Alien Resurrection

the problem of illegal immigrants coming to this country unauthorized but are still able to get a job because businesses don 't want to pay citizen the actual wage. “Pew Hispanic Center puts the number of illegal aliens in the workforce at eight million out of the 11 million illegal aliens”(fairus.org). These are people that come into this country by sneaking through the borders of Mexico. In recent event Donald Trump has said to put up a wall between the United States and Mexico to reduce…

658). Likewise, psychological isolation is also predominant among immigrants. Many are shunned by American society and also by their native country folk. They resemble a paradox, straddling the line between two cultures. In the poem, “Legal Alien,” the protagonist recalls her experiences of being multicultural, “an American to Mexicans, a Mexican to Americans” (Mora 657). Equally, they are susceptible to the prejudgments of others (Mora 657). In essence, immigrants are outcasts, with no…

Ghost” portray the risks that these illegal workers come across everyday and they constantly have to be on the look out to prevent any harm done to them or their families, they are constantly being threatened. In contrast, Pat Mora, in her poems “Legal Alien” and “Elena,” conveys the concept of changing cultures and being exposed to something completely different from what a person is already accustomed to. These writings express everything that an undocumented worker goes through, all the…

they can with state and local cooperation is very important. It may also become necessary to allow state governments to have a little more authority to attempt to put an end to the illegal aliens within their own borders. Both money and resources are a necessity to help make a dent in the growing illegal aliens populations. Stopping them at the borders is the first step and will be critical if we want to begin to control the onslaught. As a United States, we need to address the problem and…

There are many reasons why there should be a legalization for undocumented immigrants. One of those reasons is that legalizing immigrants will help be safer and there will be a better background check of individuals. It will create a much safer environment anywhere undocumented immigrants go. Another reason would be that undocumented immigrants now have become a great part in job industries, industries that we rely heavily upon. Also, education plays a great role in the United States which the…

I was always an outcast, or so I felt that way. I had a minor accent, knew little to no English and dressed a little different then most. During this period in my life, I had just recently moved here to Little Rock, from Mexico at the age of 7. I came here legally at the time, but can you imagine a small child leaving everything behind, having nothing but the clothes they had on and a couple hundred dollars trying to live here in the US? It was nothing easy, I saw my parents struggle financially…

possibly even government benefits such as insurance, healthcare, etc. (Smith). In other words, in 2005 illegal aliens were estimated to have made up approximately 4.9% of the US workforce (Liu 4). So, from the surface, the solution to the problem really seems quite simple; make the fraudulent papers harder to obtain and train businesses to know what to look for when hiring a potential illegal alien, but the problem is rooted much deeper. It all boils down to labor prices. It’s not hard for an…

suspends Dynamo from the team. After reconnecting with Skylark and sharing notes—Skylark found nothing but z-list villains and dead-ends at Tartarus—the two heroes set out to investigate a flower farm. They are quickly defeated and captured by the aliens, tiny blue creatures that domesticate bees and build technology for hire, including a gun that can nullify Dynamo’s superpowers and several unidentified high-tech devices shaped like triangles. The two are rescued by an irritable Miranda and…

I had never seen the ocean before. I had seen charcos or “puddles”, as they call it here. I had seen ponds and wells as well, but never the ocean. You see, my homeland is in the center between land and the ocean. My homeland is called El Rincon de Don Pedro, located in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. From El Rincon de Don Pedro to the ocean, it’s about 572 km or 355.424 miles, about a 7 hr. 31 min. drive. My family and I couldn’t afford to drive such distance. We didn’t have enough money to…

I am writing in response to a request from The Shorthorn’s editor stating the opinions of publishing or not publishing Mae M. Ngai’s “Reforming Immigration for Good.” The author claims the government 's approach to protocols regarding control of present immigration are failed ideas. She inflicts emotion to the reader on why illegal immigration will not stop, by stressing the need to give more opportunities and to be “flexible and fair.” I consider the topic at hand appealing to the demographic…