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As a matter of fact, not because walls and fences have worked elsewhere, it means that they will work for the United States, but improvements in the systems could benefit the country and it is what we really need. To provide more on this factor and what is behind this solution, the following is stated: ‘Physical barriers also do not eliminate criminal behavior they just relocate it. If we rely on the wall to stop individuals, and we don´t also improve detection methods through technology and response through personnel, then we will find routes across the border displaced rather than deterred ‘(Newman). Indeed, the methods that are used in other countries do not affirm that they work well for all countries and that they solve the main problems of this issue. With a technological change in the security systems around the border, many more changes could be made than with a wall, which would not benefit us at all, since a wall can not defend itself from illegal immigration or illegal acts that may occur along the border. Reaching the conclusion that what is necessary to combat this problematic situation is more advanced and improved security measures that will give positive effective results over time.
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Equally important, the idea on which this whole proposal is based on Trump is also recognized which is that no matter what, his supporters will still support and promote Trump’s proposal hiding their racial based idealisms. In a special article by BBC News, the following statement is given by Julio Ricardo Varela and says ‘Trump’s border wall was never just about security, it’s meant to remind all Latinos that we’re unwelcome’ (Rodgers and Bailey). This has been causing a controversial thought that has been around since Trump made the proposal, as he tends to make racist based comments when he references the wall. Trump makes accusations and blames the whole group of people without giving them the reason to make themselves known and demonstrate how they really are. Because Trump is selfish and really has a certain hatred towards migrants and any kind of people of this descent.
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In addition to the above, the spectrum has also been created that building a wall will not only protect us from immigrants taking our jobs, but to stop other illegal activities such as fighting drugs and crime, in order to protect Americans who are killed and are damaged for illegal immigrants, because of terrorism on certain occasions and in the form of protecting the country’s wealth. But at the same time there is no specific data that these people come to this country to steal Americans jobs, and a wall would not necessarily end these issues as there are other ways drugs can be transported from other places, terrorists and criminals will still find Ways to get into the country and a wall will not stop them. Clearly as stated in an article called Why Build a Wall? It states the following ‘He does not want those refugees to take over American people jobs’ (Jones). Referring to the same problem that is created when these people try to enter the country in a more legal way, being judged and without giving them an opportunity.
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The construction of a wall along the southern border is most improbable to occur, different oppositions have started up and are in operation already, if it can be affirmed that a part of this wall has already been started, but at present it has been registered that it has chosen to renew the security measures and to promote new technologies that according to the time, could show results in the immigration reform and for the border agents (Newman). Because this situation is of greater importance since the more controversy is created, Trump despairs more in building the wall although already there are methods and alternative solutions that are proven to be more effective only because Trump desires it.
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In order to protect the United States citizens, something smarter must be done, and find better solutions to end with this problem and this problematic situation that leads to the creation of the wall along the southern border with Mexico. The border wall that is proposed actually we have promoted as citizens and our governors with their decisions. For that one as a citizen and human being should first be informed about the current situation of the problem and give yourself the benefit of changing your way of thinking about this problem, and then present better and positive solutions.
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Building a barrier between the United States and Mexico will forever change not only the United States, but also Mexico as we know it today. Donald Trump’s Policy on building a US-Mexico barrier is intended to reduce undocumented immigration, as well as reducing the illegal importation of drugs. Some people argue that this is necessary to protect the United States of America, while others argue that it is unconstitutional, and just costs a lot of money. Through this research, we found that there is a drastic increase in apprehensions at the southwest border, which helped spark the idea of building a U.
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S – Mexico barrier. However, we found that a U.S – Mexico barrier would have severe consequences on the environment, especially since the barrier would pass through ecologically sensitive areas that include a Wildlife Refuge in Texas, as well as one in Sonora. In addition to that, building a U.S – Mexico barrier would not be the best strategy to reduce crime (specifically the importation of drugs), because most of the drugs currently enter through legal ports of entry, hidden amidst legitimate merchandise on trucks, and in passenger vehicles.
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Donald Trump’s proposal on building a US-Mexico barrier not only demonstrates problems in regards to constitutionality, it also costs a lot of money, and has a major effect on humans, the economy, the crime rate, and the environment. In this paper, we will address the question on whether Donald Trump’s proposal on building a U.S-Mexico barrier should be adopted or not. We will use facts and data, as well as logic, in order to come to a conclusion, rather than relying on emotions, or feelings.
