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    Makando Mutanda Mr.Johnson English 1101 Fall 2010 Women: Now & Then Living in the United States we’ve seen women come a long way. Women couldn’t vote or play specific sports‚ we saw more men having cooperate jobs than we did women. However a lot has changed over the years. Today there more women doctors‚ lawyers‚ governors‚ and senators. Last year a woman even ran for president. In the United States everyone is seen equally for the most part‚ we all have the same opportunities‚ and there is

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    The United States has a long history of managing immigration‚ beginning in the 1860s. Immigration has been addressed by all three branches of our federal government by exploring enforcement‚ employer sanctions‚ legalization‚ and guest worker programs. . One controversial topic in America today is illegal immigration. Some people emphasize that immigrants should be deported‚ while others point out positive effects. The legislative branch of the United States develops and passes legislation‚ which

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    because it was so boring to listen to every night. But when I overheard the newsman mention that immigrants were being sent back to their hometowns‚ I paused for a second and thought that even though it’s illegal to permit undocumented people into the U.S.‚ isn’t there some kind of empathy authorities feel for separating unit families in a society where the rate for those is falling apart. People only break the law when they want to get noticed or have no other outlet. Now if a group of immigrants wanted

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    United States Immigration Policy Our economic times‚ international relations‚ and terrorism have shaped our countries immigration policy. These issues have driven us to pass legislation opening and closing our borders in response to current events. Though not always at the forefront of concern‚ it has been a constant struggle that has affected the dynamics of our country. Arizona’s recent passing of tough immigration laws aimed at identifying and deporting illegal immigrants has again put immigration

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    United States Should Not Allow Illegal Immigration Illegal Immigration is becoming a serious problem in the U.S. for example‚/ the writer states “There are estimated about 11.5 million-12.0 million undocumented illegal aliens without a green card in this country”(1). United States should not allow illegal immigration because some illegal immigrants are criminals‚ it pulls welfare from u.s citizens and ‚causes increased drug smuggling. Some illegal immigrants are in criminal for example‚ in the

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    IMMIGRATION Slovak immigration to the United States began in the late 1870s‚ when Slovakia was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire administered by Hungary. Because U.S. immigration officials did not keep separate records for each ethnic group within the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ it is impossible to determine the exact number of Slovak immigrants who entered the United States. Between 1880 and the mid-1920s‚ approximately 500‚000 Slovaks‚ mostly men immigrated to the United States. Before 1899

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    which encouraged Chinese immigration‚ provided that "citizens of the United States in China of every religious persuasion and Chinese subjects in the United States shall enjoy entire liberty of conscience and shall be exempt from all disability or persecution on account of their religious faith or worship in either country" and granted certain privileges to citizens of either country residing in the other‚ withholding‚ however‚ the right of naturalization. The Immigration Act of 1917 then created

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    all the immigrants to the Unites States may vary‚ a typical case is that in which an individual is born in a family with limited resources and he comes to the U.S. with hopes of having a better life. Those who have empathy would want to help those going through a difficult situation by letting them into our country. However‚ simply acting based on emotions is not sufficient; reasoning and logic are crucial when governing a nation. After an examination of

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    from Poverty For a long time‚ illegal immigrants have been entering the United States‚ and it has been a big issue concerning the world today. Hispanics today form the fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States. An example of how many illegal immigrants migrate to the U.S. is found in the book Voyages by Cathy Small; she explains that many Tongan immigrants migrated in the year 1976. Out of 1‚993 Tongan’s‚ Olunga had grown approximately 2%‚ so by all means that at least 40% of its population

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    Immigration has been around since the start of this country‚ but in today’s society immigration has become a problem. The problem is illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is when a person from a foreign country comes to a country that is not their own without any documentation and stays for free illegally. The United States is a key player in immigration‚ because of their clout in the world wide economy. The United States should stop illegal immigration because housing illegal immigrants raises

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