Illegal ImmigrationEssay Preview: Illegal ImmigrationReport this essayIllegal Immigrants of American SocietyA Realistic ApproachAt present, the U.S. immigration system is burdened both by policy and implementation challenges. It is barely able to meet the commitments required by law and policy and is ill-prepared to address new challenges and mandates. Agreement that the system is broken may be the only point of consensus among many diverse stakeholders. The Task Force believes that immigration laws and policies are broken in four ways:
. There is an increasing disconnection between law and reality that undermines the rule of law, breeds disrespect for American values and institutions, and makes it more difficult to garner domestic support for immigration and advance U.S. values overseas.
. Some immigration policies hamper rather than encourage economic growth, impeding responses to global economic changes and cyclical industry needs.. Immigration policies have not adequately addressed threats to national security.. Immigration integration policy is nearly nonexistent, especially at the federal level, leaving state and local governments to absorb the consequences of federally established immigration policy.
According to Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, immigrants long have been part of the American landscape, reflecting our countrys values and traditions. During the last decade the Midwest has seen a resurgence of its long-established tradition of immigration. Nine of twelve Midwest states had foreign-born populations that grew faster than the national average during the 1990s. These immigrants are preventing population decline, reinvigorating economic growth, and contributing to cultural diversity.
Unfortunately, most immigration discussions tend to overlook the heartland of the country and our long and continuing experience with immigrants. Some in the Midwest believe that immigration here, important in itself, also is a microcosm for what is occurring across the country. They thus believe that observations, conclusions, and recommendations resonate nationwide. As I found on www.dallasfed.org, meat packing drew thousands of immigrants to the Midwest, and poultry processing did the same in the South Atlantic states. Jobs in these two industries exemplify the type of jobs new immigrants commonly fill–low-skill, blue-collar jobs. This is because a large percentage of immigrants have less than a high school education. About 33 percent of immigrants have not finished high school, compared with 13 percent of native. Immigrants overwhelmingly filled blue-collar jobs (operators, fabricators and laborers) but also accounted for as much as half the growth in categories such as administrative support and services. According to Julian Samora Research Institute, the migration of Hispanics to the Midwest has been shown to be directly related to the labor needs of agriculture and manufacturing in the region. Much less, however, is known about how Hispanics have fared economically in this major industrial setting. Manufacturing in the Midwest has likewise benefitted from the supply of Mexican labor and has contributed to the growth of the Hispanic population. The need for industrial labor during both World War I and II as well as during strike activities in the steel industry in 1919 and the meat packing industry in 1921 assured the continued migration of Chicanos to the Midwest. Moreover, as the decline in migrant farm workers accelerated in the late sixties and early seventies as a result of agricultural mechanization, manufacturing–especially the auto-related industries–tapped former migrant workers for work. One study of Chicanos in Michigan viewed the period in the early seventies as a transition for Chicanos from field workers to factory workers.
A proposed amnesty for more than 3 million undocumented Mexican workers and their families might help all Latinos in the United States, particularly those in rural communities, where they are often viewed with suspicion, this found on Indiana University website. The findings by two professors are of special concern because of the continuing large influx of Hispanic people in many towns and cities in Indiana and across the Midwest. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, Indianas Hispanic population grew by 117 percent during the last decade, from about 99,000 in 1990 to almost 215,000 in 2000. The proposed amnesty would benefit both the United States and Mexico economically and provide basic human rights protection to a group of people who often live in danger and secrecy. Undocumented workers often are placed in dangerous jobs and must live without the benefits of even the poorest Americans.
Citizens of other nations who support the proposal or the law in their home countries, such as Canada and the United States, oppose the policy and many who disagree with its policy, including from within the Hispanic community, say it is unfair as it benefits only the wealthy.
“This is the wrong approach, because it violates human rights,” said Robert Ficci, director of the ACLU of Indiana Law. He pointed to a 2011 State Council report, “Proclaimed in the United States: Immigration Reform in a Postwar Era: Reform, Reform, and Social Impact.” In it, the report notes there have been more than a dozen anti-immigrant laws in the U.S. since 2006, of which three have in recent years been successfully implemented in seven states. While this report did not identify all the laws in the report, it did identify several, including three law enforcement measures that were taken to address rising numbers of illegal immigrant work in law enforcement, and the third that have been used to deport Mexican immigration violators for their immigration violations, according to the report.
