Susanna’s case was unique because it showed how secure Communities was sweeping more than serious criminals. She was single mother of 2 American citizen daughters and she never committed a crime her whole life. She came to America legally and overstayed her visa and because of not having a license she was going to be deported and separated from her children. Her sympathetic story was picked up by immigration activists and politicians, and it inspired a state bill known as Susanna’s law, which had the purpose of denying funding for Secure Communities.
Sheriff Curan’s change of heart was motivated by the fear that Secure Communities generated in Latino communities throughout Lake County. For Latinos secure communities has caused horror stories …show more content…
Asian Immigrants just like Latino immigrants have come to America seeking employment and better wages so they provide for their families. Both groups did not fit the traditional idea of what it is to be an American which has predominately been White Western European. Both groups were recruited to come to America “the recruitment of Asian labor lead to noticeable Asian immigration in the 19th century” (Hing, 28), interestingly that same process caused a backlash. In comparison, Latinos such as low wage Mexican workers were recruited to come to come to America and work agriculture especially in the southwest (Hing, 134) and just like the Asians that migration has caused a backlash. Moreover, Asians became the target of legislation to exclude them from America as a result of this backlash such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (Hing, 36). As for Latinos today policies such as Secure Communities under the Obama administration which has deported a million undocumented immigrants mainly Latinos and tough border policies for the Mexican border, also reflect the backlash against Latinos. Moreover, “mirroring the uneasy relationship between Asians and white laborers in the early 1900s” (Hing, 111) Mexicans were treated as if they were taking jobs from Americans. As the text states the economic competition between Asians and whites is …show more content…
Most figures pin the number of undocumented immigrants in the country at about 11 million and experts as well as law makers have come to a consensus that we can’t deport all of them (Wegman, 04/18/2016). The precedent for amnesty and citizenship has been set since the Immigration Amendments of 1965 when the national quota system came to an end, allowing immigration to become more diverse and not what has traditionally been the ideal white American (Hing, 5). First of all because family reunification has always been and still is an important part of the immigration system children of undocumented immigrants that are U.S. citizens should be given an opportunity to remain with their parents. I propose that undocumented immigrants that have been in the U.S. for 4 years and have children that are American citizens should be allowed to apply for work permits lasting 4 years and they would pay $250 a year for the permits, which is similar to Obamas executive order. According to the Migration Policy institute about 3.7 million undocumented immigrants would be eligible under this policy proposal (BBC, 11/21/14). When the 4 years are up, if these undocumented immigrants have not committed any serious crimes they should be able to pursue full citizenship. Also for those undocumented immigrants without children they should also be given temporary work
Sheriff Curan’s change of heart was motivated by the fear that Secure Communities generated in Latino communities throughout Lake County. For Latinos secure communities has caused horror stories …show more content…
Asian Immigrants just like Latino immigrants have come to America seeking employment and better wages so they provide for their families. Both groups did not fit the traditional idea of what it is to be an American which has predominately been White Western European. Both groups were recruited to come to America “the recruitment of Asian labor lead to noticeable Asian immigration in the 19th century” (Hing, 28), interestingly that same process caused a backlash. In comparison, Latinos such as low wage Mexican workers were recruited to come to come to America and work agriculture especially in the southwest (Hing, 134) and just like the Asians that migration has caused a backlash. Moreover, Asians became the target of legislation to exclude them from America as a result of this backlash such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (Hing, 36). As for Latinos today policies such as Secure Communities under the Obama administration which has deported a million undocumented immigrants mainly Latinos and tough border policies for the Mexican border, also reflect the backlash against Latinos. Moreover, “mirroring the uneasy relationship between Asians and white laborers in the early 1900s” (Hing, 111) Mexicans were treated as if they were taking jobs from Americans. As the text states the economic competition between Asians and whites is …show more content…
Most figures pin the number of undocumented immigrants in the country at about 11 million and experts as well as law makers have come to a consensus that we can’t deport all of them (Wegman, 04/18/2016). The precedent for amnesty and citizenship has been set since the Immigration Amendments of 1965 when the national quota system came to an end, allowing immigration to become more diverse and not what has traditionally been the ideal white American (Hing, 5). First of all because family reunification has always been and still is an important part of the immigration system children of undocumented immigrants that are U.S. citizens should be given an opportunity to remain with their parents. I propose that undocumented immigrants that have been in the U.S. for 4 years and have children that are American citizens should be allowed to apply for work permits lasting 4 years and they would pay $250 a year for the permits, which is similar to Obamas executive order. According to the Migration Policy institute about 3.7 million undocumented immigrants would be eligible under this policy proposal (BBC, 11/21/14). When the 4 years are up, if these undocumented immigrants have not committed any serious crimes they should be able to pursue full citizenship. Also for those undocumented immigrants without children they should also be given temporary work