The Senate's Immigration Plan has been a popular topic discussed in politics recently. President Obama once again demanded that the Senate provide a way for undocumented immigrants to become citizens of the United States. Most Democrats are supporting Obama's speech on the immigration bill, while Republicans are opposing it and want to focus on heavy border control. Even though the majority support a pathway for citizenship, there is still some questioning. According to the polls, both parties agree that adding border agents and a 700 mile fence to seperate the United States and Mexico is an effective plan. When it comes to immigration, the United States should allow immigrants to become citizens because that has always been our symbol that we are the land of freedom and opportunity. However in the past few decades, the controversy between illegal immigrants and the border of Mexico has become astronomically worse. Even though final decisions have not yet been made, there are still some Republicans that do support some kind of reform. Back in July, Republicans and Democrats fought over border control and the path for citizenship and while both parties have different ideas, there is hope that some sort of immigration reforms will be achieved.
Bob Goodlatte, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Commitee recently said that he is "against creating a certain path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants." During the summer, the senate approved the comprehensive immigration bill which would allow immigrants to get green cards in 10 years and apply for citizenship 3 years after that. After researching more on the immigration reforms, I found that most Republicans believe that there should be a special category: "legal, but permanently non-citizen" whom will be able to work and pay taxes, but unable to vote. The major benefits of making immigrants become citizens is it will boost and help the economy. This approach is possibly effective, however it does not completely solve the issues of our broken immigration system. Now the Democrats are looking for GOP support to push for a more satisfied immigration reform. There is still hope that the Senate will eventually pass a bill that will create a process for the undocumented to become citizens since it has been a prominent topic.
President Obama is offering a plan to fix the immigration system and there is a possibility that the pathway for citizenship will be reinstated. He gave a speech on June 11, 2013 "highlighting the benefits of immigration reform." I would say I have some sympathy for people who have come from all over the world to restart their lives in the United States. Once I heard Tolu Olubumni share her story, I feel that people especially like this should be given a chance to become a rightful citizen. Deporting dreamers is going against what the United States believes in. Our country was built on dreams since it was an innocent wilderness at first. The United States started from an immigration standpoint since many of us are of european decent, asian decent, or african decent. President Obama stated that "40% of fortune companies were started by first or second generation Americans." All United States Citizens are technically decendents of immigrants if roots are traced back far enough. In this video, President Obama discusses the Senate's immigration plan for the United States.
I feel that illegal aliens need to have a path to citizenship. You can't just deport them all. Plus they work in important jobs that others won't do, farm work, etc, so they're important to the economy. If they are legal they also pay taxes, but they should be required to go through a process and background checks to become citizens and pay some sort of penalty.
ReplyDeleteProviding illegal aliens with a path to becoming a citizen provides American society with a number of benefits. Becoming a citizen enables individuals to work a much wider variety of jobs, generate more income, and contribute to the tax base. As people become earners, they become spenders, which in turn promotes economic health. Additionally, being a citizen enables people to more easily gain a quality education and obtain better healthcare thereby enriching the lives of families. Investing billions in border patrol may or may not be a wise investment. But in paralell to entry and enforcement strategies, we need to provide a positive path for the millions of illegal aliens already here so they can become more productive citizens.
ReplyDeletePeople who immigrate to America have a motive to pursue the American Dream. The American Dream is different for every individual however it based on creating success wealth to support oneself and/or family as well to use gained capital to move up the social structure and class hierarchy. However, to chase the American Dream and create a stable and steady life revolves around the monetary of the dollar bill. If, The United States was to change their conservative stance on Immigration reform, surely the current economy will fall down a steep slope. Although selfish, there are approximately 313.9 million (2012 Census Bureau) legal citizens residing in The United States; there are priorities to take care of those who have legal citizenship first. Infamously, the process to apply for an American Citizenship is now taking far longer than a decade for those who have already made a life for themselves on American soil but are actually under a working Visa or Greencard. At this present time, Immigration reform is "Up In The Air" and includes multiple red tapes, loopholes, and clauses. It is a risky topic of discussion deciding who is given what seems to be a "privilege" to be an American
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