On September 30‚ 1996‚ President Clinton signed into law the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). This law contained provisions aimed at reforming both legal and illegal immigration. The IIRIRA had then provided an additional five thousand Border Patrol agents to help out over a five-year period‚ which had just about doubled the size of the Border Patrol. This new law had also imposed three and ten year bans on the legal entry of undocumented immigrants who
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writing to you concerning the recent legislation regarding allowing illegal immigrants to be given amnesty and allowed to apply for work permits and‚ after two years‚ being granted citizenship. This troubles me greatly‚ especially with our unemployment rate being as high as it currently is. This would make it much more difficult for those searching for employment as there would be much more competition. Secondly‚ if an illegal immigrant is allowed to become a U.S. citizen that easily‚ this would
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The Heated Debate: Illegal Immigration According to the Pew Research Center‚ approximately 11.3 million undocumented immigrants currently reside in the United States. Of this total‚ the top 3 countries the unauthorized immigrants derived from are El Salvador‚ Guatemala‚ and Mexico. The nation is divided due to the variances in perspective of illegal immigration; whether you are for it or against it. Subsequently‚ the propaganda concerning immigration reform continues to play a prevailing role in
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Illegal immigration is the movement of people toward national borders in a manner that breaks the immigration codes of the destination country. In other words‚ illegal immigration is the action of staying in a region in a country without any permission from government. According to Demetrios the director of the immigration policy foundation (2005)‚ in “ Illegal Immigration‚” that the universal fight with illegal immigration has no end. Seminara (2007) writes in his article “Migration‚” that half
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000 illegal aliens…is not a nation experiencing ‘immigration.’ It is a nation experiencing invasion.” (Haerens 109). For centuries‚ our nation has been a safe haven for people of different cultures and nationalities to inhabit. Since the beginning of America as we know it‚ our society has been considered a “melting pot” for all ethical backgrounds. At the beginning of the seventeenth century‚ Europeans flocked to the “New World” in hopes of a more prosperous life. Since then‚ immigration to the
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Solving Immigration Problem Immigration has been one of the most important international phenomena. People have migrated across boundaries owing to economic‚ political‚ or social reasons. Immigration to Unites States has been controversial topic and a major source of population growth and cultural exchange over more than 3 decades. According to United States Census the population will grow to 420 million by the year 2050. While on one hand‚ immigration contributes to the society by creating diverse
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The United States of America has faced the issue of illegal immigration for a very long time now. The Mexican border and the Pacific Ocean have been important culprits in illegal immigration‚ along with many other ways. Although some have taken the right path with entering the country legally with a visit visa‚ records show a majority have arrived and have stayed here illegally. ”Proponents of overhauling the U.S. immigration system increasingly point to the fact that about 40% of the 11 million
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eliminated one very disastrous factor‚ which is illegal immigration. The huge amount of illegal citizens that live in a nation that is supposed to be independent and home ruled‚ have only done bad for the United States. Illegal immigration is believed to have helped the United States economy‚ but in reality‚ all the foreigners coming to the United States only brought problems and violence to our nation. One reason why I believe that terminating illegal immigration is because of the problems they have brought
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Is Illegal Immigration a Danger for America? First of all‚ Americans have to know why immigrants come to this country illegally‚ where they come from and why they do it. Today‚ immigration has been getting out control for American citizens and the government. American citizens have been seeking for many ways of how to stop illegal immigration in their communities talking to local authorities and creating groups against illegal immigrants. When talking about “illegal immigrants” in the US‚ people
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Illegal immigrants are often seen as bad people for stealing jobs from native born workers when instead they should be seen as good people that come into our country in search for a better life‚ while at the same time helping the United States economy get stronger. This issue needs to be addressed because it impacts millions of people’s lives in the country. Fixing this issue could determine the future of the country and many families in the United States. Many people want a strong economy and illegal
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