The thesis is the most important part of an article, it controls the subject matter so it stays clear and precise.The main objective is to summarize the main point and the importance of the essay. The first essay, “Editorial Opinion: The Arizona Sentinel editorial board: March 15, 2013” thesis is the positive effects of amnesty for the United States immigration problems. In the second essay, “Immigration Sophistry” by Thomas Sowell, the thesis is the laws placed in this country should be recognized and enforced for everyone who is a citizen, legal or illegal.
Dr. Sowell is very well aware of deportation problem, and deportation is also presented in the piece from the Arizona Sentinel newspaper. Both authors talk about how deportation is nearly impossible. Both have arguments against it, but they do understand the reality of how deportation can not be the solution to the entire problem. The Sentinel piece is very well aware of
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In the first article, the supporting evidence that I thought the best were the five reasons why amnesty should be allowed. It takes the issues at hand and gives a reasonable and logic answers to each problem. It opens up the eyes to the people who disagree with the immigration policies. The essay written by Sowell, had one piece of evidence that stood out and made me really think twice about our laws. The statement “No cities announce that they will provide "sanctuary," so that American shoplifters, or even jaywalkers, will be protected from the law. But in some places, illegal immigrants are treated almost as if they were in a witness protection program.”, this is a great example that sums up the differences between illegal laws and immigration laws. The main reason for this is if an American breaks the law, they do not have to live in fear that they will be harmed or hunted down. On the other hand, there are many who are prejudiced toward
Immigration and crime can often time combine due to the laws that are continuously created. The membership theory presented by Juliet Stumpf in chapter 2 of Governing Immigration Through Crime. Membership theory proposes that a person’s rights and privileges are only obtainable to those who are a part of a social contract with the government (Dowling & Inda, 2013, p. 60). It is believed that positive actions can occur when this takes place. Now, the membership theory uses two tools of the sovereign state for this to be achieved: the power to punish and the power to express moral condemnation (Dowling & Inda,2013, p. 60). When applying this belief to immigration law, legal and illegal have stringent explanations between them. As stated
In Marcelo M. Suarez- Orozco and Carola Suarez- Orozco’s article “How Immigrants became “other” Marcelo and Carola reference the hardships and struggles of undocumented immigrants while at the same time argue that no human being should be discriminated as an immigrant. There are millions of undocumented people that risk their lives by coming to the United States all to try and make a better life for themselves. These immigrants are categorized and thought upon as terrorist, rapists, and overall a threat to Americans. When in reality they are just as hard working as American citizens. This article presents different cases in which immigrants have struggled to try and improve their life in America. It overall reflects on the things that immigrants go through. Immigrants come to the United States with a purpose and that is to escape poverty. It’s not simply crossing the border and suddenly having a great life. These people lose their families and go years without seeing them all to try and provide for them. They risk getting caught and not surviving trying to make it to the other side. Those that make it often don’t know where to go as they are unfamiliar. They all struggle and every story is different, but to them it’s worth the risk. To work the miserable jobs that Americans won’t. “I did not come to steal from anyone. I put my all in the jobs I take. And I don’t see any of the Americans wanting to do this work” (668). These
Schwarzenegger being an: actor, body builder and former governor, he is also an immigrant. Since he is an immigrant, some people might suggest that his essay is somewhat bias or opinionated. People may say that he’s more for immigrants because he is one even if that isn’t the case. He uses “should” and “must” throughout his essay showing that this is what he thinks needs to happen. He says that immigrants are good people but, are all of them good? He doesn’t know that for sure. The statistic he used in his essay wasn’t credited to anyone. Even though that information could be found on any government website, crediting your source makes it more reliable. He could have added some more facts or statistics on immigrants. He also could have received a statement from a congressmen to explain what congress is doing to control the boarders or about the immigration policy. These suggestions could have helped but, the essay is still effective without
In the end both of these articles both have ideas about policies that need to be put in place. Even know they may come from different prospectives they both have the same idea of keeping citizens safe. I hope that eventually some of the policies they have came up with are put into place. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.
There are several theories to look into when discussing the morality of borders. I specifically look into Stephen Macedo’s chapter “The Moral Dilemma of U.S. Immigration Policy, open borders versus social justice?” in Debating Immigration and Joseph Carens article “Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders.” Using political theory back up his argument, Carens uses Rawlsian, the Nozickean, and the utilitarian to support and explain his claims that there is little justification for keeping oppressed people from other countries seeking a better life out of the United States. Macedo also uses similar liberal philosophy referencing Rawlsianism to support the opposing idea of a more restrictionist society, posing the question of cosmopolitanism
In my ENC 1101 class, we were required to go through several of processes to map out the formula of writing our final assignment in our class: a synthesis essay. The most imperative part of our assignment was to choose a synthesis essay question on a list that our professor gave us. The second most vital ingredient in the formula was to choose two texts from our Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing book which would be the backbone of our synthesis essay that we would have to expand on and create our own ideas from. The question that I choose to further my vague knowledge on immigration was: "What should the United States do to make progress in solving the problem of undocumented immigration?" The texts and ideas that I write about to answer my synthesis question are within this essay. Moreover, the two texts I choose to go into depth to seek out possible answers to my synthesis question are 'The Global Immigration Problem' by Victor Davis Hanson, and 'Immigration Frenzy Points out Need for Policy Debate' by Byron Williams. The main subjects of both these articles are of course about immigration which paints the many complexities and sides that the immigration conflict poses. Re-reading and thinking of the authors ideas on the issue have caused my standpoint on immigration to develop into a more credible and deeper opinion, which was my goal as soon as I saw the list of synthesis questions I was required to choose from. Also, due to the fact of living in a community filled with immigrants, my interest in immigration was a no-brainer for me.
