Cristobal Illegal Immigrants Deportation There has been an issue for several years in the United States, and yet it hasn’t been resolved. While the government is looking for a solution, there have been so many families that are getting separated just because they are deporting too many people. Some states that have made their own laws which are laws that are absolutely unconstitutional, such as the one from Arizona the SB-1070, which that law allows the police within that state, to stop and interrogate any person who appears to be an immigrant. They can be identified by their skin color, and their way of talking.

That law is unconstitutional because the police are judging because of their appearance. The government cares about getting the immigrants out of this country without considering that they are separating families and that without the immigrants, this country wouldn’t be as strong economically. In the Star Spangled Banner, there’s a part where it says “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ” what really captures my attention was where it said that this country is the home of the brave. Many immigrants cross the desert; they don’t ride in a car or anything like that.

They run day and night, hot and cold, many people who come to this country are brave enough to cross the desert without stopping, knowing that hundreds of immigrants die trying to come to this country. All they have with them, throughout the trip, is a gallon of water. The desert reaches over 100 degrees during the day and during night the temperature drops under 80 degrees. For people who risk their lives just to get to this country, I consider them brave so by what the Star Spangled Banner says, this is their home too, because they are brave. That’s one of the reason why I’m against immigrants deportation.

Georgia and Alabama enacted laws that penalized illegal immigrants recently. Now the two states are learning the consequences. Supporters of the laws believed the new sanctions would drive away only illegal immigrants. In fact, Hispanics with legal status or even U. S. citizenship also are moving elsewhere. Many people ask why leave? But that’s the wrong question; the correct question is why on earth stay? Why stay in a state that immigrants believe oppresses the entire Hispanic community? Why stay when government launches an assault that splits Latino families and opens the door to racial profiling?

The lawmakers also failed to take into account the contribution immigrant labor was making toward rebuilding areas devastated by this year’s storms. Contractors in Tuscaloosa, Ala. , say Hispanic workers have left and they can’t find replacements to repair the tornado damage. Republican lawmakers assured skeptics that American workers would be only too happy to step in and take the jobs that immigrants left. Farmers in Alabama and Georgia are still waiting. Georgia tried giving farm work to prison inmates, until they lost their appetite for backbreaking 10-hour workdays at minimum wage.

If inmates were willing to work that hard, they wouldn’t be in prison to begin with. According to Georgia farm officials, $140 million in crops has been lost because of the state’s labor shortages since the law began in July 2011. The lawmakers remind you that none of these consequences was intended, of course. As the world’s leading superpower, it is the responsibility of the United States to serve as a haven for immigrants escaping devastating conditions. Many immigrants are fleeing from famine, war, political strife, or religious persecution.

It is a responsibility, and/or merely a good act, to protect these people by allowing them to take refuge and start new lives in the United States. Americans oppose the deportation of all illegal immigrants. A USA Today Poll dated March 2007 asked, “Should the government deport all illegal immigrants back to their home country? ” In response, only 24% of American citizens believed the government should deport all illegal immigrants. Furthermore, 59% of American citizens believed the government should allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and become U. S. citizens, but only if they meet certain requirements.

Some of the most intelligent and ambitious individuals, who are unsatisfied with their own countries, bring their skills to America. Few countries offer the limitless opportunities that the United States offers. You can start your own business, learn a high-tech career, become a movie star, publish a best-selling novel, or be elected to office. People in other countries crave the same things we do: recognition, wealth, fame, and the feeling of making a difference. America offers endless ways for a “nobody” to become great. Many countries of the world limit educational opportunities, stifle entrepreneurship, and revent individuals from reaping the rewards of their hard work. Consequently, such individuals often come to America. In fact, our nation was founded by English and other European citizens that risked their lives to sail across the ocean to an unknown future. America can’t help but become better from the influence of such people. It increases the diversity and expands the culture of the country. No country in the world has the diversity of race, religion, language, and culture. America is called the great “melting pot” because we bring together all sorts of people around the world.

