As each year passes, our country is being slowly smothered and choked to death by illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants who come into the United States without visas and proper documentation used this to their advantage; they get to apply for jobs and get to avoid paying government taxes. Whereas hardworking immigrants who go through the long process of being admitted to this country are being discriminated against because they are immigrants. As Frank Alfonso states in USA Today, “Coming into the USA illegally is similar to cutting in front of a long supermarket line. There are immigrants who wish to obey the law.
Enforcement of immigration laws will require additional measures beyond a border fence should restrict the illegal entry. Many of the stakeholders are poorly educated, unskilled workers. They fill the sort of jobs that most native-born Americans will not take, at least not for the same price. List possible competing values and goals that could be at play? Competing values and goals: The illegal immigrants view the United States as
Edna Salinas Mr. Clark Owen English 1301.07 February 2, 2015 Illegal Immigration Crime There is an ongoing debate in today’s world about whether immigration is helpful or detrimental to a country. Some claim illegal immigrants should be treated as criminals because illegal activity should be punished not rewarded. While others claim being out of status is not a criminal offense. The United States welcomes and accepts more legal immigrants as permanent residents than the rest of the world combined. For some, the use of the term illegal alien is likely based on a misconception that an immigrant’s very presence in the United States is a criminal violation of the law (Briney).
They take all of our and jobs and money and send it back to their families in their country of origin. Not only do they exploit our economy by sending money to their families, but they are reluctant to learn and speak the language of this country, English. I believe that most, if not all, citizens of the United States would agree that getting rid of Illegal Immigrants would increase economical and social aspects of our nation. In order to solve this problem, one must start at the root. First, we must prevent all illegal immigrants from entering the United States.
Secondly, if the employer does follow through on his part of the agreement he can be charged with breach of contract. By the employer hiring illegal aliens to work for him, he is breaking the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 law. The Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 was create because “employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers” (Immigration). The U.S. doesn’t allow undocumented workers to work because they take away jobs that U.S. Citizens or people with visas could be filling. People with visa’s and U.S. Citizens pay taxes on what they earn, which helps the economy.
Some people oppose the DREAM Act because they think it encourages and rewards illegal immigrants and will attract other illegal immigrants creating migrations of whole families to enter into the U.S. Some Americans believe this Act is unfair because they may have to pay full tuition at state universities and colleges when immigrant students will have easier access to lower tuition to college because they are poor or minority. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Some people think that by accepting the bill they will have to let everyone in, other citizens believe it is unfair for them; they believe they will take most jobs and in some cases take away a citizen’s job. Another factor why people oppose to it is because they believe that undocumented people do not pay their taxes. Another con would be that more people would be inspired to cross to the United States. There are many contradictory statements that make the bill seem like its benefiting undocumented students without anything in return, when in reality it would help
employers’ reasoning for hiring illegal immigrants is wrong and unjust, as supported by the theories of Immanuel Kant and John Rawls. Looking past the immediate injustice of the issue, we can see that this hiring is wrong because it has a negative impact on America in many aspects. United States employers paying under-market wages and benefits to undocumented workers depresses wages for all American workers, and thus these greedy companies make huge profits at the expense of these illegals and the working citizens in the United States. Also, a report of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in 2011 showed that illegal immigrants received $7.3 billion more from 2005 to 2010 from the IRS than they paid in federal income taxes (Schulkin 1). Our country is currently experiencing a massive debt, and I do not think it is appropriate solely looking at the issue in a factual manner that we allow illegal immigrants into our society or work place.
They are often treated harshly because of their illegal entrance. Yes, I acknowledge that it was unfair of them to enter the United States without properly applying for a visa. Your solution is to arrest or deport these illegal aliens, where they will spend months, sometimes years, in a jail cell or detention center waiting to be deported. I also acknowledge that many do support this decision because it is only fair to those immigrants who waited months to be granted or denied a visa. This solution is too harsh toward the deported immigrants; their lives are once again disrupted and families are separated, creating more turmoil in their already difficult lives.
Many illegal immigrants leave their country in hope to find something better in America, they want a better education and lifestyle. Immigrants believe America can change their lives. There are so many opinions, debates, and approaches about illegal immigrants that live in the United States of America. However despite of all of it, illegal immigrants have been generally discriminated against and somehow put aside in our society, put aside in our society as outcasts. In order to fight for their rights, illegal students who were brought to the U.S by their parents have been trying to change their illegal status and became part of this nation.