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Secondly, we will discuss the effects of a U.S – Mexico barrier on humans, especially the ones that live at or close to the border. The economy, and how current undocumented Mexican workers contribute to social security. Crime, how drug cartels smuggle drugs into the U.S. And the environment, in particular, we will look at how building a U.S – Mexico barrier could potentially interfere with native American land, as well as protected wildlife.
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Thirdly, we will look at the problems associated with building a U.S – Mexico barrier. We will focus on issues revolving around the constitutionality, whether it is okay for us to divide a native tribe that resides at the border. We will also look at the associated costs. Does it maximize the return on investment for taxpayers? And we will ask ourselves the question whether it actually solves the problem that the U.S – Mexico barrier intends on solving.
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The recent data shows that there is a drastic increase in the number of migrants coming from Mexico through the southwest border. Figure 1 Shows that total number of apprehensions at the southwest border in the fiscal year 2018 was 396,579. Figure 2 shows that total number of apprehensions at the southwest border in the fiscal year 2019 thus far is 361,087. It is important to keep in mind that Figure 2 does not include data from the months of April to September, as those numbers have not yet been released. Based on the previous data, we can predict that by the end of the fiscal year 2019, the total number apprehensions at the southwest border will by far exceed the numbers of FY2018. This indicates that undocumented immigration actually is a problem that needs to be addressed. It also doesn’t seem like the problem will solve itself, and the numbers allow us to understand why a policy such as the U.S – Mexico barrier is currently being considered to be implemented.
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Apart from the increase in border apprehensions, we have also seen an overall trend of policies specifically designed to address immigration from Mexico to the United States. The first, and most important one being the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The program provides protection from removal and work authorization to unauthorized individuals who were brought to the United States as children. Donald Trump is working on ending this program. Even though the litigation is still going on, it has already caused a tremendous amount of distress to many undocumented immigrants from Mexico. I have seen protests at UCLA first hand, and was quite impressed to see how everyone got together at an educational institution to protest against the ending of this program. In addition to the potential end of DACA, there has been a newly implemented “Zero-Tolerance Policy”. It was officially announced on April 7, 2018 by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. During the announcement, General Jeff Sessions said that the Justice Department would prosecute everyone that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehends when crossing the border illegally, without exception.
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A U.S – Mexico wall will have a direct impact on humans that live close to where the wall will be built, but it will also have an indirect impact on humans that plan on crossing the border. It will make it harder for “coyotes” to cross the border illegally which is great as that is what the wall is intended for, but it will also disturb all the humans that live on the land on which the wall is planned to be built on. There will be huge machines, and a lot of noise and pollution. In addition to that, there is the psychological aspect of feeling rejected, almost as if your neighbor was to build a huge fence on the border between his lawn and yours.
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Contrary to the belief that undocumented immigrants commit a lot of crime, a study conducted by the Cato Institute1 looked at criminal conviction rates and found that “As a percentage of their respective populations, there were 50 percent fewer criminal convictions of illegal immigrants than of native-born Americans…” This indicates that crimes committed by undocumented immigrants may not necessarily be a significant issue at this time. As a result of that conclusion, building a U.S – Mexico barrier would not necessarily reduce the already low conviction rate of undocumented immigrants from Mexico.
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While a lot of people are unaware of the impacts that a U.S – Mexico barrier could potentially have on the environment, experts suggests that it could potentially be devastating. Because the U.S – Mexico barrier crosses through a Wildlife Refuge in Texas, as well as one in Sonora, it could potentially interfere with the migration of animals from point A, to point B. In addition to that, building a barrier also brings about a tremendous amount of pollution which is also harmful to the environment.
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Issues revolving around the constitutionality of building a U.S – Mexico barrier arise from the funding process, as well as the acquisition of land from native American nations, specifically from members of the Tohono O’odham Nation who own 62 miles of border land in Texas. The Tohono O’odham tribe is federally recognized, and they even have their own constitution. During the Gadsden Purchase, the United States paid Mexico $10 million for 29,670 square miles of land. As a result, the tribe’s territory was split in half. As a result of building a barrier, the Tribe may be split once again, and their nation may dissolve. In addition to that, there is the issue of separation of powers. During the funding process for building the U.S – Mexico barrier, Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to proceed with building the wall, even though congress refused to approve the funds. Because of this incident, there are discussions about restricting the president’s power to declare national emergencies.
