Jim Sensenbrenner Summary

The essay “Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says it takes 25 years to obtain citizenship legally and just 13 years for illegal immigrants under the Senate bill” by Dave Umhoefer is very informative, and it helps the article readers get a better under standing of the immigration process. . In this article, Umhoefer gives the readers a summary of the goals of the immigration bill Jim Sensenbrenner wants to pass. Once the author explained the bill, he began to poke holes in the bill by giving information about how it would not favor all immigrants. Umhoefer goes on to explain that the bill would only positively affect 40 percent of immigrants who wanted to become citizens. The author stated that Jim Sensenbrenner’s bill is only half-true and that the outcome …show more content…
Jim Sensenbrenner wants to pass is not effective for all parties involved, and that the claim that it will cut waiting time for all immigrants is half-true. Dave Umhoefer formats his article by informing the audience of the bill that is in question. The bill states that it would cut 12 years off the current waiting times for illegal immigrants to gain their United States citizenship. The author gives quotes from Jim Sensenbrenner himself stating that this bill “would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to gain citizenship in 13 years.” Sensenbrenner stated that the current the “pathway to citizenship” is the amount of time you wait to get a green card plus an additional 3 to 5 years to apply for citizenship. Sensenbrenner also claimed that Mexican immigrants currently wait about 20 years before they can file for permanent-residency, or also known as green cards. After Umhoefer gathered this information, he began to gather facts on immigration by himself. As Umhoefer did his research at the Migration Policy Institute to argue whether the bill would do everything it said, he found out that the first step to obtain citizenship is getting your green card. While