The Devil’s Highway, written by Luis Urrea, is a true story about the migration from Mexico into the US. It tells the story of immigrants dying as they try to enter the US for a better life. The Author focused on individual subjects as well as the circumstances in which brought the men to decide to cross the border at the risk of dying. Immigration is the international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside, an immigrant can also be a naturalized citizen, a person who takes up employment as a migrant worker, or temporarily as a foreign worker. On the other hand, illegal immigration means the entry of a person or a group of people across …show more content…
a country’s border in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country, with the intention to remain in the country. Currently, one of the main problem of the USA is Illegal immigration. Many men, women and children cross the US-Mexico border everyday to have a better life. They risk everything to just survive. They aren't here to enjoy luxury or to steal our jobs. These people usually takes up the jobs that are unwanted by us. Illegal Immigration is seen across the world and different countries deal with it variously. For example, the Rohingya issue. The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan-speaking people from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens or one of the 135 recognized ethnic groups in the country. Even before the independence of Myanmar, Rohingyas been living there for a very long time. During the British reign in Myanmar and the Indian Subcontinent, the British migrated workers from other parts of British India to Myanmar. After the Independence of Myanmar, the natives considered the Rohingyas as 'illegal’ and started to discriminate the Rohingyas in various ways. They were not welcomed unlike the other ethnic groups of Myanmar. Because of that the Myanmar Military started persecuting these people ruthlessly. So the Rohingyas are forced to flee Myanmar and search for refuge in the neighboring countries. They had to cross the borders illegally just so they can save their and their loved ones lives. If the neighboring countries turned them away then they would die anyway. That is why the neighboring countries, especially Bangladesh, took them as refugees even though this country itself is under developed. Now these Rohingyas are known as the world's most persecuted minority. This same thing can pretty much apply to our situation in the US (in terms of illegal immigration mostly).These Illegal immigrants aren't coming here willingly.
It is humane for parents to want their kids to live a better life. Why do we think we deserve more than those very people? They didn't ask for any of corruption, crime, or under development going on in their countries. The are human just like us. We should put ourselves in their shoes and try to imagine what it feels like. If we don't want low paying jobs why don't we just let them take these jobs? Illegal Immigration isn't always a bad thing. There are some pros to that. Benefits: Illegal immigrants usually work for less money when they get started, which helps keep labor costs low for American business. Because of the low labor costs, American business are able to keep prices low for consumers. Continued expansion of the US economy Legal and illegal immigrants add to a growing population which has a number of benefits for the US economy such as increased customers to American businesses, increased tax revenue etc Diverse Population can be nifty. Alternatives that include increased border security and would have the effect of better tracking of immigrants result in a reduction of Illegal drugs coming into the US from
Mexico. Our main counter argument on illegal immigration is : “They are coming here to steal our jobs!” Well if we throw our half eaten food in a trashcan because it isn't 'tasty enough’ and a person who is so desperate to open the trashcan to get that food so that he can feed his hungry kids then how fair it is to scream that the person is stealing our unwanted food? Let's face it. We have the jobs, we don't want the jobs and there are desperate people who are willing to fill the post. What's so wrong about that? How can we call it 'stealing’? It is time that we bring humanity back. They are human just like us. They breathe the same air and has the same red blood. It is time we stand up for this people. It is time to make the world a better place.
Devil in the Grove is a non-fictional book written by Gilbert King. King’s purpose throughout the book is to take an outside look on Thurgood Marshall’s life and the story of the Groveland Boys. Although, at first, the organization may cause the reader to feel that the story jumps around, in the end one should realize how its organization helped build the themes of this book.
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
He wants his readers to know that Mexico 's economy is nowhere near the level of the United States and this causes their people to go through such torture just to cross the border. Throughout his book, Urrea focuses a considerable amount of time on the gangs that offer their services to Mexicans looking to cross the border. These guides or "coyotes" that guide these people, betrays them whenever the going gets tough or border patrol is seen. Betrayal is a common theme that is seen throughout The Devil 's Highway and it is a theme that Urrea tries to entrench in the heads of his readers. Another main point that is focused on in the book is the dangers of Arizona and the despair that comes with the deserts there. The heat of the deserts and the toll it takes on those who cross it frequently appears throughout The Devil 's Highway. All these main points that Urrea discusses throughout his story are all similar. In the end, all of these main points are used to describe how difficult the Mexicans have it. From the difficult economy in Mexico to being easily exploited for money to risk their life in the hot, deadly desert of Arizona, Urrea attempts to cement the point that these illegal immigrants are humans as well. He wants his readers to know that these Mexicans are just trying to survive economically like everyone else does in the
Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Devil’s Highway: A True Story. New York: Little, Brown, 2004. Print.
We see that good vs. evil has been a theme that is ubiquitous in many writings. The story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a story about a man who lives an immoral life of greed. Walker lives in a wooded area, where it is solemn, and quiet area of New England. Walker runs into the devil and sees that the devil is cutting down someone else's timber.
