members from migrating themselves thus risking their lives. In the meantime, as long as there is no viable pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are without substantial means and lack of reforms continue to practically nonexistent, illegal immigrants will remain in a limbo.
On the other hand, many American citizens have a difficult time dealing with and accepting people who speak a language other than English in the United States. Many Americans feel that if you live in their country, you should speak the language and at times are very intolerant. They often complain that the government is spending the taxpayer’s money by catering to the needs of illegal immigrants. For instance in education, most children born to immigrants are unable to speak English when they enter school system. As a result, the government came up with programs such as ESL (English as a Second Language) and ELL (English Language Learners) to better assist them with the transition to the English language, thus helping them achieve basic state academic standards. According to the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic trend Project, in 2012, 1.4 percent of K-12 …show more content…
However, according to the law, undocumented immigrants are ineligible to receive any social services such as Food Stamps, Medical, Welfare and Housing. However, they can obtain aid services for their children who were born in the United States and who are currently eligible for the full range of government welfare and medical benefits. These free services could be another reason why immigrants are so attracted to migrate to the United States. It is believed that undocumented immigrants are taking advantage of the social system. Approximately thirty percent of total cost of social services in the United States goes to legal/illegal immigrant households therefore, the correct percentage of such services given illegal immigrant’s households is really
On the other hand, many American citizens have a difficult time dealing with and accepting people who speak a language other than English in the United States. Many Americans feel that if you live in their country, you should speak the language and at times are very intolerant. They often complain that the government is spending the taxpayer’s money by catering to the needs of illegal immigrants. For instance in education, most children born to immigrants are unable to speak English when they enter school system. As a result, the government came up with programs such as ESL (English as a Second Language) and ELL (English Language Learners) to better assist them with the transition to the English language, thus helping them achieve basic state academic standards. According to the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic trend Project, in 2012, 1.4 percent of K-12 …show more content…
However, according to the law, undocumented immigrants are ineligible to receive any social services such as Food Stamps, Medical, Welfare and Housing. However, they can obtain aid services for their children who were born in the United States and who are currently eligible for the full range of government welfare and medical benefits. These free services could be another reason why immigrants are so attracted to migrate to the United States. It is believed that undocumented immigrants are taking advantage of the social system. Approximately thirty percent of total cost of social services in the United States goes to legal/illegal immigrant households therefore, the correct percentage of such services given illegal immigrant’s households is really