Should Illegal Immigrants Be Deported
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Should Illegal Immigrants Be Deported?
Philosophy 518
Dr. Davis
June 25, 2012
Illegal Immigration 1
Introduction
It is important for businesses and professionals to be versed in ethical issues because it helps with decision-making when faced with different situations that create a moral dilemma. Business and professional ethics help to develop a certain moral standard and expectation in the business world. The ethics in which a business or a professional operates within benefits both the giver and receiver. Engaging in the exchange of goods, services and information requires some level of trust in order to maintain civility. The thought that a person or a business is doing things that are unethical would weigh heavily on rather or not to do business with them. Understanding the existence of a common standard provides a mutual sense of security and trust for everyone.
Issue
There are constant ethical issues to deal with in a democratic society. We are always faced with conscience or sub-conscience dilemmas dealing with all kinds of issues. One issues in particular is illegal immigration in the United States. Should Illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the United States? This is a topic that gets emotions running high because it deals with everything from basic compassion for another human being, to homeland security. This issue is important to both legal and illegal immigrants, as well as American because it affects us all in some way or another. According to the Pew Research Center there are approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country . Identifying the right thing to do defines the moral
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thread that lies within us. There’s always a situation or circumstance that tugs at these moral threads. What is the right thing to do? Failure to control our borders is creating a major economic burden for the United States. Illegal immigration is a looming problem that is growing out of
Should Illegal Immigrants Be Deported?
Philosophy 518
Dr. Davis
June 25, 2012
Illegal Immigration 1
Introduction
It is important for businesses and professionals to be versed in ethical issues because it helps with decision-making when faced with different situations that create a moral dilemma. Business and professional ethics help to develop a certain moral standard and expectation in the business world. The ethics in which a business or a professional operates within benefits both the giver and receiver. Engaging in the exchange of goods, services and information requires some level of trust in order to maintain civility. The thought that a person or a business is doing things that are unethical would weigh heavily on rather or not to do business with them. Understanding the existence of a common standard provides a mutual sense of security and trust for everyone.
Issue
There are constant ethical issues to deal with in a democratic society. We are always faced with conscience or sub-conscience dilemmas dealing with all kinds of issues. One issues in particular is illegal immigration in the United States. Should Illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the United States? This is a topic that gets emotions running high because it deals with everything from basic compassion for another human being, to homeland security. This issue is important to both legal and illegal immigrants, as well as American because it affects us all in some way or another. According to the Pew Research Center there are approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country . Identifying the right thing to do defines the moral
Illegal Immigration 2
thread that lies within us. There’s always a situation or circumstance that tugs at these moral threads. What is the right thing to do? Failure to control our borders is creating a major economic burden for the United States. Illegal immigration is a looming problem that is growing out of