California currently has a large percentage of hispanics living in the state, many of them illegally. It has been said that in time the minority will soon become the minority, in other words, the amount of hispanics living in California will become so huge it will outnumber the amount of whites living the state. However, what many forget is that largest number of immigrants living in California originate from Mexico, Philippines and China. Since the start of the 2016 U.S election the question of immigration has been such a hot topic, it has raised a lot of questions such as what will happen to those who are in the country illegally. Initially, in the 1990s according to the Center for Immigration Studies had noticed that there had been a shift
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The PPIC stated that 47% of the immigrants in California are actually citizens in the U.S, either naturalized or through legal status, and 27% are undocumented. The highest number of immigrants are from Asia where between 2007-2011, 53% of immigrants came Asia and 31% from Latin America. In another press release from the PPIC states that “one in every 15 Californian residents is an illegal immigrant”, where “the flow of illegal immigrants into the country is now greater than the flow of legal immigrants”. According to the PPIC, 9% of of Californian residents feel that illegal immigration is a big problem the state is currently facing, in the Los Angeles country, where a majority of illegal immigrants reside, 47% of them felt that immigration issues are a major …show more content…
Trump won the presidency, taking over the White House in January 2017 many immigrants are fearful for his promise on deporting thousands of illegal immigrants in the U.S.. The issues on immigration have been a hot topic and still even after the election, the topic is being talked about everyday. In the largest state of minorities, the question is what will the future hold for immigration in California. According to the Sacramento Bee, stating the issues regarding President-elect Trump’s plans for the next four years, one of the major plans is health care. Since California is home to many undocumented people, the legislature in California expanded Medi-Cal to those who are undocumented. Trump’s plan is to eliminate programs that help benefit those who are undocumented, unfortunately not everyone under the program is undocumented which would potentially lead to millions of Californians without affordable health coverage. Although there is a downside, many do not realize there is a good percentage of people who enter this country only to recieve benefits but do nothing in return. In addition to the loss of affordable health care for not only illegal immigrants but U.S citizens as well, the concept of immigration appears to be on everyones mind. Throughout his campaign, Trump made it clear that he will promise to create a massive deportation, potentially deporting an estimate of millions of people. However, now that Trump has won the election,
The PPIC stated that 47% of the immigrants in California are actually citizens in the U.S, either naturalized or through legal status, and 27% are undocumented. The highest number of immigrants are from Asia where between 2007-2011, 53% of immigrants came Asia and 31% from Latin America. In another press release from the PPIC states that “one in every 15 Californian residents is an illegal immigrant”, where “the flow of illegal immigrants into the country is now greater than the flow of legal immigrants”. According to the PPIC, 9% of of Californian residents feel that illegal immigration is a big problem the state is currently facing, in the Los Angeles country, where a majority of illegal immigrants reside, 47% of them felt that immigration issues are a major …show more content…
Trump won the presidency, taking over the White House in January 2017 many immigrants are fearful for his promise on deporting thousands of illegal immigrants in the U.S.. The issues on immigration have been a hot topic and still even after the election, the topic is being talked about everyday. In the largest state of minorities, the question is what will the future hold for immigration in California. According to the Sacramento Bee, stating the issues regarding President-elect Trump’s plans for the next four years, one of the major plans is health care. Since California is home to many undocumented people, the legislature in California expanded Medi-Cal to those who are undocumented. Trump’s plan is to eliminate programs that help benefit those who are undocumented, unfortunately not everyone under the program is undocumented which would potentially lead to millions of Californians without affordable health coverage. Although there is a downside, many do not realize there is a good percentage of people who enter this country only to recieve benefits but do nothing in return. In addition to the loss of affordable health care for not only illegal immigrants but U.S citizens as well, the concept of immigration appears to be on everyones mind. Throughout his campaign, Trump made it clear that he will promise to create a massive deportation, potentially deporting an estimate of millions of people. However, now that Trump has won the election,