Many people in society have considered their lives as being Cruel or unbearable. Some even go to the point of either migrating or immigrating to a new state or country, whether for the betterment of their family or themselves. While a minority legally moves with legal documents, the majority illegally moves without legal documents. However, in terms of illegal immigration how does one immigrate from one country to another, based on the narrator of My Life As An Undocumented Immigrant, Published by José Antonio Vargas, he stated that he illegally immigrated to the United States, as a boy, by getting a fraud Passport, SSN, Birth Certificate, etc. (Vargas). While immigrating illegally might sound good for undocumented immigrants, it has a long
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After Christopher Columbus “discovered” the new world in the late 1492s, people were on board to immigrate with mere knowledge of its long lasting natural resources. Furthermore, immigration has provided the new world with diverse individuals from all around the world, with different skills, beliefs, ideas, etc. As some might believe, the issue of immigration left the country’s legal residents with no jobs or work. However, under a democratic nation such as this, people tend to be more superior to others. Currently, research shows that the estimated population of immigrants in the United States is around 11 million within the year 2014 (Porter). Having such a huge number of immigrants coming to the United States makes people wonder what has been done as of now. If current laws are not useful, then a reform must be made within immigration …show more content…
In the 2016 presidential election, both candidates Hillary R. Clinton a Democrat and Donald J. Trump a Republican have stated their plans for immigration. Donald Trump believes that bigger fence comes with greater defense; he proposes that to end illegal immigration is by building a big and an impregnable wall, where “Mexico will pay for it” (Porter). While that might sound good and interesting to see be done, it 's highly unnecessary. For all we know the wall is already there, which is a fence across large stretches of the southwestern border completely surrounded by drones, sensors and army agents (Porter). So if undocumented immigrants, in ways unknown, bypass the fences, what make a wall so different? People won’t be held behind walls that strip them from the outside world, and it has been shown throughout history. For instance, when Germany built a wall around Berlin during the Cold War to prevent them from escaping to another country to start a new life. Ultimately, the Berlin wall was a means to an end, the wall was broken and the people ran free from oppression. While one proposes building a wall, the other believes to decrease deportation of undocumented immigrants. In recent interviews, Hillary Clinton states that
After Christopher Columbus “discovered” the new world in the late 1492s, people were on board to immigrate with mere knowledge of its long lasting natural resources. Furthermore, immigration has provided the new world with diverse individuals from all around the world, with different skills, beliefs, ideas, etc. As some might believe, the issue of immigration left the country’s legal residents with no jobs or work. However, under a democratic nation such as this, people tend to be more superior to others. Currently, research shows that the estimated population of immigrants in the United States is around 11 million within the year 2014 (Porter). Having such a huge number of immigrants coming to the United States makes people wonder what has been done as of now. If current laws are not useful, then a reform must be made within immigration …show more content…
In the 2016 presidential election, both candidates Hillary R. Clinton a Democrat and Donald J. Trump a Republican have stated their plans for immigration. Donald Trump believes that bigger fence comes with greater defense; he proposes that to end illegal immigration is by building a big and an impregnable wall, where “Mexico will pay for it” (Porter). While that might sound good and interesting to see be done, it 's highly unnecessary. For all we know the wall is already there, which is a fence across large stretches of the southwestern border completely surrounded by drones, sensors and army agents (Porter). So if undocumented immigrants, in ways unknown, bypass the fences, what make a wall so different? People won’t be held behind walls that strip them from the outside world, and it has been shown throughout history. For instance, when Germany built a wall around Berlin during the Cold War to prevent them from escaping to another country to start a new life. Ultimately, the Berlin wall was a means to an end, the wall was broken and the people ran free from oppression. While one proposes building a wall, the other believes to decrease deportation of undocumented immigrants. In recent interviews, Hillary Clinton states that