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    Gabby Punzalan Mrs. Schmidt Speech & Debate 25 May 2014 Legalizing Immigration Reforms I. Introduction A. America, to everyone around the world – even to those who have not stepped on its land, is acknowledged as the "Land of Opportunity," a place applauded and revered for its allocation of freedom and equality among its inhabitants. Because of this, those seeking to flee poverty and lack of resources to sustain their lives come this country to experience the "American Dream." One might ask, however

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    before he leaves office to push for an immigration reform, President Obama urged congress on Saturday’s weekly address to pass a previously agreed upon immigration bill that would “bring more undocumented immigrants out of the shadows so they can get right with the law.” [1] But in many cities across America, undocumented immigrants live as everyday citizens without fear of deportation nor dire necessity to embark in the long and often times complicated immigration process. Known as sanctuary cities

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    The Immigration Reform blog is supported by FAIR – Federation for American Immigration Reform, with gets about eighty percent of its funding via grants from private foundations. An extract (from FAIR’s website www.fairus.org) gives part of its mission statement as “FAIR seeks to reduce overall immigration to a level that is more manageable and which more closely reflects past policy.” Robert Law in his article "9th Circuit Upholds Block of Travel Freeze, Jeopardizing National Security” on the immigration

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    Immigration reform has been a major debate since 1790. The Naturalization Act of 1790 was the first act to establish rules for naturalized citizenships. The citizenship was only granted to those who were free white people of good character and have lived in America for at least two years. Although some rules were set, the policies of immigration reform were still full of ambiguity (Soergel). Some believe that immigration is unfavorable and adverse because immigrants take up jobs and bring in terrorists;

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    Immigration is one of the most complex problems facing the nation currently. Immigration has profound influence on the economy, security, society, and demography of this country. As an immigrant who came recently to the US and brought his family, I have first-hand experience on the immigration system of the country. I came here with few resources and big dreams for my family. In this essay, I would like to argue why the American Immigration system needs overhaul and reform. On one hand, the opposition

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    Out of all the controversial topics facing our nation now, immigration reform remains one of the most controversial. Many sides argue that immigration helps boost a nation up, but others have argued that it doesn’t help our nation or its people out. Diversity was and always will be America's strong suit when compared to the rest of the world. One issue that has always been controversial however is immigration reform. Many countries have adopted different techniques to combat this issue, but many

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    Immigration has been a major issue in the United States, especially after the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 was passed. Once the act became a law, the immigration flow increased. Most of the immigration was from people crossing the border that splits Mexico and the United States. The Democrats and Republicans have fairly different views on this issue. The Republican Party believes that a system should be put in place to ensure that illegal immigrants do not receive the same benefits

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    to fix the immigration system. However, now Democrats and Republicans announced their support of a bipartisan reform solution. Since the Senate is going towards action, House Republicans think the country should be open to immigrants, and the President Barack Obama is giving priority to the immigration reform. Thus, the country seems to be close to solving this important issue. Even there are still many steps to overcome; there were some changes in the politics of immigration reform in the past

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    Immigration is currently a hot topic, within in the United States government. Currently the United States Congress is fighting to decide the fate of the Dreamers, and the Immigration bill DACA. Like many controversial issues within the government, the Democrats and Republicans are in a disagreement on what to do. Each article, examines a different take on the current immigration reform. Bier’s main argument is that individuals who are contributing to immigration reform are ignorant, that Immigrants

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    There has been much controversy over the years with the more pressing issue of immigration reform. Over the last couple of decades the Imigration reform situation has become a greater issue with the country and both major parties of the United States compromised on what should occur. The way the United States government has handle illegal immigrants has been a touchy subject that has much controversy around it. Today, we will be talking about ways the U.S. government can address the issue with an

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