Illegal immigration to the United States

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    Attention Getter: Hello guys, today my topic is Immigration Policy of America. You know every year nearly a million people immigrate to the United States. According to website “factfinder.census.gov” over 41 million immigrants live in the country today, that’s 13% of the population. The economy and security of the country is directly affected by how the US deals with the flow of Immigrants. This policy is what helps in dealing with many important things like border security, undocumented…

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    America 's Gates: Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943, Erika Lee convincingly argues that the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act is the start of the United States of America becoming a “gatekeeping” nation, no longer imagining itself as a nation open to all immigrants but instead a nation that carefully monitors who should be allowed to enter America and who should not. Yet Chinese Exclusion did more than simply display American desire to limit the immigration of a specific ethnic…

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    Many proposals have been made to fix the issue of illegal immigration. Some alternatives are well thought out and some are lackluster. For example, Conservatives, such as Donald Trump, Scott Walker, and Chris Christie, have introduced or embraced the solution of building a double steel wall on the United States and Mexico border. This wall would be approximately seven hundred miles long and include an increase in border patrol enforcement. While this solution might seem reasonable from looking…

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    Introduction Did you know unauthorized illegal immigrants make up 5.1% of the U.S. labor work force? People are arguing that illegal immigrants come over here to take American jobs and commit nothing but crimes. However in the research that I have found out that that is all a lie so people will hate illegal immigrants. Not all of the illegal immigrants are criminals most are law abiding citizens in search for work and a better life. I am going to argue not all illegal immigrants should be…

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    Numerous amounts of people enter the United States illegally each year. Each year this number only increases and some immigration experts such as Allen Gomez expect to see them approaching the border in massive waves (Gomez). With this information in mind it is important for our nation to explore the effects that these immigrants could have on our economy. In regards to the American economy, some say illegal immigrants are benefiting America, while others believe that they are harming it. People…

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    the topic of illegal Mexican immigration. Illegal immigration has been a pressing issues facing the United States since the mid 19th century. Every year, thousands of Mexican residents attempt to enter America in hopes of getting a job or better place to live. The question to why the numbers of illegal immigrants have been growing exponentially can be answered with a simple explanation: a financially struggling and violent Mexico that has to turned to corporations and the United States for help.…

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    According to the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington, there are 10.3 million illegal immigrants in the United States today—57% from Mexico (CITE - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1468560/posts). This colossal flooding of Mexicans has brought upon cultural diversity, delivered low-cost labor alternatives, and has boosted American business. However, they have also overpopulated American cities, as well as put a grave stress on our social services, and have created a growing tension not only…

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    Immigration is something that has been occurring for centuries. It takes place in a multitude of ways and in numerous countries. In fact, the majority of United States residents are descendants of immigrants or are immigrants themselves. Unless a U.S. resident is 100% Native American, or Indian as Christopher Columbus once mistook them for, then their family tree possesses at least one immigrant. Over time, immigration has poured its way into the United States, stirring in a dash of heritage, a…

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    there are almost 320 million people in the United States, but 11 million of those people are illegal immigrants? Many people accuse illegal immigrants of harming America’s economy, which may not be the exact issue. Many families cross the Mexico-United States border into the United States searching for a better life and the number of undocumented alien population continues to grow. Although illegal immigrants may put a depth on American citizens, illegal immigrants do not harm America’s Economy,…

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    Anybody who has watched the news lately has heard about the highly talked about and debatable topic of illegal immigration. Many Americans, as well as myself believe that we should not allow Illegal Immigration. The rate of crime, gangs, drug trafficking and sex trafficking have increased. The middle class are losing jobs to illegal immigrants because they are willing to work for less. State systems are going bankrupt over providing social services to these people and hospitals are never seeing…

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