Diversity brings more tolerance for people that are, on the surface, different than us. It introduces new ideas, new perspectives, new music ; food, different customs, new forms of entertainment, diverse strengths ; skills, and a host of other advantages. Most Americans complain about the illegal immigrants taking their jobs but the illegal Immigrants often take the low paying jobs like food service ; hotel cleaning, which is a job that most Americans don’t want to do at such low wages. Few Americans like to wash dishes, bus tables, mop floors, pick up garbage, etc.

These types of jobs must be done, but employers consistently have trouble finding regular employees to do the work. A wage of $5-$7 is usually too low to induce Americans to take and stay at such jobs. However, immigrants who may be lucky to earn $5 a day in their native countries are more than willing to work these jobs. It improves the overall image of America internationally, as it is seen as an open, welcoming country, and immigrants who return home or maintain contact with family back home have a true image of America, not the one propagandized in much of the international media.

It’s no secret that the United States has a very unfavorable image around the world. Most American citizens are proud of their country and are happy to be here. So why, do we have such an unfavorable image abroad? What percentage of the people in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East that have been sampled in these favorability opinion polls, do you think have actually been to the Unites States for any significant amount of time? Think about it, for those that haven’t lived here, their opinion of America is based almost entirely on the media.

Thus, the socialists, communists, and propagandists that dominate the international news media may be most responsible for America’s image. We can help alleviate the problem by allowing more people to enter the country. Real people can see what it means to have freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom to publish and assemble. They can see our diversity and our shunning of those who lack tolerance. They can sample our sports and our entertainment. As more people return home or communicate with loves ones, people around the world will increasingly learn what a great country we have.

Adding an additional group of cheap labor adds to the flexibility of business, leading to cheaper prices, better quality products, and higher profits. Labor is one of a number of costs of doing business. When businesses have trouble filling low skill jobs such as washing dishes or cleaning rooms, they have only two choices: raise the wage rate high enough to fill the jobs or eliminate the positions altogether. While higher wages sounds good, it means businesses must either accept lower profit margins or they must raise prices to make up the difference. A hike in prices means we pay more for restaurants, hotels, factory products, etc. hile draining money from other segments of the economy. Lower profit margins mean lower stock prices in our 401ks and less investment dollar inflow. The second choice of eliminating jobs is obviously undesirable for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that a willing worker could be denied a job that a business wants to offer. But also, when a business eliminates these jobs, it means lower quality products and services. For example, your favorite restaurant might want to carry three bus people for the Friday night shift, but because of a labor shortage, it may only be able to hire two bus people.

The work will still get done, but is the cleaning of tables going to be as thorough? Do you think it will take the same amount of time to get a table on a busy night? These types of problems can be helped by increasing the labor pool through the increase of legal immigration. It gives struggling people all over the world an opportunity for a better life. This country was built on immigrants who searched for opportunity, political ; religious freedom. At some point in this debate we need to set aside the question of whether it’s good for America and look at the point of view of the immigrant.

Imagine you were in a place where you could be stoned to death for practicing your religion. Imagine you got paid the same regardless of how hard you worked. Imagine you were unable to study for a new career or start up your own business. Imagine you were forced to rely on government rationing of food to scratch out a living. Imagine the only access to medical care was physicians with only a few months of training who lacked vaccines and basic medical equipment. Would you want to live the rest of your life like this?

Would you want your kids to live their whole lives like this? I’m guessing most people, if given a choice, would take the risk in coming to America to achieve something better. Our country was built and has grown on the backs of such people. Legal migrants are not exploited like illegal’s are. Legal citizens enjoy all the benefits of citizenship, and are not exploited, overworked or abused with impunity as many illegals are. Illegal migrants assimilate better into American society, adding their unique social and cultural heritage to ours in a positive, mutually beneficial way.

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