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During the election campaign, candidate Trump claimed that the wall would cost only $12 billion. However, according to a leaked Department of Homeland Security report, the wall will cost $21.6 billion. This includes the cost for the material, the labor, as well as the land acquisition. The process of building the wall is still in early stages, so there has not been an official cost breakdown released yet. Since the numbers have changed in the past, we can expect them to change in the future, as big projects like these tend to come with unexpected costs.
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The goals of U.S Mexico Barrier are multifold. However, the primary reason for building the U.S – Mexico barrier is to reduce undocumented immigration as well as the importation of drugs from Mexico. According to a study done by the center for migration2 visa overstays have outnumbered border crossers by half a million. This indicates that a U.S – Mexico barrier may prevent further undocumented immigrants from entering the United States, but not necessarily solve the problem of reducing existing undocumented immigrants. In addition to that, the center for migration Studies has reported on the dramatic decline in the US undocumented population between 2008 and 2014 (Warren 2016). This indicates that the undocumented population is decreasing already. Building a wall may not necessarily facilitate that process further.
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Another problem that may not necessarily be solved by building a barrier is the importation of drugs. According to CBP Enforcement Statistics (FY 2019) most drugs smuggled into the United States come through legal ports of entry. The report states that “Drugs smuggled into the United States by Mexican DTOs usually are transported in private or commercial vehicles however, Mexican DTOs also use cross-border tunnels, subterranean passageways, and low flying small or ultralight aircraft to move drugs from Mexico into the United States.” As mentioned in the report, drug trafficking organizations also like to utilize tunnels. Building a barrier will not prevent drug trafficking organizations from continuing to smuggle drugs through underground tunnels, as the wall does not go deep enough. Based on the evidence collected, we can conclude that the primary problems which are supposed to be solved by building a U.S – Mexico barrier won’t actually be solved.
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First, we looked at the trends of undocumented immigration. By looking at the statistics we found out that there is a severe increase in apprehensions at the southwest border. This confirmed the hypothesis that undocumented immigration is increasingly becoming a problem that needs attention. We also looked at the change in policies and found that there are efforts being made to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which is currently still being processed. There is a zero-tolerance policy that was implemented, which states that the Justice Department would prosecute everyone that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehends when crossing the border illegally, without exception.
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Last, and most importantly, we asked the question on whether a U.S – Mexico barrier would solve the problem it intends on solving. It turns out that a U.S – Mexico barrier would not do a very good job at solving the problem of undocumented immigration because visa overstays exceed illegal border crossing by far, and reducing the illegal importation of drugs into the United States won’t work because they are transported through legal ports of entry as well as tunnels.
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Growing up with a background of family that immigrated from Mexico to the United States has made me want to dig deeper into the rights and the policies for immigrants. In the United States, immigration was first introduced in the 19th century. Immigration rights has been a controversial issue for decades all around the world even up to this day. In today’s immigration law, it differentiates for immigrants to either have the ability to stay in the United States or to go back to where they were born at.
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One of the many claims that Americans typically make is that these illegal aliens are taking over jobs and are not paying taxes. Another claim is that Americans believe all immigrants are criminals and bring violence with them wherever they go. Numerous amount of people hold different and multiple misconceptions about immigrants. The current president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has shown many examples of having unethical communication and opinions against immigrants or “illegal aliens.” By studying the policies and different perspectives of people who are against or are for immigrants living in the United States, I argue that immigrants should be capable and eligible of having more freedom and deserve to be treated like any other person living in the United States.
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In 1882, the first immigration act was passed, it was called the Chinese Exclusion Act. This law restricted Chinese to enter the United States illegally for ten years. After the ten years, the Chinese Exclusion Act was renewed for another ten years in 1902. In 1917, another immigration act was passed, it is known as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act. This law prohibited Asian immigrants and people who were “undesirable” to come to the U.S.. In 1921 the Emergency Quota Act was passed, it limited the amount of immigrants to enter the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Act or also known as the INA, was passed in 1965. It’s purpose was to reunite immigrant families and to attract labor. The INA is the current immigration policy for the United States.
