Combatting Illegal Immigration

Illegal ImmigrationAshley RichardsCapstone 250Kurt DershemApril 24, 2013

The Election Year2012 Election YearImmigration Reform pushed to back burner- Varied opinons and stances

Importance of Immigration Topic We are a Nation of Immigrants.How should that define our Country?There are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Governments Policies and AttitudesOur system is broken, it effects:The welfare of our SocietyThe Business SectorOur Population

CitizenshipUndocumented EntranceSmuggled inOverstaying your visa limitRamped up border patrol and fencing to keep people from coming here

How hard it is to get in to the US legallyThe U.S. immigration process can be frustrating for her and her clients, as well as the dozens of people who walk into her office seeking help only to be told that there is nothing she can do because of the way the law is set up and how the individual arrived in the country (Herras).

Employers hiring Illegal Immigrants- similar skill set between legal and illegal employees- decline in fines imposed on employers who hire illegal immigrants- economy downturn- competitive industry- capitalistic and profit driven economy- discrimination against people of similar heritage to undocumented workers

PolicyState Level PolicyArizona state law5,000 bills introduced250 adopted as resolutions800 enacted into lawFederal PolicyRuled Arizona state law unconstitutional Block most of State level policyMonopolize the right to make policy for immigration

SchoolingPlyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982); US Supreme Court ruled that children within our borders are entitled to educationEducation is funded through locality taxes and state funded programsMinnesota spends an estimated $79 million and $118 million in the 2003-2004DREAM Act

Approximate Illegal Aliens

Possible AnswersRecognition that our system is brokenUnified policies on a Federal levelPossible guest worker for the illegal immigrants DREAM Act Congress needs to start acting instead of just promising

Works CitedAlbo Carabelli, Maria. "Whose CHildren Are These? A Rational Approach to Educating Illegal-Alien School Children." International Social Science Review (2009): 115 - 134. Web.Bank Munoz, Caroline. "A Dream Defferred: Undocumented Students at CUNY." Radical Teacher (2009): 8 - 17. Web.DREAM Act Portal. n.d. http://dreamact.info/. 9 April 2013.Herras, Mari. "Alternet." Tucson Weekly 5th September 2010. http://www.alternet.org/story/148088/why_becoming_a_legal_immigrant_is_next_to_impossible?page=0%2C3&paging=off.Jaros, David. "Perfecting Illegal Markets." Columbian Law Review (2012): 1947 - 1991. Web.Wlash, Deidre. "Key House conservative backs possible path to citizenship." 20 March 2013. CNN Politics. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/20/key-house-conservative-backs-possible-path-to-citizenship/. 9 April 2013.