Immigration is a very perplexed issue that can only be addressed appropriately by the federal government. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution clearly states the federal government was given the power to “establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.” () Immigration legislation requires a substantial amount of funds, a vast personnel and most importantly time. Clearly the states want to find a resolution to this enormous problem, but allowing the states to “experiment with immigration policy” is too risky (Jacoby). Immigration reform is urgent, without it many families are dealing with deportation and separation of loved ones and being returned to countries that poverty stricken and/or violent. A diverse and powerful country, such as the
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Being known as the “land of the free,” comes with its consequences (). The framers of the Constitution knew immigration would always be a problem the country would have to face and as Elizabeth Wydra explains “the architects of our Constitution… made it clear that the federal government has the exclusive power to regulate immigration” (). Like many federal programs, for example Social Security and tax collection, immigration is a problem that affects many states and people, including American citizens. Immigration reform requires a large sum of funds, personnel and time, things many states can afford. The only was address Tamar Jacoby’s concern “if it were clear what is within the states’ power on immigration and what’s isn’t” is to examine the Constitution and realize that the states are not authorize to handle immigration problems. States have a very limited budget, and using its funds to address immigration reform would be unfair. The federal government is in a better equipped to handle this issue and as Wydra states “the United States must speak one voice” the federal government’s” …show more content…
She points out that perhaps a “Republican may be friendlier to states rights” but that arises another question, at what cost ()? Republican President Ronald Reagan was the last president to provide an immigration amnesty in 1986. But most Republicans are rich, business owners who would benefit from cheap labor, temporary programs that would not provide workers with health insurance and long term benefits. As Jacoby states “too many farmers and non farm seasonal employers … require physical labor need immigrants to do the jobs for which there are few willing Americans” (Jacoby). President Obama a democrat, has tried to provide some immigration policies such as the Dream Act, but the Republican Congress hasn’t supportive of it (We the People). A Republican president may not be the solution to this country immigration problem, it may perhaps even worsen
Being known as the “land of the free,” comes with its consequences (). The framers of the Constitution knew immigration would always be a problem the country would have to face and as Elizabeth Wydra explains “the architects of our Constitution… made it clear that the federal government has the exclusive power to regulate immigration” (). Like many federal programs, for example Social Security and tax collection, immigration is a problem that affects many states and people, including American citizens. Immigration reform requires a large sum of funds, personnel and time, things many states can afford. The only was address Tamar Jacoby’s concern “if it were clear what is within the states’ power on immigration and what’s isn’t” is to examine the Constitution and realize that the states are not authorize to handle immigration problems. States have a very limited budget, and using its funds to address immigration reform would be unfair. The federal government is in a better equipped to handle this issue and as Wydra states “the United States must speak one voice” the federal government’s” …show more content…
She points out that perhaps a “Republican may be friendlier to states rights” but that arises another question, at what cost ()? Republican President Ronald Reagan was the last president to provide an immigration amnesty in 1986. But most Republicans are rich, business owners who would benefit from cheap labor, temporary programs that would not provide workers with health insurance and long term benefits. As Jacoby states “too many farmers and non farm seasonal employers … require physical labor need immigrants to do the jobs for which there are few willing Americans” (Jacoby). President Obama a democrat, has tried to provide some immigration policies such as the Dream Act, but the Republican Congress hasn’t supportive of it (We the People). A Republican president may not be the solution to this country immigration problem, it may perhaps even worsen