Illegal or Legal Children Children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants should not become U.S. citizens. Many pregnant immigrant women are illegally coming into the country just to have their babies. These women get free medical attention for themselves and the baby. This is costing the U.S. millions of dollars every year. It’s time to end the policy that illegal immigrant mothers can stay in the U.S. just because she has given birth to a child that is now a citizen. These mothers cross the border illegally and they really have no consequences. They are breaking the law and should be punished for it. The presence of a U.S.-born child should not be used as an excuse not to enforce the law. In the U.S. there are between 350-400 thousand children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants each year. This in about 1 out of 10 births in the U.S. is to an immigrant mother. More than 105,000 births in the state were paid for by the taxpayer at a cost of more than $400 million. The child may be a U.S. citizen but, if the mother is not she should have to take her child back with her. Their citizenship can prevent a parent’s deportation, and once they are 21 they can sponsor their parents for permanent residence. Illegal immigrant mothers are also using the public services of Americans. Many if not all of these mother’s are not insured. When the baby is born in the hospital they have no way or plans of ever paying the bill for those services. The hospital has to treat a mother because it is an emergency situation. This means that the U.S. taxpayers get to pay that bill. On average it costs the taxpayers about five thousand dollars per birth. This is making our medical costs rise and taking away from the Americans t... ... middle of paper ... ...brothers or sisters over here illegally. There is also a whole generation of children who may be illegal aliens and not even know it. They have lived here for as long as they can remember and have been educated in American schools. These children are American. Suddenly, the immigration agents arrive and inform them that they are illegal and are going to be deported back to Mexico. These young people arrive in a country that is foreign to them, with no knowledge of the customs and many do not even know the language. Imagine their shock. They are losing everything that they have known their whole lives. Pregnant mothers should not cross borders illegally for the sake of her unborn baby. In the end it only causes pain and suffrage for everyone involved especially the child. They may be forced to make decisions they are not emotionally ready for and do not understand.
Currently, there are 11.7 million undocumented immigrants in the United States; 6 million of those immigrants are Mexican-born (Preston). Within that undocumented population are individuals who were brought to the States as children. These individuals have grown up in the American culture and consider themselves American, but struggle with being treated as second class citizens due to their undocumented status. On June fifteenth of 2012, the Obama Administration announced the executive order Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This order will allow immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children to apply for work permits and avoid deportation (Hennessey and Bennett). President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is not only beneficial to it applicants but also to the United States as a whole.
Some viewpoints assert that if a person is in the United States illegally, he should have no rights and no benefits. Proponents justify this position by blaming illegal immigration for economic hardships, such as increasing health care costs, for the American people. This attitude is simply inaccurate. Many undocumented immigrants do contribute to the economies of the federal, state and local governments through taxes and can stimulate job growth. However, the cost of providing healthcare impacts federal, state, and local governments differently.
Wooldridge thinks that the rate at which these undocumented immigrants are having babies in this country is uncontrollable and fears that one day, they may outnumber the population of American Citizen and start a sudden attack on American citizens. Wooldridge wrote again that these children are not only threats but cause American taxpayers colossal amounts of money annually on their health, educational and basic needs. Wooldridge mentioned that not only do they cost us lot of money but are major perpetrators of criminal or deviant behaviors which cause them to end up in our various prisons-another economic disadvantage. Wooldridge mentioned that our congressmen watch unconcerned as the problem escalates. She also thinks that they “admire” the “illegal immigrants” and “their anchor children”.
“It is my conviction that taxpayer funds should not be used to pay for abortions or advocate or actively promote abortion either here or abroad,” Bush stated in his memorandum to reinstate the Mexico City Policy. However, the policy does not state that funds will be withheld if the US taxpayer’s money is used; it states that monies will be withheld if abortion services are offered at all, even if it is not US money. Douglas Johnson the legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee states, the “government will no longer..try to legalize abortion in countries in Latin America, Africa, and Muslim countries in which people are strongly opposed to abortion and believe in the protection of unborn children.” What Johnson fails to recognize is that in countries where abortion is legal women’s rights are being compromised. U.S. Representative Christopher H. Smith expresses his feelings in his article “A Congressional View: The Unborn Must be Protected” (Global Issues Electronic Journal) by stating, “Abortion is child abuse.” Smith also comments that when the policy was previously in effect it had no affect on the family planning money received by NGO’s. It may not have affected the money received but it did affect women who were denied the option of abortion services.
Some of who are being affected has no intellect that they are an illegal alien. The effects of the deportation system are unbelievable; children are left alone while there father and mother are torn from their homes. This is an emotional time for these children, considering they are too young to understand. "I didn’t know what to think. Just the thought of me going to back to a country I no longer known, and I have no real memory of… I just went through the moments (How to stop Deportation)." Deportation has been shown to cause families and someone's self, feelings of shame, and isolation. Immigrants live their lives in the United States with uncertainty, for on any given day they can be ripped out of their homes and sentenced to deportation with no legal representation. Their families will not be able to be reached and that causes insecurities. Living day by day with the unknown is very stressful and can take its toll on self-esteem and self-worth. The deportation system not only affects the families and friends of immigrants it also affects the economy; Because there is so much money spent on ICE and border control along with court and the deportation itself. That money can be used for education, livestock, crops, government assistance programs; The list goes on. “More than 46,000 parents of U.S. citizen children were deported in as little as 6 months in
Based on "The Bill of Rights", foreigners do not have the right to enter the United States, but once here, immigrants are entitled to certain broad constitutional protections. In due process, immigrants have the right to be treated fairly, whether in a deportation hearing or a criminal court proceeding applies to every person within The United States borders. And Equal Protection prohibits discrimination based on race or national origin. An alien's rights to free speech and religious freedom are protected under the First Amendment. The Refugee Act of 1980 gives certain aliens the right to political asylum in the U.S. New immigrants to our country are not a scourge as some politicians claim. In fact, they can help solve many of our economic and social problems. Therefore when a child is born of illegal parents, the child should not be refused welfare. In other words, the child should not be treated as a second class citizen. In fact since it was born in the United States, he or she is to be considered a United States citizen because that is exactly what he or she is.
