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Immigration Reform Research Paper

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Immigration has been a controversial subject over the years, especially when the time comes for Presidential elections, but while legislators play politics, the immigration problem has continued to be unresolved. The future will tell whether the immigration reform will resolve the problem of millions of immigrants who already reside in the United States, or the problem will continue to be ignored until another presidential term. Very little has been done in the past or is being done in the present to resolve any of the issues surrounding immigration.
This is the year 2015, and the campaigning for the presidential election is starting once again. What will these new elections bring, and what new promises will be made? Without a doubt, two …show more content…

Hispanics have come a long way in this country; they came looking for the American Dream just like others who have immigrated to the U.S. They also have tremendously contributed to this country with their hard work at only a minimum wage. The idea, therefore, of making the south borders to implement total security when there are others migrating every day from the rest of the borders in the United States is ridiculous. Hispanics are not the only people who have immigrated; there are also Japanese, Canadian, and Europeans who have also immigrated to the U.S., yet it is not a big problem for them to come here. Blatant discrimination against Hispanics is what it seems like at times. One notable candidate running for President is Donald Trump. In a recent television press conference, Trump stated that Mexico was sending all the “bad Mexicans” to the U.S., such as rapists, killers, and drug dealers (Stelter). This statement was a great insult to many Hispanics who work every day, pay their taxes, contribute to the community, and have a clean criminal record. This comment to the Hispanic community is a form of discrimination, and Jorge Ramos, a prominent Univision host, called Trump's remarks "absurd" and "prejudiced.” (Stelter). Hispanics have even risked their lives trying to make a better living for their family when trying to cross the south boarder. Millions of immigrants who are already here in the U.S. and have been here for at least fifteen years without leaving the country, and have no criminal record should be eligible at the least for the opportunity to become legal residents of the U.S. Congress absolutely makes no sense why they, along with several past presidents of the United States, have let the immigration issue remain unresolved for over twenty-three years. The number of immigrants

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