Every year, tens of thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, from over the world, come into the United States. These immigrants have many reasons as to why they come to the United states; some enter the U.S. in hope for a better life; others are refugees, fleeing persecution and wars in their country. However, the status of the United States as a nation of immigrants, and a safe haven for refugees from all parts of the globe is about to change following determination by the new administration to make it hard for immigrants, particularly those from selected Muslim Majority nations to enter the country. The condition of immigrants in the wake of the commitment of the new administration to tighten immigration policies and intervention
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This is the highest number of immigrant population in 94 years of the American history. Also, between 2000 and 2014, it is estimated that 18.7 million immigrants settled in the United States. The data further indicate that new immigration, both legal and illegal, plus births of their children increased the U.S population by 8.3 million in 2014, amounting to 87 percent of the total population growth in the United States (Center for Immigration Studies). Most immigrants who have settled in the United States in the recent years (2010 to 2014) have come from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan and Ethiopia. States that have seen a rapid increase in the number of immigrants include North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Minnesota and West Virginia (Center for Immigration Studies). During his first few days in office, president Trump issued an executive order barring entry of immigrants for 90 days and suspending the admission of refugees for 120 days (Johnson). According to the White House, the previous countries are designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence as nations of concerns for the purpose of travel, based on assessment of statutory factors associated with terrorism and national security. This order was suspended by the federal court on grounds of …show more content…
Though the constitution does not explicitly mention the existence of the system of checks and balances, the manner in which government power is distributed among the three branches of government namely executive, legislature and judiciary gives rise to the system. (Coleman, et al 31). The legislature or Congress is mandated to make laws, the executive to implement the laws while judiciary interprets and resolves disputes on laws. The executive, which is headed by the president has some law-making power in so far as issuing of executive orders is concerned (Coleman, et al 31).
The effect of the system of checks and balances is that none of the three branches of the government can exercise its powers excessively when it is a question of key policy matters such as immigration and national security, hence the intervention by the court and the subsequent suspension of implementation of the two bans on immigrants. Even under the usual law making process, if a policy which is not consistent with the larger interest of the people is approved by the Congress, so that it becomes a law, a party can petition the court to suppress the law (Coleman, et al
This is the highest number of immigrant population in 94 years of the American history. Also, between 2000 and 2014, it is estimated that 18.7 million immigrants settled in the United States. The data further indicate that new immigration, both legal and illegal, plus births of their children increased the U.S population by 8.3 million in 2014, amounting to 87 percent of the total population growth in the United States (Center for Immigration Studies). Most immigrants who have settled in the United States in the recent years (2010 to 2014) have come from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan and Ethiopia. States that have seen a rapid increase in the number of immigrants include North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Minnesota and West Virginia (Center for Immigration Studies). During his first few days in office, president Trump issued an executive order barring entry of immigrants for 90 days and suspending the admission of refugees for 120 days (Johnson). According to the White House, the previous countries are designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence as nations of concerns for the purpose of travel, based on assessment of statutory factors associated with terrorism and national security. This order was suspended by the federal court on grounds of …show more content…
Though the constitution does not explicitly mention the existence of the system of checks and balances, the manner in which government power is distributed among the three branches of government namely executive, legislature and judiciary gives rise to the system. (Coleman, et al 31). The legislature or Congress is mandated to make laws, the executive to implement the laws while judiciary interprets and resolves disputes on laws. The executive, which is headed by the president has some law-making power in so far as issuing of executive orders is concerned (Coleman, et al 31).
The effect of the system of checks and balances is that none of the three branches of the government can exercise its powers excessively when it is a question of key policy matters such as immigration and national security, hence the intervention by the court and the subsequent suspension of implementation of the two bans on immigrants. Even under the usual law making process, if a policy which is not consistent with the larger interest of the people is approved by the Congress, so that it becomes a law, a party can petition the court to suppress the law (Coleman, et al