...Undocumented Immigrants There are many reasons as to why undocumented immigrants migrate to the United States. To begin with, many people migrate to United States to have a better life. For example, people migrate to the United States to get a better job that has a better pay to live a better life. Another reason why they might immigrate to the United States would also be to get a better education and to have more opportunities in life like future children of the undocumented immigrants born in the United States automatically become American citizens which opens up a door to citizenship for their undocumented parents. Undocumented immigrants should be given the opportunity to be american citizens o they can have a better life, receive...
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...School of Nursing EN1320 Composition I: Dr. Moon October 26, 2015 There are a lot of undocumented immigrants who come to the United States (US) for a better life for themselves and families. As it is shown on a circle graph by Cynthia S. Becker in 2005, “immigrants come from different countries; for example, 6.2 million 56% come from Mexico, 2.5 million 22% come from Latin America, 1.5 million 13% come from Asia, 0.6 million 6% come from Europe and Canada, and 0.4 million 3% come from Africa or other countries” Birthplace of illegal immigrants in U.S., 2005 (2007). These undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay in the US for a variety of reasons. These reasons are, immigrants help boost the nation’s economy, it helps families access health care, and families maintain united. First, undocumented immigrants help boost the nation’s economy. One may ask why or even how? The immigrants who come here, come for one purpose, to make money. According to Bluestein, “From 1996 to 2011, the business startup rate of immigrants increased by more than 50 percent, while the native-born startup rate declined by 10 percent, to a 30-year low. Immigrants today are more than twice as likely to start a business as native-born citizens” Bluestein, A. (2015). If it were not for some of the undocumented immigrants, the US would probably not have a majority of jobs. Second, having undocumented immigrants in the US help families access health care. Many families do not have healthcare due to...
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...Research has found that there were over eleven million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States as of 2010 (Wallace, 2012). The number of immigrants has since increased in the past six years, which is raising concerns on various levels especially pertaining to the availability to quality healthcare. Currently, a large majority (58%) of the undocumented immigrants in the United States are native to Mexico. Other regions such as countries in Latin America, Asia, Europe, Canada, and Africa also make up the undocumented immigrant population in the United States (Wallace, 2012). While Mexico is clearly the largest contributor, twenty-three percent of the undocumented population is native to other Latin America countries (Wallace, 2012)....
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...Ethics and Undocumented Immigrants Undocumented immigration is a controversial topic these days. There are many factors that make it so. There are many ethical issues involved with undocumented immigration, and they stem from the fact that undocumented immigrants are not officially recorded as being in the country. Undocumented immigration is also commonly termed as “illegal” immigration, and what makes it illegal is when a person flees their native country into another country while violating the immigration laws of the destination country. Before getting into the ethical issues surrounding undocumented immigrants, it is important to understand both what causes people to become undocumented immigrants, and what effects undocumented immigrants have on their destination country. There are many factors which may lead a person to illegally cross a border into the United States. The most common reason is economic, but other reasons include persecution in the home country, genocide, or a desire to escape a war-torn country. The majority of illegal immigrants in the United States come from Central America, and in particular Mexico. In many of these cases, one family member (usually a man) will cross the border into the United States in order to make more money and send it home to his family. The minimum wage for a day of work in Mexico is roughly $4. (Daily Minimum Wages 2008) In contrast, a Mexican who comes to work in the United States will make about double that amount...
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...In the United States, some immigrants come for educational opportunities, but most of them overstayed, and their visas get expired, so they became “undocumented immigrants.” Being an undocumented affects them financially especially in higher education. For them to pursue a college education they have to deal with a lot of problems related to how to pay their college tuition. Undocumented immigrants should be able to receive financial aid, even though some people do not support them. There are many reasons why undocumented immigrants should be given financial aid. For example, the rate of undocumented immigrants that want to pursue higher education is higher than the national rate, but the economic opportunities for them to go to college are...
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...Illegal Immigration: Good or Bad? Undocumented immigrants play a central role in the economy of the United States. By having access to social services, the entire U.S. community reaps the benefits. With access to health care, undocumented immigrants not only keep themselves healthy, but they also keep our country healthy. By denying undocumented children’s education they cannot better themselves and therefore they won’t benefit the economy in the long run. Moreover, some people believe that immigrants bring good values, have motivations consistent with the American dream, perform jobs that Americans won’t take, and that opposition to immigration stems from racism. In this case, Undocumented immigrants should have equal rights, since human rights were applied to...
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...Immigrants Argument Writing Have you ever wondered why immigrants come here legally? Immigrants could come here for a new start of doing something good. They could start a new life here and help the economy to become a better place. Immigrants could come here to meet their family when they got torn apart or to have a chance to do something that they wanted to do. Undocumented immigrants should get a path to citizenship because immigrants help boost the economy, families could get torn apart, and it cost to much for immigrants to get deported. One important reason that undocumented immigrants should get a path to citizenship is that immigrants help the economy. According to Senators Charles E. Schumer in upfront magazine, 2016. “We...
