There is roughly 11.7 million immigrants are illegally living in the United States. It is worth noting that not all high-immigrant occupations are lower-wage and lower-skilled. For example, 44 percent of medical scientists are immigrants, as is 34 percent of software engineers, 27 percent of physicians, and 25 percent of chemists. Over one-quarter of physicians and surgeons (27 percent) were foreign born, as was more than one out of every five (22 percent) people working in healthcare support occupations like nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.…
The objective of this research paper will be to examine three main ideas in regards to the undocumented immigrants. First, the social and economic stakes concerning the undocumented immigrants, particularly the ones who want to reach their American dream coming from Mexico and Latin America, in the American soil. When undocumented individuals migrate from their mother nation to live in the United States, they migrate uniformly across the country affecting their adopted new communities. We will also examine how these immigrants affect the communities they arrived. We label these individuals that migrate from foreign countries’ as “Undocumented Immigrants” because the United States does not have a national policy that addresses this labeling…
As a reminder, the former US Congress and Framers stated that the only desire to stay in the country and become citizen were necessary to start the process. However, and due to the results already known, many of those then-authorized workers now are undocumented because they could not change their immigration status to another that allow them stay longer and permanently. The Fourteenth Amendment establishes that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. However, it is not of my interest to speak at detail of citizenship by rights or citizenship by status.…
There are four significant lessons from Kindergarten that have survived in my memory over the course of my lifetime: how to sculpt a vase out of paper mâché, the recipe for making blue Play-Doh, all of the ways a rock can be decorated to look like a farm animal, and most importantly, how to perfectly recite the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States with correct form and proper etiquette. All of these lessons have lived in the obscure recesses of my mind for approximately 15 years, but the fourth lesson has been exercised much more frequently and certainly introduced to the lives of every other individual in America beside myself. Almost like clockwork, our muscle memory reminds us, when appropriate, to stand up, remove any headwear, place…
In 2015, immigrants all around the world made up 13 percent of the United States population. With the state of California, occupying by about 10 million immigrants due to their title of “most immigrant-friendly” state according to Nation Journal. These 13 percent excludes the illegal immigrants, whose names are not documented. Even though the United States has the largest population of immigrants, it does not offer the best living condition for immigrants. There are injustice cases happening daily against immigrants.…
“The American Dream”, the most promising lifestyle all have aspired to reach some point for a better life, a better future or simply new beginnings it's not an easy journey especially for those migrating from another country. Immigrants have been the prime example of this search for hundreds of years here in the U.S., many of them come here seeking for a better tomorrow for not only themselves but their families as well. Many of these immigrants, however, are faced with the obstacle of not having citizenship. Entering the country illegally puts each and every one of them at risk of being taken away by immigration and has forced many of these families to live in constant fear of deportation and separation from their loved ones. Although thousands…
The 2012 DHS Population Estimates report, states approximately 11.5 million illegal immigrants are residing in the United States. (Hoefer, 2012) As stated previously immigrants are more likely to perform manual labor jobs and service industry jobs in order to make a living. This is a problem in some low skilled industries. An undocumented labor force driving wages down has displaced native and documented…
The quandaries in the 1980s translate differently to those in the 21st century for a few reasons. First, the number of undocumented immigrants has risen since the passage of IRCA; in 2015, there were an estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Second, the turn of the 20th to the 21st century ushered in a new conversation about the undocumented population. The focus was now directed towards a subset of the population who were brought here as children and have assimilated in the American society. While most adult undocumented immigrants moved intentionally, many undocumented youth came with no choice.…
Abortion in the ACA: A Treacherous Deal With an effortless stroke of his pen, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law on March 23rd, 2010. Yet the deal-making process leading to the ACA’s passage was anything but quick and simple. The road to success involved overcoming interest group opposition, ensuring that the reform satisfied fiscal conservatives in the Democratic Party, and tailoring the bill within the narrow constraints of the budget reconciliation process to avoid a filibuster (Cohn). After reaching many agreements and carefully balancing myriad elements of the ACA, abortion emerged as the final roadblock to the ACA’s passage. Numerous factors, including legislative constraints…
Immigration has shaped the demography of Americans since colonial times. Immigration is an important issue the country faces today, misperceptions persist about fundamental aspects of this crucial topic such as the size and composition of the immigrant population, and how immigration affects the economy and the workforce in the U.S. Contrary to popular perception, less than half of all immigrants in the U.S are Hispanic or Latino. Approximately one-fifth of all immigrants are non-Hispanic white, the overwhelming majority are indeed Latino, primarily from Mexico and Central America. However, also populations of unauthorized immigrants from Asia, South America, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean.…
According to the Pew Research Center, in 2014 were estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. They remained stable for five years after two decades changing. The unauthorized immigrant population increased fast during the 1990s and early 2000s, from 3.5 million in 1990 to a peak of 12.2 million in 2007. As showed in the following…
Undocumented immigrants are common in the United States. There are more than ten million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., the majority of them are from Mexico. These undocumented immigrants are often treated poorly by Americans who may view them as tax evading, welfare abusing, and job stealing contrasting with that “Common Sense” narrative. Undocumented immigrants have integrated into American lifestyle, especially in California, where some work in the fields picking strawberries, while others are studying to receive an education at an accredited university.…
The Dreamers The United States of America is best known as a “free nation.” There are many opportunities in this country, but not everyone can enjoy them. There is an “estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants” in the United States (Chen 4). Immigrants however, are best known as hard and motivated workers.…
Should our ancestor’s laws for immigration still apply today? Should reforms modernize the Constitution to reflect the population of today? The Ted Talk, "The Shifting Conversation Around Citizenship" by Julissa Arce (Arce), and the article, "The Case of Birthright Citizenship" by Linda Chavez address issues facing citizens versus undocumented people of the United States (Chavez). Ms. Arce undeniably had an arduous childhood and young adulthood, but clear documentation would support her story and turn it into a fact-based argument about the ever-changing face of the American immigrant.…
Issue Abortion has always been a controversial topic in the United States. As a result, it has left a nation divided. Many people are against abortion because of political, religious, moral and public views and opinions. Some feel that it is necessary to have abortions, while others suggest that it should be illegal and not freely accessed. With different views nation wide this leaves the matter in the hands of the government.…