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Deferred Action for Childhood, or as known as DACA, was first established on June 15, 2015. It is a policy that allows immigrants who were brought into the United States as children to stay without having to get deported back. DACA gives the opportunity to these individuals to stay with their families meanwhile being able to go to school and to work. As of September 2018, about 800,000 immigrants are currently being protected because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. In September of 2018, Donald Trump announced he wanted to put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This brought so much attention and fear to the individuals who are under DACA.
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In 2016, when Obama was in office there was a total of 110,000 immigrants that were arrested but only 16% of those were not criminals or had not committed no crimes to have a reason to be arrested. In 2017 a total of 115,000 immigrants were arrested by ICE. Many of those that were arrested were innocent and did not have a criminal record. Out of those 115,000 immigrants arrested, 30% of those were not criminals. Meaning that at least 34,500 immigrants were arrested for committing no crime. In 2018, more than 256,000 immigrants were deported. Most of these immigrants who were deported were forced to leave their families. In 2007 nearly about 400,000 children were born to unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. The deportation of these innocent immigrants not only scars the immigrant alone, but also dramatically scars the families as well.
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In the reading from chapter three Ethics, Rhetoric, and Discourse from The Handbook of Communication Ethics by Michael J. Hyde, his definition of ethics is, “Ethics is a discipline that deals with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation.” (Hyde). Ethics is a way of relating to others with using great listening and honesty skills. Using hasty generalization, failure to listen to the speaker, or being dishonest are all possible forms of unethical communication.
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Paula S. Tompkins defines moral imagination as, “the ability to recognize and consider ethical issues from different points of view, especially points of view that are different from your own.” (Tompkins). Tompkins also explains, “Without a well-developed moral imagination, it is difficult to discern and deliberate about what is good, right, or virtuous to communicate.” (Tompkins). In order to have an advanced moral imagination, it is important to be open and understanding about other people’s thoughts and opinions. Having a good moral imagination can make an impact on today’s society.
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Donald J. Trump shows multiple examples of unethical communication and an undeveloped form of moral imagination. One example is from Trump’s announcement speech on June 2015. Trump says, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best… They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” (Trump). This is a perfect example of an undeveloped form of moral imagination. Trump assumes and has a mindset that all illegal immigrants are terrible people. Donald Trump brought and extensive amount of tension between people who are for or against illegal immigration. Trump has a difficult time looking at the immigrants points of view, he does not see how multiple of these immigrants are respectful and hard working people. He only focuses on the bad ones and portrays them all to be like the bad ones. Trump is great at giving speeches and persuading people and that is why he has a countless amount of supporters. Many people agreed with Trump and some of those who were anti-immigration treated immigrants as if they were all criminals and rapists.
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Donald Trump tweeted the following tweet on July 3, 2015, “I love the Mexican people, but Mexico is not our friend. They’re killing us at the border and they’re killing us on jobs and trade. FIGHT!” (Trump). In this tweet, Trump elaborates that people from Mexico, the illegal immigrants, are coming to the United States and are taking over jobs. Illegal immigrants make up most of the farm working jobs here in the United States. According to a cbs article, illegal immigrants only take up five percent of the United States workforce. If there were to be no more immigrants than that would mean there wouldn’t be as much people working their jobs. Most Americans will unwilling take their jobs because of the hard work, long hours, and low wages.
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In the film Farmingville, immigrants battled to pursue the American Dream. Around the 1990’s about 1,500 illegal immigrants immigrated to Farmingville to seek labor opportunities. They did work such as landscaping and construction. They did the work that the people did not want to do. The majority of the residents from Farmingville were not too happy with them there. In the film, they interview both sides of those who are for or against these laborers. Throughout the film, Margaret Dyber expressed furiously how these immigrants were destroying her community and her home. Most anti’s were angry at the fact that these laborers would stand out on a corner peacefully looking for labor. When they would be out there, they would constantly get confronted by anti’s telling them to leave and to go back from were they came from.
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Paul Tonna, the county legislator, supported these laborers. He seen how badly they were being treated for doing nothing. The anti’s threatened Tonna with violence and he received a great amount of hate. Joe Madsen, another labor supporter says, “I was the only person who actually stood up and tried to say that these are good, hard-working people that would make good neighbors and I got that far before people started screaming at me.” (Farmingville). The very few labor supporters understood the points of view of these immigrants. They knew that they came to Farmingville to just seek for job opportunities. The anti’s showed possible forms of unethical communication such as threats and hasty generalization. As soon as a supporter would say something positive and honest about the illegal immigrants, they would attack the supporter. They wanted it their way and lacked empathy and openness.
