When Americans speak about the American dream, they tend to exclude that dream from people such as illegal immigrants. People like Donald Trump do not think these people matter, and he suggests that these immigrants are a major problem in America right now. He throws accusations at them, and they have been a target in Trump’s campaign, namely illegal immigrants from Mexico. He has claimed that illegal immigrants are stealing jobs from legal citizens, that they’re merely rapists, drug dealers and killers. Despite these accusations that Donald Trump has made against illegal Mexican immigrants, these claims are unjust, and are only made to create fear to get supporters.
Many Americans share the same idea when it comes to the idea of illegal immigrants …show more content…
In a recent report, it writes, “The number of unauthorized immigrants more than tripled - During the same period, FBI data indicate that the violent crime rate declined 48 percent—which included falling rates of aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder {Figure 3}”(Ewing). In other words, even though illegal immigrants increased, in the same timespan violence had decreased and not the other way around. Trump had made the argument that a large majority of undocumented immigrants are criminals and are causing offenses, but from these studies it only shows that there is no relationship between the two factors, rendering Trump’s claim …show more content…
Despite the stereotypical claims that most illegal immigrants bring in drugs, Bersani is quoted saying, “"Foreign-born individuals exhibit remarkably low levels of involvement in crime across their life course”(Bump). From what is stated, it’s to assume that not only illegal immigrants don’t get involved in criminal activities such as drug trafficking, but many other immigrants don’t get involved as well. Trump is only causing alarm if most of these people aren’t involved in criminal activities such as drug dealing to begin
Many Americans share the same idea when it comes to the idea of illegal immigrants …show more content…
In a recent report, it writes, “The number of unauthorized immigrants more than tripled - During the same period, FBI data indicate that the violent crime rate declined 48 percent—which included falling rates of aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder {Figure 3}”(Ewing). In other words, even though illegal immigrants increased, in the same timespan violence had decreased and not the other way around. Trump had made the argument that a large majority of undocumented immigrants are criminals and are causing offenses, but from these studies it only shows that there is no relationship between the two factors, rendering Trump’s claim …show more content…
Despite the stereotypical claims that most illegal immigrants bring in drugs, Bersani is quoted saying, “"Foreign-born individuals exhibit remarkably low levels of involvement in crime across their life course”(Bump). From what is stated, it’s to assume that not only illegal immigrants don’t get involved in criminal activities such as drug trafficking, but many other immigrants don’t get involved as well. Trump is only causing alarm if most of these people aren’t involved in criminal activities such as drug dealing to begin