United States federal immigration and nationality legislation

Illegal Immigration According to the Department of homeland security an alien is classified as “Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.” Although the United States has strict laws enforcing immigration into the country in 2014 there was a total of 11.3 million illegal immigrants. These immigrants come for many reason but mostly for economic opportunity and to reunite with family already here. The problem is nothing is being done to stop it and something needs to be done. If a…

Immigration seems to be a popular topic of conversations among the American population today. Immigration has influenced our school systems, environment, language, culture, and political parties. Although immigration gets the wrap of a burden in our society, I feel as if it is a positive thing. With this being said, I do not believe that there should be NO restrictions as to who can enter our country wanting to live, work or study, but rather the following; there should be no restriction for…

refused to pay and threatened to deport anyone who complains? These are just a few of the situations that guest workers have to encounter when they work in another country. Would it be hard to believe if the United States mistreated the guest workers? Yes, employers here in the United States are no different than any employer from Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia. The article “Why Guest Workers…

The United States is the world’s leading country with diverse culture and ethnic groups, and is considered as a land of freedom and equal opportunity. In the other words, people expect to be treated just like everyone else and to have the ability to practice their basic human rights without any obstruction in this country. This concept refers to ‘social justice’. People from all over the world come to America holding on to the chance to live the American Dream, assuming that this equal…

dreams crumble and rotten when you can’t fight against those people who give you a job even if they are taking advantage, because not everyone takes in undocumented immigrants. No one wants to have penalties, Following a visit from Home Office Immigration officers in January 2015, during which the illegal workers - and thus the breach - were discovered, the company was issued with a 25,000 penalty notice (M2presswire). Since employers can’t legally hire undocumented worker they decide to charge…

The problem of migration has always been an issue, but recently it has escalated to the point, where politicians are paying close attention to it. They have also make immigration an issue on their agendas to be focus on in security matter, especially in Western Europe and the United States. The awareness of international migration poses a threat in conjunction with the ever growing number of immigrant in the world. Statistics has been showing that there were more than 191 million persons living…

2016 presidential election has derived with several policy issues. One in particular stood out to me, immigration. Immigration was not always a necessarily big issue until this years campaign. Immigrants who make their way to America have to go through a drawn-out process and can take years on a waiting list to immigrate legally. There are also illegal immigrants who cross borders illegally to find a job and a better life. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton…

about immigrant or alien? And which combination of these words should be used? Is it an immigration problem, per se, or a problem of unauthorized immigration? The words and their used-order depict a different meaning, with many drawing an array of solutions. Jose Jorge Medoze, from the University of Oregon, took a look at some of this in his article ‘The Political Philosophy of Unauthorized Immigration’ published in the American Philosophical Association’s Spring 2011 Newsletter on…

Filemon also gave Van Zeller a tour of his living conditions. Not only do they work in horrific conditions, but they live in them as well. The undocumented workers live in what is called, flophouses. These workers make very little money, so this has supplement their survival, plus they send money back home to their families. As a result, several different families share one living space, which can be anywhere up to 15 to 25 people, under one roof. When Americans complain about these workers…

opportunity is around every corner. Not every country offers the same freedoms as the United States, so immigrants travel from their country to another in hopes of obtaining a better life for not only them, but their families as well. Not every person that comes over is legal, however. Issues with this may arise, but with the help of the federal government the problems can be solved. The illegal immigrants in the United States should be provided a pathway into citizenship, which could bring…