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Immigrant Worker Legislation Analysis

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This article is about the possibility of legislation being passed that may allow immigrant workers to gain temporary citizenship. This legislation would distribute temporary work permits to immigrants so they would not have to worry about deportation because of their undocumented status. The possibility for this legislation to be passed is creating a divide between farmers who disagree on the passing of the legislature. Those that are advocating for the passing of this regulation are arguing that it would allow more skilled workers in the community which would improve the lives of many illegal immigrants who are unable to apply for better jobs since they are undocumented. Those fighting against the work permits are arguing that it would take away their workers by giving them the opportunity to take jobs that are better than farming. Many of the government officials believe that if Barack Obama attempts to pass this law on immigrant workers, it would be shut down by Congress. The Republican lawmakers and some members of …show more content…

In this instance, the immigrant farmers take the place of the farmland that is being fenced in. The law that would be passed would allow immigrants to choose what they want to do with their work permits, similar to the way that the farmers of the time would have chosen their own way of growing their food. The system of enclosures worked well mostly because it gave farmers the option to use the newest technological advances, such as using nitrogen producing plants instead of allowing their ground to stay fallow. This produced more crops and effectively gave the populations of Europe a surplus of food. A similar things would happen if the legislation was put through; however, instead of creating a food surplus there would be a surplus of skilled

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