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...As of December 2016, the United States has a population of 325,000,000 people, and out of those 325 million people, 11 million are undocumented immigrants. The term “undocumented immigrant” refers to foreign-born people who do not have the legal right to work and reside in the United States. Undocumented immigrants do not typically have the time to wait for a permanent legal status, for they may be facing impending or ongoing economical, political, educational, or religious hardships in their own countries. Moreover, those who choose to wait for a green card face waiting several years in the country they desperately want to leave behind because, to be honest, those people leaving hope for a better life in America as soon as possible. Children...
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...Duty to Provide Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants? Introduction The topic of discussion is in regards to an ethical concern debating the duty to provide health care to undocumented immigrants. The easiest description of an undocumented immigrant is that he or she is a foreign-born person who doesn’t have a legal right to be or remain in the United States. Two different views of the ethical concerns regarding the duty for health care coverage for undocumented immigrants are offered. There are opposing positions on this issue, each have many interesting facts and rationale to defend their views. However, I will add that it is interesting that one view is from medical doctors and the other is from a justice with the federal court of appeals. The first article is through the eyes of doctors Rajeev Raghavan and Ricardo Nuila. They believe that standardized coverage should be allowed for undocumented immigrants. They share a patient’s story with Irreversible kidney failure whom is an undocumented immigrant. They suggest that coverage would alleviate the burden on taxpayers. The second position is shared by David W....
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...Should Undocumented immigrants should get a “path to citizenship?” Today the United States is facing an everyday issue, Immigration. Immigration is when someone else from another country comes to live in another country, Permanently. Some people are fighting to legalize the immigrants from all over the world, some are not and do not support the legalization of immigrants. There are over 11 million legal immigrants in our country. However, I think that immigrants should get a “path to citizenship” because Immigrants can help improve the economy, It can cost too much to deport, and that it keeps people and family from fearing. One important reason that Undocumented immigrants should get a citizenship is that it cost way too much to deport immigrants...
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...Undocumented immigrants are humiliated, threatened, bullied, and some people are racist to them, but many of them are afraid to do something about it. Since some of them are here illegally, they are afraid that if they press charges against someone they will be deported back to their original country. That’s why many employers take advantage of them. “It is well known that recently arrived immigrants have lower earnings, on average, than native-born workers with similar educational levels,” and some employers even pay them less than the minimum wage. A lot of people take advantage of undocumented immigrants just like in 1970’s and 1980’s when people took advantage of African Americans. Color people who used to work in farms, had to work outside...
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...Undocumented immigrants are not only grown adults, they are also young children, and babies as well. Just about 1.8 million of the United States undocumented immigrant’s populations are eighteenth years or younger. Just about 65,000 undocumented students have even graduated from American high schools each year (Adams, Boyne 47-62). It is a very complicated situation for not only the government, but for these undocumented students. The students who graduate from American high schools on average continue their studies in college or after graduation begin working and contributing to society (Adams, Boyne 47-62) By allowing undocumented students to go through school and college is very beneficial to society. For many kids who were born...
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...Another point to make on high-skilled immigrants creating jobs for others is that the percentage of businesses started by these immigrants is large. When immigrants start up their own business, they directly create jobs for people. If the business starts off well, it could potentially expand and create even more jobs. If the business flourishes, it could help the economy drastically. Sarah Doolin Roy at research.newamericaneconomy.org, gives statistics on immigration entrepreneurship. One of them states that the U.S. has more than 2.9 million immigrant entrepreneurs who produced $65.5 billion in business income in 2014 alone. With large amounts of money being made by them, they contribute substantially to the U.S. economy. Although the number...
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...of them may be undocumented and illegal that came to the U.S. without papers. Undocumented immigrants are people who came to the U.S. illegally which means they don’t have papers. And some families come to the U.S. for their kids so that they can be happy and have a good childhood. And the ones that don’t have families that are only a couple come here to have a better life and a better job in the U.S.. People may not know that some of the reasons why they came here. Also they came here to be free and to care for their loved ones in a free country. Some people may disagree that they should get a “path to citizenship”. But my opinion is that they should get a chance to come to the U.S. and my reason why that came here illegally. One important reason that Undocumented residents should be allowed a...
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...The United States has had the issue of immigration for a long time. This country itself if we go far back enough in history is a country of immigrants. First the Pilgrims from England arrived here to avoid religious persecution and later on people from all around the world and all walks of life. That is why it is called a melting pot of people. The President of the United States Barack Obama gave a speech on 20 November 2014 regarding the immigration laws. He believes that the current immigration system is broken and that it needs to be fixed. The President is taking executive action to fix what he can to help build a new system. He says that welcoming immigrants has given the U.S a tremendous advantage over other nation. He goes as far as saying that it is a country of immigrants but it is also a country of law. The President plan states that anyone who has lived in the United States for more than 5 years, passes a criminal background check and pays their due taxes will be able to stay temporarily in this country without the fear of deportation. As the President said “You can come out of the shadows and get straight with the law”. The President’s actions are popular with the Hispanic community but not so much with the Republican Conservatives. They are threatening to impeach the president or shutdown the government. “We will not stand idle as the president undermines the rule of law in our country,” said Speaker John A. Boehner. The president says that he is only taking actions...
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