James Celestino, Instructor
English 1010 9.00 AM MWF
Illegal immgration
Oct 24.2012
Annotating Bibiography
Arshad, Zoha. "U.S. Immigration Policies Wreak Havoc On U.S. Communities." Global Information Network. 21 Aug 2012: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 19 Oct 2012.
When parents of U.S. citizens are deported, their children are generally put into foster care. It may take years before they are able to reunite with each other. According to the report, every child that goes through the foster care system costs taxpayers 26,000 dollars.
Deportation is a devastating experience for a family, breaking it apart and leading to emotional and mental stress for its members. But a new report from the Centre for American Progress shows that such duress extends beyond families and into the larger community as a whole. The report, 'How Today's Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Children, Families, and Communities:Albany University, and points to the short- and long-term effects that the deportation of illegal immigrants has on both family units and wider society. The United States deports roughly 400,000 illegal immigrants each year. Of these, a significant portion is parents of U.S. citizens, with children who were born in the United States
Bennett, Brian. "Illegal Immigrants' Arrest Patterns Studied." Los Angeles Times. 01 Aug 2012: A.9. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 19 Oct 2012. In the article the Obama administration, arguing that it is making the best use of a limited budget, has put convicted criminals and serial immigration violators at the front of the line for deportation. A congressional study released Tuesday [Jul 31, 2012] found dozens of examples of illegal immigrants who were released and later arrested in connection with felonies, including murder. The report, by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, studied the cases of 46,734 illegal immigrants. It concluded that those who had been arrested and released were later