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On June 30, 2018 the ‘Families Belong Together’ march and rally was held in Washington D.C. About more than 30,000 protesters marched to protest against president, Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Donald Trumps, “zero tolerance policy” is a policy that has separated many children from their families. During the first couple days of Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy, nearly almost 500 children were taken away and separated from their families. This occurred during the summer of 2018. These kids that were taken away and were put under custody in government detention centers. These kids were put in cages like as if these kids were being portrayed as harmful criminals. Some of the children that were taken away were under the age of five. They had no clue what was going on and just wanted to be reunited with their families. These kids were in the centers for days, weeks, and even months. The parents of the children had to make a decision on whether to have their kid sent back with them or let them stay in the United States to pursue their dreams without their families beside them. Many protests and marches were being held all across the United States due to Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy. Leah Cayasso is a 12-year old girl who spoke in the rally in front of thousands of people. Leah Cayasso was one in multiple children who are in constant fear of losing their mother or father and in some cases, even both. Cayasso said in her speech:
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To conclude, after analyzing the different viewpoints from people who are for and against illegal immigration it is safe to say that unethical communication and a lack of moral imagination is being used while arguing this debate. Donald Trump’s lacks listening to others opinions and putting himself in a situation as if he were an illegal immigrant trying to live the American dream. The people from the Farmingville film show both sides of people who are for and against illegal immigration. The people who were anti-immigration were disrespectful towards these immigrants and used hasty generalization. The protesters during the “Families Belong Together” campaign showed transparency and empathy as some protesters had the experience with dealing immigration or knew how terrible these immigrants were being treated. Illegal immigration has been an issue since the beginning of the nineteenth century and it will continue to be an ongoing debate and controversial issue. With having great ethical skills such as normative values and a developed moral imagination, it is possible for illegal immigration hate to decrease. As a society, we can make an impact by being open to other people’s opinions and thoughts. We could also put ourselves in the points of view of other people. We can imagine what it would be like to live a life as an immigrant. To live in such a way where you work all day in a field or construction site to help support your family, live in constant fear of getting deported, and being treated as if you are a criminal. It is important to show empathy to others and humanization to understand others points of view.
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Have you ever asked yourself where you originate from? Undocumented immigrants have always played am essential role in the United States economy and Immigration has been a controversial topic to discuss in the United States for many years now. Majority of these immigrants are workers that are competent and well qualified humans who pay taxes and contribute to American well-being. Some illegal immigrants have come to the United States in many ways such as through the Mexican Border or entering legally through a visit visa that they overstay and then they become what we call illegal status.
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The history of immigration in the United States can be dated back to the 1500’s, this is when the West battled with the Spanish. It was around this time, that the Americans had been settled by the Indians. This proves that the immigration history began then and has lasted until our present today. In 1880 and 1920, just about twenty-four million outsiders went to the United States. They left their countries for America for better compensations, religious flexibility, and an opportunity to improve everyday life. Due to neediness, no future, and different separation in their countries, the momentum to leave was expanding. Amid the mid-1800s and mid-1900s, the work and ranch turn in Eastern Europe were procuring around 15 to 30 dailies. In America, they earned from 50 pennies to 1 dollar a day multiplying their compensation check. We are still experiencing this story with undocumented immigrants from all over the world.
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As I previously mentioned, The United States has always been a country full of immigrants from all over the world. Immigration plays a huge factor in today’s politics and economic growth for the United States. Many come to pursue a career goal, find better jobs and provide for their families from lack of support in their own country whether it be economical or political reasons. We have seen this topic in the media more so now than ever due to the politics surrounding our current President. I have seen the opposing side chanting to get rid of any support the current government system has on illegal immigrants and I have seen the people in need fighting to obtain citizenship or to simply keep their DACA status as they are about to graduate with a Master’s degree and removing DACA would send them back to their country.
