...Chicano 10B 22 August 2014 The Struggles of Undocumented Students What is the dream of an Undocumented Student? The dream of an undocumented student is to pursue the American Dream of becoming someone professional and having the opportunity to help their family back in their country. What are the reasons that the government does not want undocumented students to continue pursuing an education after they graduate from High School? The government does not focus on what undocumented students dream of becoming in the future. What they do focus on are the jobs they are taking from our country. Undocumented students are being denied the privilege of attending college because they are unaware of their rights to attend college. Every year, there are many undocumented students from different countries migrating to the United States. They migrate from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in search for a better life. However, once they arrive to the United States they are faced with many obstacles that they did not know existed. Many undocumented students graduate from high schools, but only a few get the opportunity to pursue the American Dream because they do not have the right documentations. I believe the government should give undocumented student a visa in order for them to pursue their dreams. Chicanos and Latinos students are being affected by this situation because most of them end up going back to their countries. Other students end up working in low wage jobs for example...
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...Undocumented and DACA(Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students face challenges that are unreasonable, students that have a DACA status and undocumented students should act against these challenges that are standing in the way of them furthering their education and bettering their lives. Summary of Opposing Views DACA and Undocumented students have been facing the United States immigration laws as they attempt to further their education here in the United States attending postsecondary institutions. Some argue that the DACA program protects over 800,000 undocumented immigrants, so that they can better their lives in the United States, while others think that DACA is allowing the immigrants to have the chance of not working for anything and still live good lives, attend postsecondary institutions, and acquire nice jobs while living in the U.S. while some people that are actual citizens can’t even find a job and they were born citizens of the United States.Immigrants have been finding their way into the United States every since the slavery era, although the government is trying to reduce the amount of immigrants entering the U.S. every year, the DACA program is giving more immigrants the opportunity to come...
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...Illegal Mexican Immigrants and Their Life in California There are many negative stereotypes of illegal Mexican immigrants. Many Americans don’t like the idea that illegal immigrants don’t pay many forms of taxes. Because of their undocumented legal status, we don’t have much information about their background. Their presence in the society creates uncertainty. They are seen as a factor of social instability. Many Americans also blame them for the taking over jobs. However, the reality is that California is becoming more and more dependent on its illegal Mexican immigrant population. These illegal immigrants from Mexico are a reliable source of low cost labor for California. They take the low paid, seasonal, menial and physically demanding jobs that the U.S. citizens are not willing to take. They stabilize the economy of California by keeping the labor cost low, thus keeping a lid on the inflation rate. They contribute to the government by paying sales tax directly and income tax at least indirectly. They are not here to enjoy benefits, as they are not eligible for most public assistance. The vast majority of them are here in California for work and better life. They are peaceful being and they work very hard to earn their place. The reality shows that illegal Mexican immigrants bring substantial positive impacts to California not only economically but also culturally. The huge number of illegal Mexican workers shows us their ethic of hard work and the importance of love for...
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...society? Are there different stipulations for these children that are born to these undocumented families? Do they really receive the same rights as those born to U.S. citizens? Our societies including our politicians have different opinions about illegal immigration. Immigration reform negatively affects those children that are born to undocumented parents. They find themselves facing adversities that had the situation been different would never have to face. Working in an elementary school I have seen first hand how those children are affected as a result of their parent’s legal status. My purpose in this research is to show the emotional, educational, and financial effects that are inflicted on the undocumented families. This is a problem that is not going to be resolved overnight but rather this is a problem that is going to need help from the various disciplines. With this research more information will be found to present how children are affected through the different disciplines and how these disciplines integrate and can have a more insightful understanding of the issues at hand. The four disciplines that I will focus on will by communication, government, business and psychology. It is through these varied disciplines that I will show how these children are living their lives as incomplete citizens. The current ruling passed by Farmers Branch is a prime example of how the undocumented...
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...would say many immigrants living in the New York State would disagree. Actually, according to the United States Census Bureau, “Over 37 percent of New York City residents were born in another country with a total foreign population of 3,066,599 since 2011.” (Quote) New York City is known as the melting pot for all ethnicities; it is historically famous for Ellis Island and for being known as the gateway port to America. However, there is a group not counted for in the U.S. Census Bureau number which is undocumented immigrants. According to Passel’s analysis of 2000 to 2006 data, there are 374,000 undocumented workers in New York City, making up 10 percent of...
