Immigration Reform: Domestic & Systematic
INTRODUCTION
The American Dream, the inspiring belief that any person can achieve happiness, success and equality through hard work and ambition. It is the foundation of the great and powerful country we live in today. To those fleeing from dangerous circumstances, we are their safe haven. To those fleeing from religious prosecution, we are their godsend. To those fleeing from extreme poverty, we are their only chance. However, this dream has since faded away as the gates to our kingdom have been bolted shut. There is a key, although it’s only held by very few. The key is money and education. But wait, isn’t that why people want into our country in the first place? Isn’t that why so many of our ancestors fled through the gates of Castle Garden and Ellis Island? If you don’t have a key, you are forced to choose between an oppressed existence or
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There are two reasons that they should not and will not be deported. As of 2012, 62% of them have lived in the United States for over a decade (PRC). Meaning, America is where their allegiance and roots lie. Many of them have steady (yet unregulated) jobs and a place they call home. They are truly American regardless of the barriers they are confronted with every day. Another reason is that 38% of undocumented immigrants have U.S.-born, naturalized children (PRC). Therefore, the children must be admitted into foster care or deported with their parents. Two results where the end does not justify the means. The hard truth is that no matter what any right wing politician claims, there will never be a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. These American immigrants are here to stay so we must enact solutions to cure our country and continue moving towards the American