Illegal Immigrants in U.S

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“Illegal Immigrants in United States” Over the past couple of years, illegal immigrants have received a lot of criticism and attention in America. America being “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” like Francis Scott Key puts it in the Star-Spangled Banner, should allow people to live without the fear of deportation. The stereotype, however, is that undocumented immigrants are just here illegally to use resources that do not belong to them. Nelson Mandela agrees that “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” We should not judge illegal immigrants based on the means of their arrival to the U.S. Are they not doing what everybody else is doing? Working hard to attain their American dream. Why then should we make illegal immigrants feel like the black sheep of the herd? Why alienate them and make them feel like they do not belong while the bourgeoisie of this country entice them with promises of the "American dream.” These people are so desperate to become successful; they are willing to cross over the border illegally. They work so hard and pay their taxes like American citizens yet they are the “bad guys” for taking away jobs that American citizens will not take because of the low pay. A Legal immigrant is someone who relocates to another country by following legal procedures, as required by the country where they are seeking residence. The legal processes of coming here include obtaining some type of visa, residency, or work authorization and maintaining their legal status throughout their stay in that country until they become citizens of the country. An Illegal immigrant is defined in two ways: first being someone who has followed
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