Category: Illegal Immigration

Immigration policies and what is the right thing to do morally or practically has been a major point of argument over the years. From Risses article, we get both moral and practical standpoints on immigration. Kukathas shares a similar view in her article supporting open immigration and also showing the challenges towards it. On the…

Illegal immigration is a diverse issue with many perspectives and ideas of how it should be handled. On the far left, some want to completely get rid of borders and let people migrate freely. To them, the right to exclude people is incompatible with democracy as it insinuates that theres a lower class of people…

Is it a wise idea to remove all illegal immigrants from our country? How would you feel if you were a child who is sent to a new country that you barely know of? When we, as the United States, think about illegal Immigrants, we think about the words undocumented, unauthorized, And foreigners. According to…

When asked what I considered the most critical political issue in America, immediately I thought: immigration, specifically illegal immigration. Its been a hot topic for a while, but more so recently because President Trump has been pushing for immigration reform, deportation, and the building of a wall that will divide the border between the United…

Historical Context of Immigration in America Imagine being a guest at someones house. How would you feel if you were asked to leave by another guest? Chances are you would probably think the other guest had no authority to ask you to leave, especially considering they are only guests themselves. The country now referred to…

Migration is when people move from one place to another to work or live. International migration involves moving from one’s country to another. The world of today many people migrate due to different reasons: some migrate seeking better opportunities and education, while others flee their countries because of the crisis imposed by disasters or poverty.…

Did you know that the number of immigrants in the United States exceeded forty-three million in 2016? This is 13.5 percent of the population in America (Amadeo). Of the forty-three million, around eleven million immigrants are undocumented, which means they are immigrants who entered the country while violating government immigration laws. Does it seem plausible…

Illegal immigration has been an issue that the United State has been dealing since the early 1800s. In recent years, there has been a surge in the amount of attention that illegal immigration is receiving in the media. This attention is mainly because of the massive increase of Hispanic immigrants crossing the border illegally and…

Deportation is a word that most think of Mexicans when they hear it, but deportation includes Asians, Africans, and many more. Deportation is a huge problem in the United States. During Obamas run as president, over five million people were deported. Now President Trump is trying to deport all immigrants. Even if his numbers are…

The way in which the population of Texas is changing is by increasing and is likely to become a predominantly Hispanic state, as it once was. This is because Anglo-Texans became few in number in the 21st century, and the ‘Baby Boom’, depicted mostly by Caucasians, is nearing its end. The Hispanic population is younger…