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...young, and then there are the children who were born here, but are nonetheless growing up suffering the consequences of their parents’ unauthorized status. There are about 11.5 million illegal immigrants living in the United States today. Illegal immigrants are define as those who live within the country without legal authorization to do so. There are many ways one can became “illegal”, such as overstaying the time period specified on a tourist or student visa, or entering the United States without inspection, like crossing the border (Hoefer et al). Research has shown that, the population of unauthorized migrants is larger now than at any time since the United States began trying to regulate immigration in the early twentieth century; while the United States represents five percent of the world’s population, it has approximately twenty percent of all unauthorized migrants in the world. Although “illegal immigrants” account for about a fourth of the overall U.S. immigrant population, they dominate the immigration debate and are at the heart of the politic debates. As a result, we find ourselves at a national immigration impasse with every attempt at comprehensive immigration reform having failed over the course of the last decade. Caught in the middle are the children of these immigrants, youth who are coming of age and living in the shadows. An estimated 5.5 million children and adolescents are growing up with unauthorized parents and are experiencing multiple...
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...thing that I am concerned about as a California resident. As an immigrant, I knew exactly what immigrants go through until they can get a stable life in a new country that seems as heaven to them. Throughout history, America has welcomed an enormous number of immigrants than any other country in the world. In other words, almost all of the citizens are not originally from here and they have immigrated to the U.S. So, why they came and settled here? To have a more stable life. I am one of these people...
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...Summary: Planning to protect 4.4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, president Obama exercises his executive order right to make changes in immigration policy. The new immigration plan will not only protect many unlawful immigrants from being deported but it also gains them access in obtaining driver licenses and social security cards. In another word, they will be legally to work in United States but it offers no path to citizenship. This will open a path for many high skilled workers to the United States labor force. Another major change is that Obama’s action will end a program called Secure Communities, therefore Immigration and Custom Enforcement as well as other law enforcement agencies will begin to priority their focus on criminals and felons rather than working families and security on the border will be increased. While many Americans think this is a righteous move that should have been done long ago to fix our broken immigration policy, the plan is opposed strongly by the Republicans. President Obama has no option but to use his executive action. House Speaker John Boehner states that the president is acting like a king or emperor with his executive action on the new immigration reform. The plan is also facing lawsuit from many different states, but Obama administration believes that the policies could withstand any lawsuit. Obama says in his speech, “The actions I’m taking are not only lawful; they’re the kind of actions taken by every single Republican...
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...The United States of America is a nation of immigrants; without them the U.S would be a totally different country. There are a lot of reasons why immigration should be legal in this country. Immigrants contribute positively to the economy as they do jobs that no one else would want to do. Immigrants dream of having a better future. They immigrate to the U.S for several reasons.They aren't economically stable in their home countries or their home countries are facing dangerous problems that put their life at risk. For example, countries in Latin America are facing problems. They see the United States as a new opportunity for having a better life. There are approximately forty million migrants that are waiting to be legalized. Letting undocumented immigrants gain legal status would keep millions of family...
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...is on everyone’s mind is what to do with the millions of undocumented immigrants already settled here for years, mass deportation that would result in breaking up families or do we grant them amnesty and a path to legalization? Many presidents have come along and were not able to bring the lawmakers to the table and draft up a comprehensive immigration reform bill, a bill that would fix the broken immigration system, secure the borders to keep criminals and drugs out of the country and to help all the undocumented immigrants come out of the shadows towards legalization and be able to pay taxes and work and contribute to the economy. Many in Capitol Hill say they do not support any bill that does not address securing the borders first as a priority before any path to legalization that some equate to amnesty. The U.S is a country of immigrants many people say yet its current immigration system is broken and it is nowhere near to being fixed, the state of Arizona has taken it upon itself and moved ahead of the federal government and passed what is called an extremely strict and very controversial immigration law that has some people asking what is next. A key supporter to the Senate bill are the people in the agriculture industry who say that a path to legalization would bring stability to the industry and allow them to hire workers and keep the industry alive as opposed to the dire consequences of eliminating the immigrant labor force which in itself would cost...
