Many proposals have been made to fix the issue of illegal immigration. Some alternatives are well thought out and some are lackluster. For example, Conservatives, such as Donald Trump, Scott Walker, and Chris Christie, have introduced or embraced the solution of building a double steel wall on the United States and Mexico border. This wall would be approximately seven hundred miles long and include an increase in border patrol enforcement. While this solution might seem reasonable from looking at it from a broad view, but when looked at through a microscope issues and consequences arise. The United States cannot be faced with the burden on building this wall because the cost would offset any good it was intended to do. Richard Finger, journalist
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After being granted amnesty they would have become legal residents in the United States, but not citizens. By them not being citizens creates many problems and some issues will arise. The first step in creating an easier path to citizenship is lessening the requirements that one must pass before they are naturalized. The current naturalization process includes completing an online application; which includes gathering a wide range of documents that many immigrants cannot obtain. Then getting fingerprinted and entered into a database. The next step is setting up an interview where you would be questioned and will be required to take a one hundred questioned civics and reading test that you must pass. The final step of the naturalization process is taking the oath of allegiance to the United States of America (U.S. Citizenship). The following process is too time consuming and a little far fetched to be completed in a certain amount of time. In a recent poll conducted by Pew Research showed, 78% of Americans voiced support for a path to earned citizenship for undocumented immigrants. That same poll showed 70% of Republican voters support a path to earned citizenship (On). Basically, there is partisanship when it comes to making the process of becoming a citizen shorter and easier. A report by the White House mentions, “naturalized citizens earned between 50 and 70 percent more than noncitizens” (Wu). This part of policy solution lays out a clear path for citizenship. The recommendation would be to have only two years of legal status versus the original five years in the current naturalization process. The age requirement is currently eighteen, but should be moved to sixteen. The main part of the old naturalization requirement is the testing. It would be necessary to remove this part because if one was to ask an American today to pass that test
After being granted amnesty they would have become legal residents in the United States, but not citizens. By them not being citizens creates many problems and some issues will arise. The first step in creating an easier path to citizenship is lessening the requirements that one must pass before they are naturalized. The current naturalization process includes completing an online application; which includes gathering a wide range of documents that many immigrants cannot obtain. Then getting fingerprinted and entered into a database. The next step is setting up an interview where you would be questioned and will be required to take a one hundred questioned civics and reading test that you must pass. The final step of the naturalization process is taking the oath of allegiance to the United States of America (U.S. Citizenship). The following process is too time consuming and a little far fetched to be completed in a certain amount of time. In a recent poll conducted by Pew Research showed, 78% of Americans voiced support for a path to earned citizenship for undocumented immigrants. That same poll showed 70% of Republican voters support a path to earned citizenship (On). Basically, there is partisanship when it comes to making the process of becoming a citizen shorter and easier. A report by the White House mentions, “naturalized citizens earned between 50 and 70 percent more than noncitizens” (Wu). This part of policy solution lays out a clear path for citizenship. The recommendation would be to have only two years of legal status versus the original five years in the current naturalization process. The age requirement is currently eighteen, but should be moved to sixteen. The main part of the old naturalization requirement is the testing. It would be necessary to remove this part because if one was to ask an American today to pass that test