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Town Hall Research Assignment

21 April 2014

Liberal Views on Education and Immigration

The country is divided when it comes to political ideologies. Liberals and Conservatives rarely agree on the proper way to handle current issues and education as it pertains to immigration is no exception. For a country that was founded by immigrants and once exclaimed to the world to “‘Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,’” (Lazarus) we are not very accepting of the immigrants of today. With a broken economy and a growing general distrust, we are finding it harder and harder for individuals of the world to be accepted in the United States. Although, liberalism and being a Democrat are not synonymous, they are closely related. Liberals tend to affiliate themselves with the Democratic Party because of its generally liberal views.

The Democrats today believe that immigration reform is necessary. The official website for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) states that “Democrats support comprehensive reform grounded in the principles of responsibility and accountability.” The DNC believes the responsibility should be paced on the federal government to secure the borders, businesses to not break the law by hiring undocumented individuals, and individuals living here illegally to recompense (“Immigration Reform”). The most prominent Democrat, President Barack Obama, favors immigration reform and has made his own proposal. His proposal consists of four parts: continuing to strengthen border security, cracking down on employers that hire undocumented workers, creating a path to earned citizenship, and streamlining our legal immigrant system (2“Immigration”). However, in order to fully understand how liberals view immigration, we need to evaluate the attitudes of the population.

As with the DNC, liberal consensus in the United States largely agrees that reforminf the current system is necessary (“Immigration Reform”). In a survey conducted February 14-23, 2014 by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Democrats polled said that the passage of new immigration reform is extremely/very important, as compared to the 46% of Republicans. This gap between the Republicans and Democrats has widened. In June of last year, the same poll revealed that only 53% of Democrats felt that new immigration reform is extremely/very important and 50% of Republicans did. In addition, 81% of Democrats said that undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay legally, and the majority believe that the increased deportation of the undocumented in recent years is a bad thing (“Public Divided”).

When it comes to dealing with illegal immigrants in the United States, a majority of Republicans and Democrats alike believe that they should have the opportunity to apply for citizenship if they meet certain requirements (“Most Say”). However, the two parties are divided on whether or not immigrants strengthen or weaken the United States. 58% of Democrats believe that immigrants strengthen the country with their hard work and talents, while only 33% Republicans believe the same thing. 58% of Republicans polled say that the growing number of newcomers from other countries threatens American values, whereas 61% of Democrats believe that they strengthen American values (“Most Say”).

Hispanics in the United States are a growing force. They account for a large number of those who immigrate and are the majority minority in the United States as of 2012 (“Newsroom”). Hispanics also tend to identify with the Democratic Party. In 2011, 67% of Hispanic registered voters were affiliated with the party (Lopez et al.). The Democratic view on immigration has garnered much support from the Hispanic population. In the last presidential race, “Obama won the Hispanic vote 71 to 27 percent, the largest margin of victory in a presidential race since President Clinton…in 1996” (1“Immigration”).

In general, liberals believe that immigrants are an asset to American society and should be allowed the opportunity to be accepted in the country. This leads to the belief that they should be given opportunities to excel in education.

Works Cited

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Role Description

I have taken over the job of both event coordinator and speaker because we no longer have a full team to fulfil all of the jobs. However, the two jobs are very closely linked, so it hasn’t been a problem. I have made sure to figure out where our group is meeting, and I will be giving each of my team members a handout on Wednesday. I have also asked my team to come up with two talking points they have discovered in their papers and send them to me so that I can edit them and make sure it makes sense with what we’re trying to get across. Finally, I have used our group’s research to help me come up with the speech I will deliver on the day of the event.