Latino American myth final draft

LATINO IMMIGRATION MYTH 1

What is your myth?

The last myth is that most of the Mexican Americans are illegally become a part of United States of American. This myth is very popular in the America. Most people believe in this that they generalize that most of the Mexican Americans and consider them as undocumented immigrants. There are many news and papers throughout the history that supports this myth that that most of the Mexican Americans are illegally become a part of United States of American.

What is your argument about your myth? (Should be two to three concise sentences.)

This myth is wrong, because in the United States, several policies were established to control the influx of people in different regions. The establishment of immigration policies occupied a critical role in registering individuals and classifying them as American citizens with equal rights to people who born in United States of America. Therefore, most Mexican Americans are documented people who live in the United States, and they should receive similar treatment to other native-born citizens.

What pieces of evidence are you using to prove your argument?

Evidence # 1:

a) There are a number of policies that shows that many migrated people in United States are registered under various policies and laws provided by the government the United States of American, according to which throughout the time in history we can say that currently most of the Mexican Americans are not illegally present in the United States of American. This evidence shows that there is big decline of illegal immigrants in 1965 and 1986, according to the act of 1986 presented by the government of the United States of American

i) For example, in 1960s government replaced with global quota system as 20,000 per country, they imposed quotas on Western Hemisphere migration for the first time ever (120,000 total, no country specifics), and opened up immigration opportunities for people from Asia and Africa, but severely restricted migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Similarly, in 1976 amendments, they imposed 20,000 per year quotas on Western Hemisphere countries, and closed a loophole that had allowed undocumented Mexicans with U.S.-born children to legalize their status. In early 1960’s migration patterns entailed 35,000 annual entries and 200,000 bracero entries per year and now the entire hemisphere capped to 20,000. It can see that the figure continued to raise, in 1976, when the 20,000 per country quota was imposed, the INS expelled 781,000 Mexicans from the United States. Meanwhile, the total number of apprehensions for all others in the world, combined, remained below 100,000 per year (Massey and Pren, 2012).

Evidence # 2:

b) Another evidence to prove that the myth is incorrect is that there is an existence of immigrants in America who entered the country through crossing the border illegally, the use of the term illegal immigrants or aliens is not appropriate or correct to their situation. Cecilia Malmstrom, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs for the EU in 2010, explained that the term illegal immigrants does not exist, and that people may come to the EU and might be required to use irregular ways, but no human being is illegal. Using the word ‘illegal’ to refer to their situation is inaccurate and harmful (UNHCR). For example, the points below this bullet point, but indented, are related ideas under this sentence`s main idea.

ii) For example, the term “illegal” is also oppressive, whereby it has been used to define disadvantaged groups at different times throughout history, like the Jewish migrants fleeing the Holocaust, people and acts in violation of the segregation laws of South Africa (1948-1994), and the United States (1876-1965) (UNHCR). In a research by UNHCR, it threatens solidarity and costs lives, labeling the entry and stay of immigrants as ‘illegal’ often results in the automatic criminalization of anyone who might help them. It undermines social cohesion; the use of ‘illegal’ encourages suspicion and mistrust of those who simply look ‘foreign’ or different, often on the basis of their race, ethnic origin or religion (UNHCR). This statement is harmful because it is dehumanizing, calling immigrants ‘illegal’ denies their innate dignity and human rights, and characterizing immigrants existence as illegitimate ignores their experiences as workers, women, men, children, families and the elderly (UNHCR). It prevents fair debate, the criminalizing of irregular immigrants rather than addressing the laws and policies which create irregularity, prevents a truthful, respectful and informed debate on immigration (UNHCR). And lastly, it increases social divisions, and gives rise to racial profiling, xenophobia and hate crimes (UNHCR).

Evidence # 3:

c) Another evidence to prove that this myth is incorrect is the naturalization of Mexican people in America is increasing. The overall rate of legal aliens to the United States preferring to demand and obtaining is through its most crucial level is higher than two decades. Although in words of naturalization rate, Mexican Americans who are the single biggest group of legal aliens by the nation of origin, delay great behind holders of green-card eligible to employ of different portions of the world. Another point that supports this argument is that in the immigration policy discourse, legislative debates and anti-immigrant politics in the United States have evolved, and Mexican Americans have been acknowledged in different societies. Mexican migration to the United States occupies a central role since it contributes to many transformations in the migration policies. Most of the Mexican immigrants in the U.S moved due to many reasons (Chavez, 2008, p.7). A section of them migrated due to labor reasons. When working in the U.S, they receive temporary visas, which allows them to live there until their terms of stay expire, or they renew their permits and continue working and living there. The inclusion of such policies in the United States helped Mexican Americans become legal citizens of that country.

iii) For example, Pew Research Center measures utilizing the several new Census Bureau data of the United States accessible, which shows that two-thirds 67 % of legal aliens qualified to ask for citizenship of the United States had demanded and received citizenship by the year 2015. That is the largest percentage after the mid- the 1990s. However, between Mexican legal immigrants qualified to stamp, just 42 % had asked for and received citizenship of the United States by the year 2015, a standard light increased after 2005 and one of the weakest amongst every immigrant group when it occurs to the nation of origin. Being a part of a more comprehensive study of Hispanic aliens covered in late 2015, Pew Research Center proposed green-card holders among Mexican why people who had not but grow adapted citizens of the United States. The several usual ideas focused on lack of time, poor English abilities, or energy, and the price of application the U.S. citizenship. Those seem to be important limitations, as approximately all legal aliens from Mexico stated people would choose to convert U.S. residents eventually. (Gonzalez-Barrera, 2017)

References

Massey, D. S. and Pren, K. A. (2012). Unintended consequences of US immigration policy: explaining the post- 1965 surge from Latin America. Population and development review, 38(1), 1- 29.

UNHCR. (n.d.). WHY ‘UNDOCUMENTED’ or ‘IRREGULAR’: WHY NOT ‘ILLEGAL’. Retrieved from https://www.unhcr.org/cy/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2018/09/TerminologyLeaflet_EN_PICUM.pdf

Chavez, L. (2013). The Latino threat: Constructing immigrants, citizens, and the nation. Stanford University Press.

Gonzalez-Barrera, A. (2017). Mexicans Among Least Likely Immigrants to Become American Citizens. Retrieved 20 November 2019, from https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/06/29/mexican-lawful-immigrants-among-least-likely-to-become-u-s-citizens/