration is one of the biggest problems our country faces today. No solution will make everyone happy. Many political candidates are currently expressing their views on illegal immigration. Donald Trumps has a idea of putting a wall across the southern n borders of the U.S up walls to stop illegal immigration. He also proposes to end birthright citizenship and raise penalties for overstaying a visa, etc. Some of Donald Trumps immigration reform may be a bit extreme, but if could also be

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    States, there has not been a president to solve the issue of immigration reform. This has been a problem for conservatives and liberals in politics. Throughout the 2016 election, the question of immigration reform was posed from both the republican and democratic candidates running for president. The candidate that brought up this significant issue during their campaign was, Donald Trump. Now, a year after being president, the issue of immigration is more crucial than ever before. Since taking office,

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    comprehensive immigration reform could bring to this country, to the native- born and immigrants workers as well. Also, he makes emphasis in how the number of undocumented immigrants has increased since 1990’s; therefore, the economy of United States has dramatically increased. I am very interested in this journal because the author points out that undocumented immigrants pay taxes like everyone else does and they are the ones that receive less pay than the majority of documented people. Hinojosa-Ojeda

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