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This led me to ask myself, why do people stand up for what they believe in? I think the reason is that people have a strong connection or experience in them that makes them fight for justice or equality in the situation they encounter. They feel they need to stand up and fight for what is right. There have been many people in history that have stood up and protested peacefully to try to change the situation and world. In the case of illegal immigration and fair and equal pay for farm workers and all immigrants, I can thank Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta who paved that way for millions of hard-working illegal immigrants coming to seek a job and better life. I do believe that with the error of one person, this idea of justice and equality ruins it all. Immigrants are seen as negative as soon as something viral happens and it put all over the news.
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In my visitation to Elena Rivas immigration office in Concord, I saw a man who had his family in Mexico that he sends money to every paycheck so they can live off the very little he sends while still being able to pay rent and food here. Immediately my heart and mind were angry. I started to question him and myself on many things I had not even thought about before. Here I had in front of me a hardworking man, with paint all over his clothes, hair and hands. He was tired by the look in his eyes, yet he was at Elena’s to try to come up with a solution on his immigration status to be able to one day bring over his wife and kids. I asked myself, how can he go months without seeing them? My dad who was with me said, months? People go years without being able to see their loved ones all in order to be here and send money as the opportunities here are worth sacrificing your family. I let that sink in and it was then that I knew I needed to participate in anything I could to help. There had to be a better way for those going through the same thing.
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Through my own personal experiences, I have found out that I am an activist, that inside me that wants to find a solution to this all but know it will not be easy. I started to protest on May 1 2006, La Gran Marcha (May Day). (“2006 United States Immigration Reform Protests.”) I was in the 6th grade and at just 11 years old I knew this was huge and it had to be done. We were primarily standing up for “A day without Immigrants”. This was to show the United States how much of an impact hard working immigrant make on the daily. Whether it was to support farm field workers, Latin restaurants or any restaurant in general since mostly Latino’s work as dishwashers or cooks, it didn’t matter we all came together as one to march in importance of this topic. It was one of the best experiences of my life and I thank my parents for allowing me to experience something that went down in History.
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I believe that “Immigrants Have Enriched American Culture and Enhanced Our Influence in the World” like Daniel Griswold mentions in his article. An issue to this is that there is a still a quite large amount of U.S. citizens who believe contrary and vote for the rights of the immigrants to be taken away and or limited to. We see protests from both sides arguing for a border wall and we see citizens fighting to keep DACA for friends and loved ones as well as active precipitants. Each side seems to be equal in numbers and this topic has never found a true solution due to that.
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Immigrants play a huge part of the United States Agriculture and Farm Labor. From the Cesar Chavez movement to present day we see an increasing number of farm workers being immigrants and work tiring hours to provide fresh fruit or vegetables to the American household every day. According to “Economic Impact of Immigration.” American Farm Bureau Federation – The Voice of Agriculture, Agriculture needs anywhere from 1.5 -2 million hired workers. These jobs are the positions that no United States citizen wants due to the minimum pay and tiring hours.
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According to (“5 Facts about Illegal Immigration in the U.S.” Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center) There were 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2016, representing 3.3% of the total U.S. population that year. The 2016 unauthorized immigrant total is a 13% decline from the peak of 12.2 million in 2007, when this group was 4% of the U.S. population. These numbers are crucial to the understanding of how large this topic is and how big of an impact it will make if the government ever decides to end it all and not allow any form of immigration to stay for a long period of time.
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“The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) is a law in the United States of America that pertains to the policies and regulations regarding employment. This law was enacted in 1986 for various reasons, which includes the fact that many illegal employees work in the United States. The two main requirements of the IRCA include: “(1) to hire only persons authorized to work in the United States and (2) to not discriminate on the basis of citizenship status or national origin” (LMD 1992). For any company to hire a person, they must complete an I-9 form and prove accurate authorization to work in the United States. This can be a passport, a work permit and or Social Security card. I support this immigration reform and have hope the United States can help those in need so they can be done in the right way. This will not be an easy task to define, but I will always have faith our United States system will be fair. Whether a class be required to obtain a work permit or become a United States citizen for a Social Security card, this can help both sides of the spectrum to keep an organized way of allowing jobs to be fulfilled by immigrants coming to seek a better life.