The ACLU of Indiana notes that the State’s plan, proposed in 2014, would ban all undocumented immigrants entering the state from the US. This, of course, could make it tough for an immigrant with criminal records, especially a felony, to come into the state. The new law goes further by allowing entry of up to four U.S. citizens and up to two adults (with certain exceptions). Under Indiana law, such a person would not have to enter the state, but only get immigration-enforcement certification in court. The group says this approach is likely based on an outdated, antiquated federal immigration laws.
“The State’s proposal simply takes the federal border off limits for immigrants in the country illegally and creates a sanctuary state,” said the ACLU of Indiana Director. “It allows the states to keep a low profile without going down the same path that they are having at this stage in the process — not just because of a new set of criminal laws and regulations being used for this purpose, but also because there is some concern that these immigration laws could harm the state, with federal authorities trying to prevent many illegal immigrants from coming into Indiana.”
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“Americans across the political spectrum agree with the anti-immigrant sentiment at the University of Michigan. Most will tell you that a public university is no longer only a school of thought for racists, but a major institution,” says John Geddes, president of the University of Michigan Michigan Center for Policy and Analysis, according to Michigan’s Ann Arbor Journal. “Nowhere in the university are racist statements made from students, professors, or professors, or even from students themselves suggesting that public institutions or institutions may not hold racist views regarding immigrants. They simply don’t. “What we have seen over the last few years is a significant shift in how our government has treated immigrants from Central America and other African-Americans, especially with respect to our education standards, health care, and housing options. We are seeing that the University and its university-based political leaders aren’t addressing the problems of the students and citizens in this country,” he adds.
The University of Michigan and its political allies in Congress must act to stop the discriminatory practice of racial profiling of immigrants, which has long been illegal and often in violation of federal, state, and local law.
“This discriminatory practice and its attendant effects on the American people must stop,” said Scott Pruitt, director of the Pruitt Administration’s Office of Civil Rights. “Public universities and their leaders should respond immediately and publicly to all forms of racial profiling by offering the same services that law enforcement and law enforcement agencies have given to all employees nationwide. All government agencies work diligently to meet national and state law and policy requirements. This has long been illegal and is one of the main reasons universities are becoming a center of public scrutiny of hate crimes, in which the crimes of others occur for economic gain, for political gain, as well as because it is viewed by those on the receiving end of discrimination. We can only hope this report will continue as a tool to ensure this does not happen again. But we know that no individual or institution could commit a systematic or widespread crime under such a system. To avoid this, we believe that all public universities should immediately stop the practice, offer equal-protection and educational programs to all university employees, have a strong relationship with university professors, and encourage their collaboration to reduce this type of discriminatory practice. This move would be the first step that will ensure that all American citizens receive equal protections, which has long been one of the top federal, state, and local policy priorities.”
The University of Michigan is a state-funded university that was established in 1961 and has since become one of the top private and public public university institutions in the
Citizens of other nations who support the proposal or the law in their home countries, such as Canada and the United States, oppose the policy and many who disagree with its policy, including from within the Hispanic community, say it is unfair as it benefits only the wealthy.
“This is the wrong approach, because it violates human rights,” said Robert Ficci, director of the ACLU of Indiana Law. He pointed to a 2011 State Council report, “Proclaimed in the United States: Immigration Reform in a Postwar Era: Reform, Reform, and Social Impact.” In it, the report notes there have been more than a dozen anti-immigrant laws in the U.S. since 2006, of which three have in recent years been successfully implemented in seven states. While this report did not identify all the laws in the report, it did identify several, including three law enforcement measures that were taken to address rising numbers of illegal immigrant work in law enforcement, and the third that have been used to deport Mexican immigration violators for their immigration violations, according to the report.
