Immigration Reform Research Paper
Prof. Sokolowski
English Composition II
3 September 2013
The Need for Immigration Reform
Many people in the United States do not realize how hard existence is for an illegal immigrant to live in the United States. Many illegal’s live in fear everyday, of not only being sent back to their country, but starting again from zero. For an illegal immigrant, being in the U.S. illegally is not something they pride themselves on, but it is their only option for a better life. According to a recent poll “Between 12 and 20 million illegal immigrants live in the United States” (usimmigrationsupport.com). Millions of people are impossible amount to get rid of but definitely a problem that should be addressed responsibly. Legalizing the status of immigrants …show more content…
One important item is the driver’s license. This form of permit to drive is not only something required to operate a motor vehicle, but it is also a way of identification. So by restricting the privilege of a license to undocumented people, could this restriction be an invitation for identity theft? Sadly yes, according to Ronald W. Mortesen (a retired career foreign service officer) “approximately 75 percent of working-age illegal aliens use fraudulent Social Security cards to obtain employment”(Center for Immigration Studies). That is a very large percent, but what is more worrying is not that they are working under a false identity, but that there is a very large number of people in the U.S. without even being identified. Take into consideration that a license is one of the requirements to board on a plane. By giving the population of illegal aliens the privelege to a license, it would make life safer for the citizens of this country. Not only would there be better driver out on the road, but it would provide better security and monitoring of the people that live in this …show more content…
While on paper this might sound like a decent idea, the truth is that this is an unrealistic measure. As stated before, there is around 12 and 20 million illegal immigrants in the United States and would be naïve and unrealistic to believe that a wall would be a solution, at all. Focusing all of the efforts on removing them from this country, does not fix the problem. Instead this measure ends up hurting the national
English Composition II
3 September 2013
The Need for Immigration Reform
Many people in the United States do not realize how hard existence is for an illegal immigrant to live in the United States. Many illegal’s live in fear everyday, of not only being sent back to their country, but starting again from zero. For an illegal immigrant, being in the U.S. illegally is not something they pride themselves on, but it is their only option for a better life. According to a recent poll “Between 12 and 20 million illegal immigrants live in the United States” (usimmigrationsupport.com). Millions of people are impossible amount to get rid of but definitely a problem that should be addressed responsibly. Legalizing the status of immigrants …show more content…
One important item is the driver’s license. This form of permit to drive is not only something required to operate a motor vehicle, but it is also a way of identification. So by restricting the privilege of a license to undocumented people, could this restriction be an invitation for identity theft? Sadly yes, according to Ronald W. Mortesen (a retired career foreign service officer) “approximately 75 percent of working-age illegal aliens use fraudulent Social Security cards to obtain employment”(Center for Immigration Studies). That is a very large percent, but what is more worrying is not that they are working under a false identity, but that there is a very large number of people in the U.S. without even being identified. Take into consideration that a license is one of the requirements to board on a plane. By giving the population of illegal aliens the privelege to a license, it would make life safer for the citizens of this country. Not only would there be better driver out on the road, but it would provide better security and monitoring of the people that live in this …show more content…
While on paper this might sound like a decent idea, the truth is that this is an unrealistic measure. As stated before, there is around 12 and 20 million illegal immigrants in the United States and would be naïve and unrealistic to believe that a wall would be a solution, at all. Focusing all of the efforts on removing them from this country, does not fix the problem. Instead this measure ends up hurting the national