As has been demonstrated by Ochoa and Rios’s findings, labelings’ repercussions are negative and assign expectations that in turn limit life opportunities. In Gonzales and Tobar’s books, we see the over reactions and distorted views that labeling migrants as criminals creates. The repercussions of this is to further propagate fear to quell dissent within the migrant population.
I would like the critics of immigration to think of the coyotes while you read this paper. The coyote has the easiest job pertaining to illegal immigration. They are paid well and once they have done there job, they can go on there way with a fat wallet and no worries. The immigrants who pay these people their loot of cash that they most likely saved for who knows how long, are now the new victims of these coyotes. These illegal immigrants now must find shelter and jobs to start their new lives in the United States. I would like to show both stories of these two types of people on different paths. The coyote that transports the immigrants across the border and the immigrant who now has to start a new life from scratch.
When the school day came to an end, I would feel a nervous sensation as I waited to see if one of parents was standing on the other side of the school gate. From the conversations I heard amongst adults to the news I saw on TV, I knew that the possibility of never seeing my parents again existed. No one gave me a clear explanation of what was currently happening, but I was aware of one thing -- what the term “deportation” meant.
For many years, people from all over the world have come to the United States seeking a better life for themselves, their spouse, their children and even their children's children. However, not every immigrant comes into this country legally and many of these illegal immigrants are poor, uneducated and may be carrying contagious diseases. They may arrive here via human trafficking, smuggling or other methods. There is one thing we know for sure that many of them choose to remain silence when they become victims. The three main reasons they become invisible victims are they are not aware they are victimized, they don't know the right way to ask for help and they are afraid to be fired or even deported.
What would it be like to wake up everyday knowing you would get bullied, mistreated, and/or abused just because of where you were born? Discrimination still exists! “Discrimination remains and there is an increase in hate crimes against Hispanics, Latinos and Mexican-Americans, as one of the perceived symbols of that discrimination, the U.S.-Mexico Border Fence, nears completion. Instead of pulling together in these difficult times, we may see a greater polarization of attitudes” (Gibson). But why are hate crimes increasing towards Latin and Hispanic aliens and what types of discrimination are occurring against them? Understanding violence towards the Hispanic and Latin alien is divided into three main classes; the difference between legal and illegal aliens, the attacks and effects, and the point of view of different people towards aliens.
The structure of the essay is well written, concise and to the point. Parker creates a compelling argument, and backs up her opinions with statistical evidence. However, the statistics are very one-sided. The opposing argument is not really considered, therefore, Parker’s argument is very biased. Parker also provides no solution to the problem, only states that she thinks illegal immigration is wrong. This ultimately creates a one sided argument, that while compelling, does little to fully bring the reader to her point of view. Had Parker presented the other side of the argument, and provided a possible solution, the overall effect would have been much greater.
However, others may disagree, but in addition to lacking nce their arguments are also insignificant. Although there is a controversy on this matter, America should welcome immigrants that are already here. Immigrants may earn legal status as well as cost just as much or less than deportation. But, so what? Why is this notable? Well, here’s why, the future is on the line and we have to take charge. If leading undocumented immigrants to a path to citizenship, includes all of the previously mentioned advantages, there is no point to do otherwise. If we don’t go through with this, imagine the troublesome possibilities, imagine the costs, imagine the risks. It is necessary to lead undocumented immigrants to a path to citizenship, and your help is needed. Share this essay, spread the outlook, get involved, and do what you can to make sure, we are where we need to be in our
The thought of arriving immigrants in any host country has been accompanied by reactions of exclusion, and continues to expand throughout the years. During any social illness, immigrants tend to be the first to be held responsible by their recipient societies. Most crimes are associated with immigrants due to the fact that they may not posses the same socio-economics status as natives. Another contributing factor is the media that conducts numerous stories that highlight the image of immigrant crimes to recall the alleged difference between native and foreign born. Undoubtedly, the correlation between immigration and crime has become one of the most controversial discussions in current society. As we enter a new era, immigrants will have more impact on society than ever before (Feldmeyer, 2009).
However, with such a large number of foreigners who want to be an American, the rules and regulations have intensified since our great grandparents. There are two different types of illegal immigrants, and knowing these two distinctively different types of illegal immigrants is of great importance. First, are immigrants that travel to our country legally with a visa or green card but stay as their visas expire. The other illegal immigrant is when a person illegally trespasses our border without asking for permission from the government and lives here. The first type of immigrants are much easier to track and incarcerate because of the fact that the government already knows that they are in the country.