Illegal immigration is an increasing problem in the United States. In an article titled Illegal Immigrants it states that the United States has the largest population of illegal immigrants comparted to any other country. It also mentions ways people violate the immigration laws when they come to the United States; sneaking in without permission, coming over on ship as a stowaway, and by using documents that are duplicitous. The article also states, “Roughly two out of three illegal immigrants in the United States come from Mexico.” Illegal immigration brings with it mixed emotions as many believe it is a security risk, while others place blame on the illegal immigrants by stating they are responsible for an increase in crime, lower wages,
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In the article, “One proposed solution has been to provide a way for illegal immigrants to legalize their status, but such proposals have been sharply criticized as “amnesty” for lawbreakers.” Granting illegal immigrants amnesty is sending a mixed message stating the United States is okay with immigrants breaking the law by letting them stay. In 1986 the Immigration Reform and Control Act was put into place allowing illegal immigrants to receive amnesty and become legal United States citizens. According to the article, "approximately 2.7 million Amnesty for illegal immigrants took advantage of this law.” Attorney Ian Smith says, “Amnesty policies ‘encourage those eligible [for it] to stay in the United States and incentivize other ineligible unauthorized immigrants to remain in the United States with the hope that they will be the beneficiaries of a future adjustment of status.” Further, he said, “the effect of DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] and DAPA [Deferred Action for Parents of Americans] is to incentivize residents of other countries to come to the United States.” On September 16, 2016 the republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated the …show more content…
In the past men were deemed the breadwinners and women stayed at home full-time to tend to the children and the home. Men could feel a sense of emasculation if women are paid equally, but it is also 2016 and women do not just stay home anymore. Nowadays in a two parent household both parents work. If a woman is – now – allowed to do the same job as a man, and vice versa shouldn’t they receive the same amount of pay? Not having equal pay makes it seem as though women are inferior to men. Everyone is important and it should not matter what gender a person is as to determine how much they are paid. Equal pay for equal work would help put an end to gender
In the article, “One proposed solution has been to provide a way for illegal immigrants to legalize their status, but such proposals have been sharply criticized as “amnesty” for lawbreakers.” Granting illegal immigrants amnesty is sending a mixed message stating the United States is okay with immigrants breaking the law by letting them stay. In 1986 the Immigration Reform and Control Act was put into place allowing illegal immigrants to receive amnesty and become legal United States citizens. According to the article, "approximately 2.7 million Amnesty for illegal immigrants took advantage of this law.” Attorney Ian Smith says, “Amnesty policies ‘encourage those eligible [for it] to stay in the United States and incentivize other ineligible unauthorized immigrants to remain in the United States with the hope that they will be the beneficiaries of a future adjustment of status.” Further, he said, “the effect of DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] and DAPA [Deferred Action for Parents of Americans] is to incentivize residents of other countries to come to the United States.” On September 16, 2016 the republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated the …show more content…
In the past men were deemed the breadwinners and women stayed at home full-time to tend to the children and the home. Men could feel a sense of emasculation if women are paid equally, but it is also 2016 and women do not just stay home anymore. Nowadays in a two parent household both parents work. If a woman is – now – allowed to do the same job as a man, and vice versa shouldn’t they receive the same amount of pay? Not having equal pay makes it seem as though women are inferior to men. Everyone is important and it should not matter what gender a person is as to determine how much they are paid. Equal pay for equal work would help put an end to gender