Donald Trump’s immigration reform …show more content…
To implement this general idea Donald Trump then follows with steps he considers applicable to resolve the problems dealing with immigration. One of the steps included in the reform is ending birthright citizenship. This means that if you are born in the United States to abstain citizenship you must have accurate credentials, which include legal status of both parents. However this step contradicts the 14th amendment, in order to obey by the step it would have to be altered to fit Donald Trump’s notion. Correspondingly, Donald Trump also desires for mandatory return of all criminal aliens (Trump). His notion is very similar to the forgotten chapter in American history called Operation Wetback in 1954, up to 2 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were deported from cities across the U.S. and shipped to Mexico. The success of this program was short lived because many of the immigrants were treated so harshly causing it to be shut down. Trump’s immigration policy is ethically shameful because it would tear apart families that have put down roots in American. Also the economy would greatly plummet with the deportation of many workers. Jeb Bush governor of Florida and Presidential candidate responded to Donald Trump’s reform as “It’s not embracing American values. And it would tear communities apart, and it would send a signal that we’re not the kind of country that I know America is” (Capehart). Additional to the steps above Donald Trump wants to triple the number of ICE officers (Trump). ICE stands for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement they are responsible for proceedings dealing with immigration. Trump’s central idea with tripling the officers is in hope that the immigration policy will be more easily enforced with more employees. However the funds to pay for the wages