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    Immigration in America: Should illegal aliens be allowed to stay on the U.S.? With millions of immigrants crossing into the United States illegally each year, the issue of illegal immigration continues to divide Americans. Studies in an article indicated that “since 1970, more than 30 million foreigners and their descendants have been added to U.S communities and labor pools which equals to the population of all Central American nations (Francis, 1999, p. 17). People cross their nation 's…

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    Illegal Immigration 1986

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    The debate on what should be done about illegal immigrants in the United States has been a major hot button issue for politicians as they are making their runs for offices. This is not a recent issue in the US. The problem of people entering the US illegally has originated since 1904 where mounted watchmen from the U.S. Immigration Service patrolled the border of El Paso, Texas preventing illegal Chinese immigrants from entering the United States. The U.S. Border Patrol was officially…

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    glorious United States of America. One of the biggest problems we have is immigration. Currently, so many people are fighting over it, but we never concluded what to do with illegal immigrants. Let me start off by saying what defines an “illegal immigrant.” It indicates to be an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission (lawdicitonary.com). According to Google trends(2016) the history of illegal immigrants debate, took a turn for action in 2004 as many…

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    being inclusive of all people, regardless of race, religion, or social status. A nation that good many people in the world would like to be a part of, yet unlike the immigrants of the past who entered this great nation, according to the laws of immigration, there are a growing number of immigrants who are currently here in the United States illegally. What action should the government take to resolve this issue? There are people who will claim that the nation benefits from those who are here…

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    Immigration and illegal immigration are two separate things. Both of which are often misused when discussing immigration reform. According to an article written by Micah Issitt and Andrew Walter we find the definition of these terms; “Immigration refers to the movement of persons from one nation or region to another with the purpose of seeking permanent residence. While illegal immigration is defined as an individual who remains in a nation beyond the limits of his or her legally granted time…

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    Illegal Immigration Impact

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    On the surface, it is easy for many people in the United States to turn a blind eye to the effects of illegal immigration. Some may say that this cognitive dissonance is caused by the prominence of immigrants and their impact on the nation. Many foreigners, migrating to the states, sought out the American dream. The dream to live in the United States promised new objectives like freedom, hope, and a better life for loved ones. Although this yearning incited a new hope for many adoptive citizens,…

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    Essentially, the idea of immigration and illegal immigration are very circumstantial and it can be looked at from many different perspectives. Surely, if the United States was a nation with free healthcare the idea of open borders could be much more plausible. Solely because in today 's society, it is not fair that an uninsured, illegal immigrant can be taken off in an ambulance, only to be never held accountable for any of their medical bills. In the same regard, an uninsured illegal immigrant…

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    Illegal Immigration Family

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    Families involved with immigration deal with many difficulties including separation, change in life that lead to emotional trouble, and having fear. Young children that belong to immigrant families worry that one day they will no longer see their parents anymore. They worry that maybe today is going to be the day they last see their parents walking out the front door of their house and never coming back home. It is not easy living a life knowing that maybe sooner or later immigration is going to…

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    Recently there has been a lot of talk about illegal immigration in the United States. I think it is important for people to understand why these people from other countries choose to come here. To better understand the reason behind people coming here illegally, we first need to know why people in general wants to come here. The simple answer for that would be because they want to live better and safer life. To get it started, I will share my experiences and expectations of the America before I…

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    The decreasing trend also affects the nature of Mexican illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants make up about half of the total 11.7 million immigrants who live in the U.S (Gonzalez-Barrera & Krogstad, 2017), although in recent years, there is apparent drop from 6.9 million in 2007 to 5.8 million in 2014 (Gonzalez-Barrera & Krogstad, 2017). In 2015, although the overall number of apprehensions decreasing to 462,388 in 2015 from 679,996 in 2014, Mexican immigrants still dominate up to 58% of the…

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