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    about how immigration policing is handled in the United States. I feel like it is not a fair system because they make immigrants out to be lower class citizens. The media portrays immigrants as “criminals” that are ruining the country. However‚ in reality‚ a majority of these people are hidden within communities trying to live out normal lives. Police officers makes this difficult because these individuals are easily targeted on a daily basis. ICE‚ which is the United States Immigration and Customs

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    When most people think of immigrants‚ they seem to forget the children that are crossing over to a new life; juggling two vastly different cultures while promised with security and the essence of what makes up the American Dream. I was only 3 years old when my family moved from Nigeria in 2003; the intolerant post-election tension as well as the rise of Boko Haram motivated my parents to move elsewhere for the safety of their children. I was told by my parents that life here in the USA would be

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    In 2015‚ around 48% of immigrants were naturalized U.S Citizens. Immigration over the years has began to get worse than it has ever been in the past. As of 2014 the amount of illegal immigrants is sitting at approximately 11.3 million. However‚ with the new immigration laws it has made it harder for immigrants to move into our country. Since 2000 it has dropped from 12.4 million to 11.3 million as stated earlier. Even though a vast amount of people in the United States would

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    the United States. Some come legally‚ others come illegally. Some come to escape religious persecution‚ while others come to seek out an opportunity. However‚ there has been a multitude of clamors by many American politicians and citizens arguing that illegal immigrants have threatened the American way of life by creating unemployment for many Americans workers and hurting the United States economy. While some argue that illegal immigrants ought to be deported for being a burden for the United States

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    There has been immigration for a long time. People come to get more opportunities for their families. Although people don’t agree of having immigrants on there country. I think is something good because every person deserves to have opportunities to succeed in their life. For example‚ in United States every kid has the change to go to school even though they are immigrants. Also are schools have the latest technology for there students. Another example‚ is that if the kid succeed in there

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    Andrew Jackson was a war hero and a very controversial president of the United States from 1828 to 1836. The American people loved Jackson because of his war efforts during the Battle of New Orleans and the Seminole Wars. Before he was president‚ he had a troubled childhood and later on was involved in the first divorce in Kentucky. He did have many questionable moves‚ such as the spoils system‚ the nullification in South Carolina‚ attempting to remove the national bank‚ the Indian Removal Act‚ ignoring

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    another one from Mexico. My friend used to live in Mexico and she moved to the United States due all the delinquency and corruption in the country. When she first came to the United

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    we should let immigrants. I feel that immigrants help the United States. Although some immigrants have harmed the United States‚ I feel that with the right security measures we can make sure that immigrants do not harm us. Immigrants do the jobs that most Americans would never do. If immigrants did not do those jobs then there will be less workers doing those jobs meaning that there will be fewer jobs and less production. This also helps the economy. If there weren’t any immigrant workers it would

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    Immigration Conflict’’ Amanda Victoria Phillips Kenneth Jost INTL 101-007 Accessed: Selected Readings in Human Society and Globalization Dr. Mongi Bahloul 9 March 2012 Journal Entry #1

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    In the United States having fake or papers that are no longer valid is just as good as having no papers at all. Without the proper documentation‚ you do not have access to things such as obtaining driver licenses‚ access to public health systems‚ proper housing‚ education‚ banks‚ and employment. There are some immigrants who forge identity documentation to obtain access to most of these basic benefits. Unfortunately‚ this is extremely risky and many do not take this chance in fear of being deported

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