Not Economics its General Education Original Paper 10 pages.
IMMIGRATION REFORM
IMMIGRATION REFORM 6
Immigration Reform
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IMMIGRATION REFORMS
Introduction
Research on immigration has been a formidable engine of economic and demographic growth for the United States. In last decades of 19th century, immigrant contributed substantially, providing labor for the electrification and industrialization of the country. This wave was abolished by very restrictive immigration laws passed in 1929. While the “Immigration and National Act” of 1965 ended national quotas and allowed the flow of immigrants to resume, has been for the last 30 years that the mobility of the world’s people has increased significantly. Through the Ethical implication, its results have been a lively debate about whether immigration laws are too strict or too generous, illegal weather immigrants already existing should be encouraged to leave or stay. Immigration reform is one of the most vital aspects of American politics hence one should educate himself on the specifics of the current immigration system in order of a creative solution. This solution will address a specific subpopulation like students or other professionals.
Thesis: this research evaluates the immigration reform in the country and tries to find out the problems that need to be solved in the reform in the US.
Annotated Bibliography
Trump, D. J. (2015, April 24). Immigration Reform That Will Make America Great Again. The three core principles of Donald J. Trump's immigration plan, pp. 50-60. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/immigration-reform This author describes immigration to mean amnesty, open boarders, and cheap labor. He discusses the true meaning of an immigration reform as one that puts forth considerations of the working people. In general, the government seems to have put first the needs of other countries before its needs. It stresses this as the cause of problems in immigration forum. The article points out the problem facing immigration in our nation. It provides solutions to these problems and recommendations of an effective immigration.
This resource provides evidence to support my claim that immigration reforms are not effective and experiences problems.
k., j. (2016, January 21). Immigration reform. America needs comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. , pp. 20-23
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/immigration-reform
The author stresses on the reasons why a comprehensive reform is needed: to keep families together and to motivate workers. He emphasizes on the reasons why immigration reform should be fixed.it also provides the ways and means in which fixing the immigration reform can be achieved. The article takes us back to the history of the forum and its evolution then gives an effectual way forward. It tries to convince America that the only leader who can implement this reform is Hillary Clinton.
This resource is essential in supporting my claim because it presents the desirable roles of immigration reforms that need to be implemented.
Citrin, J., Green, D. P., Muste, C., & Wong, C. (1997) Public opinion toward immigration reform: The role of economic motivations. The Journal of Politics, 59(03), 858-881.
This article presents an analysis of the public opinion on immigration reform. The analysis involves the 1992 and 1994 national election surveys. It explains how economic factors have been responsible for shaping public opinions have had a significant influence on the public's opinion on immigration reform. The opinions are negative, and this calls for a change in the immigration reform
This resource contributes to my thesis of evaluating the rigidity of immigration reform by calling for a change in the reforms.
Donato, K. M., Durand, J., & Massey, D. S. (1992) Stemming the tide? Assessing the deterrent effects of the Immigration Reform and Control Act Demography, 29(2), 139-157
http://link.springer.com/article/10.2307/2061724#page-1
This article presents a study that assesses the level in which the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) prevented undocumented migration from Mexico to the US. The research was conducted in seven Mexican communities and estimated the trends in taking illegal trips. The results revealed no evidence that there was a significant deterrent of undocumented migration.
This is important to the thesis since it expresses the incompetence of the immigration reform
Johnson Jr, J. H., Farrell Jr, W. C., & Guinn, C. (1997) Immigration reform and the browning of America: Tensions, conflicts and community instability in metropolitan Los Angeles. International Migration Review, 1055-1095.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2547424?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
This article explains the conflicts and instability that has affected immigration reform. It highlights the reasons for the rising opposition to the immigrants and the immigration forum; that is the nativist backlash. These are the community-level conflicts that have come up as a result of the rising immigration. It also outlines the conditions in which diversity could help in reforming the immigration policy.
This resource supports my thesis of unstabilized migration by highlighting the factors affecting the immigration forum.
Chavez, L. R. (2003). Immigration reform and Nativism: The nationalist response to the transnational challenge. Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in culture, history and representation, 418-429.
This book examines the exclusion that lies in immigration reform. It explains how the discourse of immigration reform is embedded in a space which goes beyond the borders of micro and macro politics. It explains how the anti-immigrant discourse was a way of expressing of disputing the demographic changes that targeted the suspected immigrants. It enlightens the immigration reform to reduce the stigmatized groups so as to solve the resultant problems
This source is essential to the claim because it suggests o the causes and solutions of ending the problems facing immigration reform.
Hollifield, J., Martin, P., & Orrenius, P. (2014) Controlling immigration: A global perspective Stanford University Press
This book provides a cross-sectional research on the gap between the targeted goals and outcome of the immigration reform that exist in many developed countries. It outlines the dilemmas of control of immigration. It also highlights the nations in which immigration has been part of the founding national ideal and where immigration has been brought social and economic development. For every country, commentaries have been provided with critiques by policymakers and scholar.
This book is crucial to the claim in the thesis because it highlights the state of immigration in several countries
Sommers, B. D. (2013) Stuck between health and immigration reform—care for undocumented immigrants. New England Journal of Medicine, 369(7), 593-595.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1306636#t=article
This article examines the immigration reform in the US in relation the change in the US health. It discusses the state of healthcare for undocumented immigrants. The undocumented immigrants do not have the main sources of US health insurance. This reveals the sympathizing cases faced by the immigrants. They are also excluded from the Medicaid that is a key option for low-income citizens. There are many limitations placed on the immigrants, and this expresses the issues that require alteration in the immigration reform.
This resource backs up my claim by expressing the health implications on the immigrants. This highlights the major concern on the immigration reform.