The ACLU of Indiana notes that the State’s plan, proposed in 2014, would ban all undocumented immigrants entering the state from the US. This, of course, could make it tough for an immigrant with criminal records, especially a felony, to come into the state. The new law goes further by allowing entry of up to four U.S. citizens and up to two adults (with certain exceptions). Under Indiana law, such a person would not have to enter the state, but only get immigration-enforcement certification in court. The group says this approach is likely based on an outdated, antiquated federal immigration laws.
“The State’s proposal simply takes the federal border off limits for immigrants in the country illegally and creates a sanctuary state,” said the ACLU of Indiana Director. “It allows the states to keep a low profile without going down the same path that they are having at this stage in the process — not just because of a new set of criminal laws and regulations being used for this purpose, but also because there is some concern that these immigration laws could harm the state, with federal authorities trying to prevent many illegal immigrants from coming into Indiana.”
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“Americans across the political spectrum agree with the anti-immigrant sentiment at the University of Michigan. Most will tell you that a public university is no longer only a school of thought for racists, but a major institution,” says John Geddes, president of the University of Michigan Michigan Center for Policy and Analysis, according to Michigan’s Ann Arbor Journal. “Nowhere in the university are racist statements made from students, professors, or professors, or even from students themselves suggesting that public institutions or institutions may not hold racist views regarding immigrants. They simply don’t. “What we have seen over the last few years is a significant shift in how our government has treated immigrants from Central America and other African-Americans, especially with respect to our education standards, health care, and housing options. We are seeing that the University and its university-based political leaders aren’t addressing the problems of the students and citizens in this country,” he adds.
The University of Michigan and its political allies in Congress must act to stop the discriminatory practice of racial profiling of immigrants, which has long been illegal and often in violation of federal, state, and local law.
“This discriminatory practice and its attendant effects on the American people must stop,” said Scott Pruitt, director of the Pruitt Administration’s Office of Civil Rights. “Public universities and their leaders should respond immediately and publicly to all forms of racial profiling by offering the same services that law enforcement and law enforcement agencies have given to all employees nationwide. All government agencies work diligently to meet national and state law and policy requirements. This has long been illegal and is one of the main reasons universities are becoming a center of public scrutiny of hate crimes, in which the crimes of others occur for economic gain, for political gain, as well as because it is viewed by those on the receiving end of discrimination. We can only hope this report will continue as a tool to ensure this does not happen again. But we know that no individual or institution could commit a systematic or widespread crime under such a system. To avoid this, we believe that all public universities should immediately stop the practice, offer equal-protection and educational programs to all university employees, have a strong relationship with university professors, and encourage their collaboration to reduce this type of discriminatory practice. This move would be the first step that will ensure that all American citizens receive equal protections, which has long been one of the top federal, state, and local policy priorities.”
The University of Michigan is a state-funded university that was established in 1961 and has since become one of the top private and public public university institutions in the
If an immigrant gets robbed, he cant go to the police. If he is sick or injured to the severest degree, he cant go to the hospital. To further exacerbate the risk, undocumented workers typically live in areas of higher crime and work the most dangerous jobs. Basically, many of these workers are risking their lives to provide for their families that are still living in their native countries.
. Many illegal aliens are working in the United States in low level jobs. they risk being caught, detained and deported. They often live in fear. Their rights are not protected. Furthermore, certain industries, including farming, are desperate for workers and cannot get Americans for the jobs. The Bush Administration has proposed a temporary guest worker program to solve the problem. In his 2004 State of the Union address to joint session of Congress, Bush stated: “I ask Congress to reform our immigration laws so they reflect our values and benefit our economy. I propose a new temporary-worker program to match willing foreign workers with willing employers when no Americans can be found to fill the job. This reform will be good for our economy, because employers will find needed workers in an honest and orderly system. A temporary-worker program will help protect our homeland, allowing border patrol and law enforcement to focus on true threats to our national security.” The issue of what to do about illegal immigrants is age old. The quandary of how to match willing workers with farmers and other employers is also far from new. A migrant worker program was proposed in 2000, but that was not the first time lawmakers have had such an idea. In recent years, the Mexican people have pressured their president to seek improvements in immigration policy with the U.S. During his term, Bush, in an attempt to improve relations with Mexico, promised Mexico President Fox that he would propose a guest worker program, which he did. President Fox was happy, as were some Mexicans who still live in Mexico.
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