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I have done a SWOT analysis to compare facts and data on why the United States should have a steady implemented plan to allow illegal immigrants a permit to work. I first came up with some Strengths for the U.S., having immigrants’ workers here with a low rate labor versus outsourcing and importing goods can benefit profitability. Another strength is that immigrants are coming with a dream in mind to want something better for themselves and for a future that their native country could not offer to them. Knowing that, it will be a good ROI for any farmers to have loyal workers and invest money and time in training them. These employers already have the biggest advantage knowing they are at the best place they can be and will ever be. They searched for this opportunity coming here and will take full advantage of any work whether it be the hardest thing they have ever done, it is better than where they were before. They will perform at their very best each day as they are grateful you chose them to work and are making more than they will if they were still back at home. The main Weaknesses are that they can potentially be unreliable and could leave to their country at any given time. They can also get deported if they over stay a work permit. It will be hard to track every single person who will come into the United States and their time frame staying if they move states or jobs they report they are at. The Opportunities for the United States would be to welcome them in and give them a fair opportunity and chance. Provide programs such as the DACA to give qualified people a social security number and let them work and pay taxes just like a citizen does normally. Allowing them to go get an education and basically paying a “membership” of two years keeps all their accurate information files stored and will help track anything if needed by the government. This will secure both sides and more economic growth for the United States. A follow up with the employers who are employing them would be to a benefit. They can give report like messages to the government based on performances and that will allow to weave out any potential people who are coming for the wrong reasons. Threats to the United States can be too many people coming to the United States leads to overpopulation and overcrowd of people. No thorough background checks can lead to allowing criminals from another country come in and do the same crimes.
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There is so much evidence that shows that immigrants provide significant economic benefits. Like Ian Goldin wrote in his Article “How Immigration Has Changed the World – for the Better”,” Some believe that immigrants take jobs and destroy economies. Evidence proves this wrong. In the United States, immigrants have been founders of companies such as Google, Intel, PayPal, eBay, and Yahoo! In fact, skilled immigrants account for over half of Silicon Valley start-ups and over half of patents, even though they make up less than 15% of the population. There have been three times as many immigrants Nobel Laureates, National Academy of Science members, and Academy Award film directors than the immigrant share of the population would predict. Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco concluded that “immigrants expand the economy’s productive capacity by stimulating investment and promoting specialization, which produces efficiency gains and boosts income per worker”.
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Having said that, I would like to talk about my father, Ricardo. He is a Mexican Immigrant who came 30 years ago to the United States in hopes to find a better paying job. He was just eighteen years old, freshly graduated from Highschool in Mexico and knew he wanted to pursue a better life than anything that was there for him. Him and a friend decided to take a bus from Guadalajara to the Tijuana border which was about 12 hours long and cross the border into the United States. My father did have a tourist visa but his friend did not, so she choose to go through this experience with him. They walked the dessert all night and had barely eat nor drank any water for twenty-four hours. When it was sunrise and they crossed the border into the United States, my father explains every second of his experience still as he mentions it will always be fresh in his mind and all those who went through that same struggle as he did. I also think about his strong decision and feel that I would have not had the courage to do so now to another country. He felt as if he had his whole life was now guaranteed and was ready for more hard work and sacrifices to be a United States citizen. He married my mother, a US citizen and then began working at Recology Recycling in San Francisco (Recology). Since 1992 he has been surrounded by coworkers who also had the same path he did to get to where is at today. He started getting paid $8.00 an hour climbing steep San Francisco Hills and learned how to speak words in Italian as the CEO is also Italian, Michael J. (Mike) Sangiacomo. He has since now gained the knowledge of three languages, job skills he wouldn’t have in his native country and became an entrepreneur with the income he has earned over the years. He owns apartments and tries to help out low income families that have barely enough to get by with, so they have a roof. This would have never been possible had he stayed in Mexico.
Topic: immigration

Like my father’s story, there are thousands more who share the same passion and love for this country. Humans who come to The United States to be a better citizen each day, contribute to taxes and pay respect to the laws. I do believe strongly and firmly about the positive impact immigrants contribute to the United States and that without this movement we would not have the beauty of the diversity we have. If you are in a room of 10 people, it has been said that more than half have parents who were born in another country. This is so impactful to the decisioning on how important immigrants are in the United States.
