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    Support one position on “illegal immigrant workers should be granted legal status” For the past 120 years- “between 1891 and 1920- [America has] received some 18 million men‚ women and children from other nations” (Bush 554) and causes one of the serious problem in the society. Therefore‚ immigration reform has been intensely debate among the citizen due to illegal immigrant issues that have become prevalent in United States. However‚ validating the illegal immigrant workers status should be considered

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    just a country‚ but it is a idea that millions have fought for throughout history‚ built on the back of many immigrant backgrounds‚ it is the melting pot of the Western world. Having the 3rd largest population in all of the world‚ there is going be debates on many controversial issues. The main debate in domestic terms is about either deporting an estimated 8-11 million undocumented illegal aliens‚whose only premise is to seek a better life. Many will say deport them as they are breaking many laws

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    central American immigrants who are leaving their countries because of gang violence. The number of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally is rising almost reaching the numbers that caused an immigration crisis in 2014 (Burnett). It is harder for central Americans to get into the U.S. because they have to pass through two checkpoints‚ the Mexico-Guatemala border and the U.S.-Mexico Border. Many women get caught trying to cross the border illegally and end up getting abused by Border Patrol agents because

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    arguing that illegal immigrants have threatened the American way of life by creating unemployment for many Americans workers and hurting the United States economy. While some argue that illegal immigrants ought to be deported for being a burden for the United States‚ many think otherwise. Whatever one’s view is‚ it is critically important to

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    years‚ Illegal immigration has been a contemporary political and social debate. It has been the platform of many politicians‚ especially in the southwest‚ and it is often a popular subject in news media. People in favor of strict immigration policy often claim that illegal immigrants are costly to the American economy and that they take American jobs. The border control policy is ineffective‚ it is often too costly for its effectiveness. Border policies have increased the number of immigrant deaths

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    United States Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol is the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The Border Patrol is a group of highly trained officers that detect ‚ and prevent the illegal entry or smuggling of aliens into the United States. Can you imagine the United States without any border protection? The U.S probably may be an obnoxious place to live in. In my point of view‚ the world would be a total chaos without

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    Each year millions of illegal and undocumented immigrants enter the United States‚ most from Latin American countries‚ such as Mexico. Mexico is the largest single source of undocumented aliens in the U.S. and it is estimated that Mexican nationals may amount to 50% of the United States total. Immigrants flee their countries for a variety of reasons‚ such as‚ political repression‚ economic hardship‚ war‚ and poverty. Since there has been a spike in immigration‚ there have been policies implemented

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    Crossing Dangerous Borders Mira Nair on ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Mira Nair’s ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist’: The director Mira Nair discusses her latest film‚ “The Reluctant Fundamentalist.” By FRED KAPLAN Published: April 19‚ 2013 It seems far-fetched that “The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚” Mohsin Hamid’s 2007 best-selling novel‚ would be turned into a movie. First‚ there’s its narrative structure. A young man greets an American tourist in a cafe in the Pakistani city of Lahore and proceeds

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    Borders and Boundaries In John Sayles movie “Lone Star” and in Silko’s article “The Border patrol State”‚ the main idea in both the readings revolve around the racial discrimination and the racism based on the ethnicity on the U.S Borders. Both the readings have the clues and evidences where the authors are challenging the conventional notions of the borders in the U.S. Silko‚ on one hand‚ sees the border patrol as a governmental assembly addicted to interrogation‚ torture‚ and the murder of those

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    legalizing illegal immigrants can help boost the economy and even complement the U.S workforce. On the other‚ they say that legalization will only entice more foreigners to cross the border illegally. Whatever the opinion‚ this is an important issue that has been brought up for a long time and no definitive solution has been implemented. This issue is one that makes you wonder whether legalizing immigrants would be good‚ bad or the impact it would have on the economy. The legalization of illegal immigrants

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