Holding, R. (2010, February 01). 'anchor babies': No getting around the constitution. Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/
Immigration has been a problem for so many years. This issue began in the 19th century and yet is still a major problem in the U.S. Illegal immigrants don't have many rights living in the U.S. They have a hard life because they don't have the same opportunities as a u.s citizen has. Many of these people get treated unfairly simply because of the fact that they are illegal. There is cases where they have been treated aggressively by the authority. Everyone needs equality no matter where they are from. Most of these immigrants are latinos that come from central america. People from the united states are allowed to go and have a nice vacation in these places but yet those there have to cross a border and put their life at risk just to have a better life. Why do these people have to risk their lives in look for something better. The united states promises equality and this is what attracts others and its sad that they can’t come in legally without having to risk their lives. The ones that are here are working hard and most of them do no harm. Deportation should not be used on illegal immigrants.
The U.S. Government has consistently talked about coming close to creating an Immigration Reform. The government has also been cutting down on deporting illegal immigrants all over the United States, much of them being Hispanics. The majority of them having families in the states and their kids being U.S. born citizens. Individuals come to the U.S. in search for a better life and to work. The image of the child having a quote on his t-shirt “Don’t deport my mom” and a little girl holding an American flag. The image shows that he cares and loves his mother and not wanting to lose her. Families in The United States are currently suffering from threats of deportation, kids being put in orphanages, and families being separated when everyone in
Most of the United States (U.S) is comprised of immigrants—including those who have migrated to the States from another country and those whose ancestors freely travelled to the States in search of a fresh start. Every year, the U.S. grants a limited number of people around the world the opportunity to immigrate to the States each year. As a result of the restriction, citizens from neighboring countries cross the border illegally. According to an article by Jens Manuel Krogstad, 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the U.S. in 2014. This whopping number has stirred controversy both politically and economically for America’s government officials. As a result, many people argue whether illegal immigrants should or should not be aided
My family has become very concerned with the current hostile political climate. Although their status has always been a concern it has never caused so much fear and uncertainty as it is today. Mexican and Mexican Americans have been a target for discrimination for many years as explained at the beginning of this section. It is unbelievable to think that what people of my ethnic group experienced about 90 years ago, is still happening today. It is clear through my parent’s story that their main reason for coming to this country was to be able to provide a better future for their families back home and their children. Which was something that would not be possible in their beloved country. My heart breaks thinking that my cousin who was brought to this country when she was three months old runs the risk of being deported to a country that she has never lived in. This is her country, and just as the Mexican and Mexican American farm workers who were deported in the 1930’s all she wants is a chance at a better
The term “anchor baby” refers to a child born to a noncitizen mother in a country which has birthright citizenship, especially when viewed as providing an advantage for family members seeking to secure citizenship or legal residency, as defined in the Race and Racism in the United States: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic. There have been many disputes on whether children of illegal immigrants should be granted citizenship at birth. Most immigrants come to the United States to have a better life for themselves and their families. By coming to America illegally, it causes society to suffer for their greediness. Recently, I thought children shouldn’t be penalized for their parent’s actions, but that’s not how i see the issue anymore. There is a great chance that anchor babies will destroy America’s future and ruin our economy.
Immigration is not only illegal, but it causes harm to a portion of our citizens. Families associated with the process are often torn apart, and sometimes people are mentally and physically scarred from being associated. Lupe Moreno was raped by immigrants brought in by her father, she also was asked by many men if she would marry them for instant citizenship. In a time when a young girl should be enjoying her life, she was faced with decisions many people would not have to deal with until adulth...
But they’re many immigrants who pay their taxes and do everything right under the law. It still wouldn’t be right to take that privilege away despite their parents “lack” of knowledge. Some don’t know but it can’t be their child’s fault they don’t know better, if we educate these kids correctly they will do things correct under the law when they’re older and even educate their parents to make things right and continue forward. The term anchor baby is pretty hurtful considering, they are saying that their parents only came to this country illegal so they would have a right to stay here, when many kids have been separated from their families. “anchor babies” basically according to Donald trump means the mother has the kid on the border of united states just to grant her kid the citizenship which would benefit them later on. Which isn’t 100%
Lack of proper benefits and healthcare also keeps many of these women from being allowed to access abortion or contraceptives and in many cases if they’re already lacking the resources to obtain those, then its going to be that much harder for them to raise a child without those necessities. This absence of healthcare and benefits covering abortion or contraceptives is because many corporations and employers with pro life political views, or who are fiscally greedy have chosen not to provide women with that type of healthcare according to recent findings (Brown, 2013) (Associated Press, 2008). These corporations have had much support from the pro-life advocates and conservative politicians. In recent years Republican politicians have voted and pushed for employer discrimination rights against female employees using contraception or who’ve had abortions regardless of what laws are in place or what public opinion is. They’ve pushed for female employees to be required to notify employers if they’ve had an abortion or intend to have one or if they are using contraceptives or other similar services,