Ap Government
Immigration
Intro: Recently, immigration has been a controversial topic because people have different opinions about people’s ability to come to the United States legally. While some states believe that immigrants should be able to come legally and provide them with resources, others do not. Federalism is a division of different powers between the federal and state governments. The Federal Dream Act said students from high school are qualified for the benefits for money to go to college. Most states believe that students that are immigrants should not have the ability to go to college. Most immigrants in different states have to pay taxes. The bill said students that are undocumented have been able to enroll in any of Alabama’s public colleges and universities. According to the Constitution, the federal government has the authority to make decisions regarding citizenship, yet recently the state governments have been passing policies which have been either helping or negatively impacting immigrants.

Founding Documents:
According to the Founding Documents the federal government has the authority to make decisions regarding immigration. Though some states do not approve the citizenship of immigrants, the decision is really up to the federal government. In Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, “...the Congress shall have the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization”(Constitution). In other words, The Naturalization is that no state or shall enforce any laws to the citizenship. Though states are not supposed to enforce laws on citizenship, the reality is that some societies feel as if they should have the right to deprive others of citizenship. States that disapprove the rights of the immigrants actions are not lined with the Constitution because the it grants the immigrants rights the states does not grant them. The