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...Immigrants come from all over to the United States because of the opportunities offered here. Latino immigrants face many problems and I want to focus on education. Culture from different races that come to America and how important the value of education is to these cultures. Also the troubles and boundaries that cultures face with education in America. People started emigrating to the United Stated many years ago. The article “Immigration” is from the The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia and is written by Eric Pullin. This article is a brief summary of immigration in America. Pullin briefly explains the emigration that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth century. A lot of immigrants emigrated to the U.S because of “educational...
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...Immigration Political Issue The United States have long battle immigration issues over the years with immigrants who take whatever measures necessary to make it to the United States. They take boats, hike across the border at night, are smuggled across the border in vehicles and are stow away on vessels and trains. This paper will present a discussion on the current law that was passed in Alabama regarding immigration policies that went into effect September 1, 2011. In addition, it will review the historical framework on this issue, the political context, the role of the media, the effect on the United States economy and labor force, and management strategies to promote inclusion in the workplace. Immigrants in America, always has been a hot debate. Many Americans believe they should not be allowed to live in the United States illegally. On the other hand others find no problem with them residing illegally as long as they are willing to work and are not living off the government. Generally, immigration is from countries with lower standards of living to those that offer better wages, (Schaefer pg.87). On April 5, 2011 Alabama reformed its immigration policy known as the HB-56 law considered as somewhat harsh changes affecting immigrants in the state illegally. The changes included the checking of undocumented students in schools, penalizing employers who hire undocumented workers, and providing transportation to an illegal would be a criminal offense (Caldwell, 2011). Farmers...
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...The documentary “9500 Liberty Street” by Annabel Park and Eric Byler was a very challenging situation that the state of Virginia had to deal with. The documentary was highly viewed from a conflict perspective which led the whole community to fall apart. The main problem was that there were racial tensions and threats of violence that broke out in Prince William County, Virginia because, a law was passed which required all police officers to question people who appeared to be undocumented immigrants. Many Hispanics within the County joined together and started protesting to be respected, and treated equal. However, many people disagree and just wanted these Hispanics to go back home. This problem caused many heart breaking news because, some...
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...English II Mr. Lench 31 May 2015 Immigration The United States have long battle immigration issues over the years with immigrants who take whatever measures necessary to make it to the United States. They take boats, hike across the border at night, are smuggled across the border in vehicles and are stow away on vessels and trains. The law that was passed in Alabama regarding immigration policies went into effect September 1, 2011. In addition, it will review the historical framework on this issue, the political context, the role of the media, the effect on the United States economy and labor force, and management strategies to promote inclusion in the workplace. Immigrants in America, always have been a controversial debate. Many Americans believe they should not be allowed to live in the United States illegally. “On the other hand, others find no problem with them residing illegally as long as they are willing to work and are not living off the government. Generally, immigration is from countries with lower standards of living to those that offer better wages” (Schaefer pg. 87). “On April 5, 2011 Alabama reformed its immigration policy known as the HB-56 law considered as somewhat harsh changes affecting immigrants in the state illegally. The changes included the checking of undocumented students in schools, penalizing employers who hire undocumented workers, and providing transportation to an illegal would be a criminal offense” (Caldwell, 2011). Farmers in Alabama stated...
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...Jennifer Gherasim 11 February 2015 Lopez 1 Illegal Immigration Facing the Border Carlos Galindo races across the street to embrace the son he lost for 3 years; it is touching until a speeding truck heads straight for Carlos. The reality of the situation: this metaphorical truck represents deportation and Carlos is just one of the many individuals who is mowed down by the consequences of illegal immigration. What is illegal immigration? It is dictated by the “migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country1”. Often, the primary reasons for immigration include hopes for a better living condition, income, and, specifically for the U.S., desire to chase the American Dream. Some illegal aliens tend to come from backgrounds of poverty and believe that, by moving to a richer country, they themselves will become prosperous. The issue with this is not their reasons for immigration but rather the method of immigration and what perils they bring to the country or themselves. The surplus of issues that arise from unlawfully entering a country are often displayed in the media. The first issue involves them coming in undocumented which branches off into two separate problems: inability to get assistance for themselves for fear of deportation and utilizing taxpayer's resources that they have not contributed to (one can be blunt and claim it as thievery). On another note, many illegal aliens may put themselves in harms way;...
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