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Pages:5 (1770 words)
Sources:4
Subject:Government
Topic:Illegal Immigration
Document Type:Essay
Document:#60685890
S. bring large amounts of profit to the government by absolving it of paying the big wages it would pay to the citizens that are being replaced by the illegal immigrants. The illegal employee is connected to the employer and to the government, with all three parties benefiting from the action."...the employee provides acceptable ID that appears authentic, the employer asks no questions, and the U.S. government looks the other way." (White)
Apparently, there is no immediate solution to the immigration problem, with no possible mean of preventing it from existing. The easiest answer to the dilemma would be to leave things as they are without taking any measure for bettering it. However, at today's pace, the immigrants would overflow the U.S. And they would lower the wages even further, bringing the common American citizen in the same condition as the foreign illegal worker or even worse by destroying the job market. Cooperating with the illegal immigrants and opening the borders to Mexico would only accelerate the process of overflowing the United States with cheap labor and it would bring the U.S. In the same situation as Mexico in the 1980's.
Works Cited
Chiswick, R.B. (2006). The Worker Next Door.
Mahony, R. (2006). Called by God to help.
Hanson, D.V. (2006). Our Brave New World of Immigration.
White, D. Illegal Immigration Explained - Profits & Poverty, Social Security & Starvation. Why the Federal Government Can't End Illegal Immigration.
Works Cited
Chiswick, R.B. (2006). The Worker Next Door.
Mahony, R. (2006). Called by God to help.
Hanson, D.V. (2006). Our Brave New World of Immigration.
White, D. Illegal Immigration Explained - Profits & Poverty, Social Security & Starvation. Why the Federal Government Can't End Illegal Immigration.
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Illegal Immigration Both the United States government and individual state governments as well are concerned about the high rate of illegal immigration into our country. There are several reasons for this. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the country recognizes great need to know exactly who is in the United States. In addition, many worry that illegal immigrants take jobs that would otherwise go to people who are legally
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Illegal Immigration According to NewsMax.com, "Almost no issue divides Republicans as deeply" as President Bush's new proposal to offer so-called "guest worker status" to otherwise illegal immigrants. The guest worker status proposal stands as one of the only proposed legislative compromises regarding the illegal immigration issue, which has become one of the most contentious issues being debated in the United States. On the one hand, earnings in nations like Mexico are
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Advocacy groups, whether private or government-sponsored, ease transition from home to America but being uprooted poses severe psychological and sociological problems that are not easy to fix. The United States remains one of the only nations to openly welcome immigrants as a national policy; Canada is another. For centuries the United States has relied on immigrant labor to fuel industry and add nuance to the nation's cultural fabric. The United
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Even European immigrants experienced discrimination in the 19th century. As Vellos (1997) points out, "American society did not accept the Irish Catholics and Germans, and movements to limit immigration began to form." The Chinese Exclusion Act established anti-Asian sentiments and was not repealed until as late as 1943. For the first time in American history, immigration was "seen as a threat to the United States economy, and Congress began
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Although Kirch points out that migrants could initially be protected from such non-communicable diseases, such an advantage could be short-lived. It is also important to note that most migrants (especially those seeking to escape harsh conditions back home) could be forced to do menial jobs to make ends meet. This is more so the case for those who do not possess a specific set of skills which could enhance
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8% of U.S. households were headed by an immigrant and received 6.7% of all cash benefits; by 1990, 8.4% of households were headed by an immigrant and received 13.1% of all cash benefits (Borjas, 1995, pp. 44-46). Immigrants in different categories (both legal and illegal) have been eligible to receive certain welfare benefits. Legal immigrants are eligible after three to five years of residence, though asylum applicants and refugees are eligible