Written during the American Romanticism period, “The Devil and Tom Walker,” by William Irving, personifies the belief in the primacy of imagination. The period of Romanticism in America is often seen as the crucial period of American culture, as it was the central movement of the Renaissance period that moved into a more free-feeling and artistic approach to literature. American Gothic literature made its early appearance with William Irving, first with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in 1820, and carrying over to “The Devil and Tom Walker” in 1824, both of which use a macabre approach to establish a moral ending (Matterson). Told by a narrator known as Geoffrey Crayon, “The Devil and Tom Walker” takes on the tone of a legend or tall tale as the story describes the life of a greedy money lender by the name of Tom Walker, who sells his soul to the devil to gain wealth. Irving ultimately uses literary elements such as symbolism and character development, as well as themes such as greed and hypocrisy to establish a moral to the corrupt man’s tale.
Illegal immigration has many diverse effects on the United States economy. Some people argue that the negative outweigh the positive, but there is no doubt that immigrants do carry a critical role.
...to provide their children a better future; some of them end up here because of human trafficking or smuggling, so they need to work hard to pay their debt. No matter what the reason is, they can't afford to lose their job or be deported back to their own country. Most of these illegal immigrants are carrying too much weight on their shoulders. Most problems are not big deals comparing to lose a job, because they believe that as long as they can keep their jobs for living in this country, there is a hope to become legal one day.
“Immigration is the term utilized to describe the action and process by which a citizen of one country relocates to another country after petitioning for residency into that country.” (Martinez). An immigrant, also known as an alien, is person or people who come from a foreign country. Aliens are broken down into two main categories: the legal aliens and the illegal aliens. But what are the differences between the two? Legal aliens owe allegiance to the country. In America, aliens have the opportunity of becoming legal by either having a green card or becoming an American citizen and having dual citizenship. Green cards holders are permanent residents who have been authorized to live and work in the U.S. legally but they are not American citizens. To become a citizen, you must be legal, know fluent English, have a clean record, and go th...
The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants categorizes them as second class citizens. People assume they provide a burden to society, and many policy makers have taken steps in order to oust them. The first being IIRIRA. In reality undocumented people have every right to be here. The economic slump of their native countries is a consequence of US actions and policies, and undocumented workers provide a great economic benefit to the US. In “Border America: illegal but essential, experts say undocumented immigrants are a driving force in the economy despite a toll to public services and unskilled workers,” by David Streitfeld the benefits undocumented workers provide for the economy are outlined. Streitfeld writes that economist agree that undocumented workers contribute to consumer spending and instead of replacing workers actually create jobs. Undocumented workers have a negative stigma that they misuse resources and steal jobs from citizens, but they do the opposite. The influx of undocumented workers has stimulated the
Illegal immigration has helped in the nation’s economic growth by enabling businesses to prosper as the illegal immigrants have provided cheap labor and long hours of hard work. Businesses benefit from illegal immigration by saving a large amount of money since they are not providing insurance both medical and retirement plans for their illegal workers. This results in a lower production cost for the companies and lower prices of goods and services for everyone. Although illegal immigrants may not contribute directly to the economy of the nation in the aspect of paying taxes like income tax, they contribute to the economy in the form of sales taxes by purchasing the supplies they need in the same way a native citizens or legal immigrants do in order to survive and live comfortably.
In their home country, illegal immigrants have a very poor quality of life and come to the United States to improve their livelihood. Thousands of Latin Americans try to enter the U.S. illegally for a shot at wealth and opportunity. Regardless of being in a low-paying job, they 'll be making much more
The advantage of this thesis statement is that these undocumented immigrants affect on the labor market and economy to us.The research shows that undocumented immigration workers help factory alive.Another example is that undocumented immigration spends their wages through the economy such as buying the home, car , food and clothing.In fact, research shows that within 10 years of providing legal status to undocumented immigrants, the cumulative increase in income of all Americans would be $470 billion.
Who is an immigrant? An immigrant is a person who has a citizenship in one country but enters another country to set up as a permanent resident. Sometimes countries are suffering greatly from lack of leadership, internal strife or war, and a collapsed economy. This is the case in Somalia, as well as in Syria, Libya, and Yemen. Syrian people are moving to Europe in order to find a peaceful home. Mexican immigrants come to the US looking for jobs. The people then move to new countries where they don’t speak the national language. In America, when the immigrants come, there are many difficulties: cultural differences regarding time and scheduling, transportation issues, and language difficulties.
When illegal immigrates are legalized, this guarantees that they will have to pay taxes. Yes, they already pay taxes when they buy food and such, but this would require them to pay state and federal taxes as well. This would mean they no longer get paid “under the table” and they must be taxed on it. Without the fear of deportation this would encourage the newly legalized immigrants to fully participate in the United States economy. Illegal immigration workers also help fill the gap of low-income. The fact that illegal immigrants are more willing to clean houses and pick crops makes food cheaper with better services. Capitalist Pig Blog says that, “It’s not the immigrants, but the taxes, spending and entitlements (most of which immigrants don’t even receive) that have drained the economy dry.”