Therefore the constitution should be amended to disallow birthright citizenship. Birthright Citizenship promotes having anchor babies and baby tourism, and does not allow people to choose whether they want to be a United States citizen. Birthright Citizenship also splits families because, while the children could be born in this country, their parents could be here illegally and easily get deported. Every year, more than twelve thousand births are contributed by illegal alien mothers who are hoping to take advantage of the 14th amendment. The US Constitution states that people born or naturalized in the United States are subject to the jurisdiction, thereof are citizens of the United States of America.
First thing we should do is modify the birthright citizenship rule to only grant citizenship to the child being born on American soil. By eliminating citizenship to the parents of the child born here you send a clear message that just because your child was born here doesn’t give you the right to claim citizenship. If illegal immigrants knew that only their children who were born here could have automatic citizenship you would see a lot less illegal immigrants crossing the border to have children and abusing this law. The second thing we could do is finally complete the fence across the entire border. Once the border is secure, we could build 2 or 3 maximum security correctional facilities in each one of the Border States right along side of it.
Wills’ claims that the federal government's chief law enforcement official might need a refresher course on federal law pertaining to legal immigrants. Some American legislators have taken up the position that prohibiting bilingual ballots would be racist. However, evidence shows that millions of other American citizens feel that prohibiting the bilingual ballot is a step in the right direction. Wills’ begins his article with a political anecdote quoted by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. When he was asked whether he would favor the prohibition of the bilingual ballot, he simply stated, “Of course not.” Wills’ continues in the next section stating that our national identity and our federal laws are being weakened by immigration that is influenced by these bilingual ballots.
The first video I chose to write about was the one that talked about US immigration. The video discussed how the United States is constantly adjusting to immigrants entering our country, and how these people have an affect our country. Other countries have become stricter about illegal immigrants entering their country, yet the United States has remained very lenient. But the question is: How does immigration relate with ethics? It’s simple: legal immigration is ethical, and illegal aliens in a country is not.
Illegal immigration has been an important and serious issue for decades; which affects everyone, both Americans and immigrants themselves. Illegal Immigration has three main purposes: first to find a better life in the “promise land”, second: free healthcare, and third: for criminal activity. Most illegal immigrants come to America with the best intentions for themselves and/or their families, but many others have alternative motives. The thing that must be remembered is that illegal immigration is illegal. It’s all in the name.
I live in a neighborhood that consists of illegal immigrants as well as other cultures. Our borders of the United States join other countries. Our United States are made up of immigrants coming from other countries to prosper and escape persecution from their native lands. Are we becoming too proud to open our doors to the people trying to better their lives or are we being closed minded to others who need our help. The illegal immigrants that are already here and have begun their lives here should be able to stay without persecution from our government and be offered immunity to stay here as an American citizen and live the life they choose to live.
"E Pluribus Unum"-- from many, one. We are a nation of immigrants, yet still must constantly be reminded of our shared heritage with those currently setting out for America. Immigration benefits our country, permitting immigrants to better themselves as they enrich the United States. Still, we are unable to admit all those who wish to start new lives within our borders, and ultimately many of those denied legal entry still fight to achieve the better life America has to offer. Illegal immigration today is having devastating effects on our country, occurring at historic rates and far exceeding that of any other time in our history.
Some people might say the immigration laws are put into place to protect Americans and their rights; however, studies have shown and will show there has been bias since the founding of the United States in the immigration laws. My position is the new immigration laws are breaking up families in the United States. It is generally accepted that the United States has laws pertaining to immigration and those laws should be upheld. However, I do believe that there arises circumstances where those laws cause grief to American families rather than help them. Just in the past five years alone I’ve seen families being ripped apart because of the immigration laws.
Even though they are living in the United States without the proper papers our laws allow for refugees to reside in our county. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) serves as legislation that helps illegal immigrates. Signed into law in 1986 by former President Ronald Reagan, EMTALA requires emergency department treatment of all, regardless of citizenship and severity of condition, a loophole which gives illegal immigrants their healthcare. Along with that Act illegal immigrants have equal rights to healthcare, which so many people of all race needs. At one point in time everyone migrated to the United States, so who are we to judge or make laws that goes against humanity.
Illegal immigration is becoming a problem in the United States. When asked what should be done about illegal immigration, most people would say, deport them. While this is a solution it is not a practical one. A solution to illegal immigration is to start billing those counties for the services provided to illegal immigrants in the United States. This is the right choice because if, for example, Mexico is charged for the serves then they may be more willing to fix their own county to make it a more reasonable choice to stay.