“An Argument to Be Made about Immigrant Babies and Citizenship” is written by George F. Will and in this essay the author challenges the citizenship status of children born to illegal immigrants. Will argues that the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to any person born in the United States, is being misinterpreted. He explains how this misinterpretation leads to the actual act of illegal immigration. For example, by essentially rewarding the children of illegal immigrants with an American citizenship Will demonstrates how this provides an incentive for illegal immigration. The author makes clear the idea that when the 14th Amendment was written in 1866 it could not have included illegal immigrants since that concept did not exist at…
In the case of Franchise Bd. of California v. Hyatt, the defendant stated that he had moved from California to Nevada in the year 1991, but the state of California claims he actually moved in 1992, therefore, owes taxes for the year of 1991. The courts ultimately ruled in favor of Hyatt, in a five to two division, who was awarded over 500 million fees. The decision leaves behind the idea that state courts can hear lawsuits over from other states, but limits awards to penalties a plaintiff could win against his own state officials. In this case, Hyatt accused California tax authorities of crossing into Nevada and rummaging around in his private affairs to try and prove he was still a resident of California. ”But that is not so in respect to…
Therefore, the purpose of diversity jurisdiction, a person’s citizenship is determined by the person’s domicile, not by the person’s residence and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 for federal law or a combine of $75,000. Now if a plaintiff attempts to avoid federal jurisdiction by failing to allege a question of federal law in the complaint and only pleading state law in a claim filed in state court, where the claim under state law, it is completely trumped by federal law, therefore the federal courts can retain subject matter jurisdiction over the…
2008: The pendulum has swung to its one side. The force that pushed it was Barack Obama’s inauguration. The moment he won the presidency, many people rejoiced. That election would not only be a win to democrats, but also to african americans and blacks all over the country.…
Jan Blommaert’s article Citizenship, Language, and Superdiversity: Towards Complexity focus on our understanding of citizenship, and how superdiversity has challenged this view. Altering concepts of community, language, and citizenship by analysing the integration process, and realising that the idea of citizenship has many centres of power and importance. Blommaert has challenged the complexity of dis-citizenship, investigating the many interconnected parts, including the problems faced by imagination, communicative competence, and the use of registers in society. One main point that Blommaert addresses of community, language, and citizenship, is the dramatic social changes that have occurred over time, concerning these notions. Vertovec…
Lies Attempt to Overturn the Birthright Citizenship Many people travel from other countries to the United States in hopes of living the American Dream. My grandparents were among those people. They moved here in hopes of giving their children a better life than they, themselves, were accustomed to. The sacrifice and hardships they endured while traveling to America were worth so much more for our family’s success.…
Being an Immigrant in the United States is exhausting. Every day you hear the negative comments made by the privilege people of this country, you are called a drug dealer, a rapist, an illegal, an alien – the list goes on. Every day, you have to face the prejudice brought against you because of your status. In this country your voice doesn’t matter because you weren’t born here, you are just part of the background. You have to keep your head held high or else those who see you as a burden will insult you until you reach your limit.…
After reading chapter 2 of the book, two main arguments stood up for me. The issue of birthright citizenship and the issue of naturalization. Birthright citizenship was an important issue during the 1990s. According to the book, most people acquired citizenship by birth rather through naturalization.…
Sometimes one of the biggest challenges for individuals in the immigrant community is a lack of awareness of the challenges they face on the part of other immigrants. As a Peruvian citizen from an educated family, and a U.S. green card holder, I have been peripherally aware of differences in the experiences of individuals based on their immigration and socioeconomic status. A recent experience intensified my focus on those differences. It was learning about the life of a boy sitting next to my little brother in our living room one afternoon that inspired me to educate myself, so I would be more aware of the challenges faced by those immigrants who lacked advantages I have.…
The people of the United States should not get rid of the Fourteenth Amendment because it is not ethical to take it away. The Fourteenth Amendment was introduced in July 28, 1868. The purpose for this amendment was getting the people who were born in the United States the same freedom as any other American citizens. The Fourteenth Amendment states, All person born or naturalized in the United States and of the state where in the reside no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws’ (Jordan,…
Is anyone coming? Do you see anyone? It seems like I've been in here for at least a week. These CRAZY people won't tell me the time. What time is it?…
Many Americans born in the United States proved their prejudices towards diversity and immigrants in the mid-19th century in historical documents showing their refusal to even consider Irish or Catholic immigrants for their available positions and the formation of the Know Nothing Party. The influx of immigrants was likely seen as overwhelming and threatening to settled Americans, particularly regarding Irish Catholic immigrants fleeing the Potato Famine, who they felt threatened their Protestant establishments. Due to the lack of fruition in immigrant communities, these prejudices were obviously mainstream enough to affect lives and probably lasted well into the time of the next generation of immigrants as…
America is one of the greatest countries in the world today and this is because of things that happened in its past. The diversity of immigrants from all over the world has impacted how Americans think. The patriotism and courage of those who serve their country also sets the example for how Americans should act. Americans are diverse due to their humble beginnings, and are patriotic and unified under America.…
This article, Citizenship, Language, and Superdiversity: Towards Complexity written by Jan Blommaert, discusses the key ideas of the different forms of language, citizenship, and diversity that occur in today’s society. Blommaert discusses how the language we use is reliant on the environment that we are in, in that moment, as well as the people we are interacting with. Blommaert also talks about how, in this time when immigration is at a high, citizenship is becoming harder to define due to various cultures integrating. Meaning that we no longer just have dominant cultures, we also have subcultures. These changes in diversity led to something known as “superdiversity”, which not only refers to polycentric social environments, but also polycentric social systems.…
There is a topical ongoing debate in society about whether citizenship is becoming an outdated notion in the 21st century. Citizenship refers to the “state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen” (Dictionary, 2016). In the last century, the concept of citizenship has altered drastically and in addition, there is now more then one type of citizenship in existence. Until the modern era arrived, there were only two types of citizenship; natural born or naturalised. A natural born citizen refers to “a citizen being born in the state and a naturalised citizen is a person whom moved to the country post-birth”…