Topic: immigration

In my family, my older sister was the first to graduate with her Bachelors and become a teacher. She has been teaching for four years now and is a bi-lingual 5th grade teacher. All of her students are Spanish speakers and she teaches half the class in Spanish and the other in English. I asked her why they allow that and she said this is how the human brain works. Having the knowledge of two languages makes the brain function at a higher speed of retaining information and new materials being taught. She tells me that majority of their parents are working in landscaping, house-keeping or in restaurants and are the most responsible parents she has worked with. They follow up with any concerns she has with her students and make sure they are respectful in class and outside of class. My sister claims this is because the parents understand the importance of education and although they were not lucky enough to have the opportunity their children do, they will do whatever it takes to make sure they are on top of every assignment until they get accepted to a college and become first generation. This is relatable to my sister and I as we are also first generation and do not take anything for granted in regards to education.
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I would also like to discuss another personal experience and mainly why this topic means a lot to me. I work for a cosmetic manufacturing lab (Jova Beauty) where about fifty something employees work ten-hour shifts packing up finished goods. Ninety nine percent of employees are Latin American. Each employee has a story about coming to the United States to seek a better opportunity. They accept minimum wage jobs that require high attention to detail, standing on their feet for long periods of time, bending over to pack and count product and they perform with grace. As the long days come to an end, I step back and admire each of them for having a smile on their face and never complaining to me or my upper management.
Topic: immigration

One employee, who I will refer to by the name Jane told me her story about crossing the border from El Salvador to Mexico and then to the United States with her four-year-old daughter and a small suit case. She took a train from El Salvador to Mexico and experienced local polices taking over the train to steal the little people had to cross over. A man tried to stand up for his personal belongings and he was shot in the leg and kicked off the train. She explained that she believed that was her last day of life. She tells me she has a small studio about forty-five minutes from our office and she pays more than she makes in a two-week check. I asked her how she felt about it and she said she just feels thankful to the United States for offering her a job that although is minimum pay here, it is much more than she would have ever made in El Salvador if she would have stayed back. She said she also feels protected and secure knowing while she is at work ten hours a day, her daughter is getting a type of education she would have never been exposed to and that she is going to be prepared for a better adult life than she had.
Topic: immigration

Stories like “Jane’s” really opens your eyes to things we take for granted and do not stop and think about being born in the United States and being a citizen since birth. It is a deep and crucial moment when any person has to stop their life in their native country and realize that they have reached a dead end. An end where they feel trapped and feel the only escape would be coming to a country of equal opportunity and advances. Who would want to leave their established life, routine and comfort knowing they will have to face all challenges against them? These challenges will include questions like how will I get there, how will I communicate in a foreign language, where will I leave and how will I adapt to a new job? When the opposing side to immigration understands that deep, intense, black moment that made a person want to pursue a new life elsewhere, I think that peace and understanding would join the controversial topic together.
Topic: immigration

I think about my father and Jane’s story and ask myself what and where they would be now had they not taken the risk to come to the United States years ago. I can guarantee they would be struggling more than they do presently working long days to be able to pay rent with a minimum paying job and juggling the rest of the bills we all do. My father starts work at 3 am and drives 45 minutes each way. Meaning he wakes up at 2 am and is home sometimes until 2 pm. I ask him why he has stuck to a job with that demanding schedule for so long and he says he wouldn’t change it for anything else. I also asked Jane and she says at least here she has a car where in her country she had to walk everywhere she wanted to go. These small details are things that I being born and raised here do not naturally think about.
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It is so important because we hear about it almost every day as well on the news with political parties reasoning with one side and other parties fighting for the opposite. We are seeing rights being taken away and people speaking out for them more and more. I do not believe the United States will ever be able to completely get rid of all immigrants and programs that have been put in place. We need the help, the people and all they bring with them to make our country progress one day at a time.
Topic: immigration

To conclude, I will continue to be active in marches to stand up for a better solution for undocumented immigrants coming to seek a better life. I have faith in the United States that has seen me grow up to be a hard-working citizen just like they are wanting to become. We have a lot ahead of us and will still need to fight harder but the power of unity and of peace overcomes anything that will stand in the way. Allowing illegal immigrants to work in the United States will always bring positive outcomes.
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When talking about intercultural communication, immigration come to mind. Analyze this concept and two concerns related to it. Immigration; one of the biggest and more controversial topics in the last years. In reality, this is a problem that in one way or another every country has seen and experienced. In the history of the United States is present, since the first time when Africans were imported to the U.S to perform slave labor. Since then many people state that the United States is a country of immigrants.