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Trumped Up? When one searches the phrase "illegal immigrants" on YouTube they are assaulted with negative videos entitled "The Illegal Invasion of America," "Is Illegal Immigration Destroying America?," “American Patriots Shout Down Illegal Immigration Pushing Traitor Rep. Luis Gutierrez,” and many more. This is merely one way to see what most people in America think about illegal immigration these days. The popular opinion is that illegal immigration is a terrible thing that hurts our economy because immigrants steal American jobs. Though this topic has been largely ignored for years, it’s been brought back into the public eye by the upcoming 2016 presidential elections. One presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is using immigration as a …show more content…

Trump’s immigration plan proposes reforms that “[put] the needs of working people first,” and brings us in line with the rest of the world in putting the needs of our own nation above the needs of other nations (Trump). However, the popular opinion on immigration isn’t always factually correct in its assertions. Since Trump’s immigration reform is based on and shaped towards public opinion, his reform is then, by extension, not always correct. Since Trump is currently a front-runner in the presidential elections, voters need to be aware of the truth of the matter to make an informed decision. Though the economic aspect of Donald Trump’s proposed immigration reform has some merit, many of his statements are unfounded, based on false assumptions, and economically …show more content…

Tim Fernholz, in his article “The Numbers Show Why Donald Trump Is Totally Wrong About Immigrants,” cites two studies on the effects of immigration on native workers’s wages. Both studies, the first covering 1994-2007 and the second covering 1990-2006, found that natives from every education bracket (less than high school, high school, some college, and college) saw their wages rise by 0.40% according to the first study and 0.60% according to the second study during “the 1990s tech bubble and the 2000s housing bubble, when many immigrants came to the US in search of jobs” (Fernholz).While Trump claims that illegal immigrants “hold down salaries,” studies find that “almost everyone has seen wages rise thanks to immigrants in the economy, even though they are pretty marginal effects” (Fernholz). In an article entitled “Higher Immigration, Lower Crime,” Daniel Griswold, Director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, states that “even though the number of legal and illegal immigrants in the United States has risen sharply since the early 1990s, the size and condition of the economic underclass has not. In fact, by several measures the number of people in America living on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder has been in a long-term decline” (43). So, though Trump believes immigrants make it harder for natives to earn a middle class wage, the

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If trump gets elected into presidency his primary goal is to deport 11 million immigrant families that live on the U.S. Im not sure if he is talking about non US citizens or families that have expiring visas. He spoke them being forced out of their homes, jobs, and schools by the police at anytime. If he succeeds-which he won’t; there will be billions of dollars gone for his selfish request to supposedly “make America great again” but its people like him that make America what it is today . We as a nation are in debt for billion of dollars as it is , so if he is elected to be president then us as a nation are basically going in a downward spiral because we already owe trillions of dollars.

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Trump has time and time again said that illegal immigration is stealing American's jobs and allowing illicit drugs into the country. Americans have been looking for a scapegoat for their problems, and for that cause Trump has given them illegal

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In his opinionated news article, “Ignorant Immigration Reform”, author David J. Bier asserts his opinion on a bill that will reduce the legal immigration by 50% in the United States. Bier supports his position by discussing how the bill won’t reduce immigration, stop the way immigrants are affecting the Americans wages and how they’re following Canada’s footsteps by concentrating on the skilled immigrants. Bier’s purpose is to notify the government of basic facts that they should know before making such claims, in order to bring into light what the real issue is. He writes in a very direct and sincere tone for the government and general public to inform them on false information that the government is claiming that the bill will do. Bier makes it very clear on where he stands on this issue by using credible facts, briefly explaining the opposing side's viewpoint, but he also shows that he’s very bias.

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Considering most modern studies like those mentioned above and even the Congressional Budget Office theorize that economic reform would have a positive effect on the US economy, the majority of economic reasons addressed previously against immigration reform are invalid. However, looking at political debates currently occurring, a startlingly large number of politicians use outdated or biased information to argue against immigration reform because of the impact they believe it may have on the economy. This can be dangerous because those “facts” spreads throughout the country, and then millions of people end up believing false

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Conclusion Donald Trump's presidency was marked by a shift from patriotism to racism, as his rhetoric and policies targeted immigrants, liberals, African Americans, and the media. This shift resulted in the normalization of hate speech and the exacerbation of racial tensions, with far-reaching consequences for American society. As we continue to grapple with the aftermath of his presidency, it is crucial to acknowledge the damage done and work towards healing the divisions that his rhetoric has caused. Prompt: Write more detail about part "I. Demonization of Immigrants" I. Demonization of

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He begins this article by illustrating the ethos of Trump, and how he has addressed the issue of illegal immigration, and has shown the picture that he is a hardline conservative where he wants to stop the impacts of illegal immigration all together in the United States. For example, Finnegan states, “Under President Trump, the crackdown has come in many form, beginning with the slapdash ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries. Trump has voted to triple the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers; expand the Border Patrol…” (Finnegan, 2017). In addition to this, Finnegan addresses the point made by Spakovsky and Attorney General, Jeff Sessions who state that the program is unconstitutional as just utter lies, a direct counterargument.

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Donald Trump and the Media From the article “ What’s In Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan and How It Could Affect the GOP”, is heavily based on what Donald Trump’s plans to stop all immigrants entering to the United States. The author of the article, Asma Khalid, proclaim that the GOP and Donald Trump are separate in minds of this situation. Overall in every media that involves the presidential election with Donald Trump; it always a force debate on immigration.

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Article Summary For many decades, politicians, and lawmakers have been bothered by undocumented immigrant’s presence in the United States of America. Factors such as poverty, diverse forms of persecution, and unemployment of many foreign lands motivating some groups to seek entry into the U.S. Many undocumented immigrants fled to the U.S. legally with a temporary visa, and failed to leave. Some due come to America one way or another, by boat, or cross the borders.) According to Wallace, undocumented immigrants are individual who are leaving in America illegally (Wallace et al., 2012).

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Annotated Bibliography Beadle, Amanda Peterson. " Top 10 Reasons Why The U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform." ThinkProgress. © 2016 - Center for American Progress, 10 Dec. 2012.

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One of the biggest controversies in the United States today is immigration. This is a huge topic in the country today because there is numerous people on both sides of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform that present great evidence about it. This reform is impacting millions of immigrants that are working and living in the Unites States today, but it also affects the people that are citizens of the United States. In this paper I am going to present arguments from both sides of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform, then come to a conclusion on which side I choose to place my opinion. There are a lot of worthy things that this reform is going to accomplish for immigrants in the United States.

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For example, if we have Five million people in the country with average economy, then we put more four million people, the economy will be low and hurting all the people who are living in the country. According to New York times news, the article Do Illegal Immigrants Actually Hurt the U.S. Economy “For this, he earns up to $25,000 a year, which is considerably less than the norm submission wage for New House of York City’s 100,000 or so documented construction actor.  Chan boss, who radius on the condition of namelessness, said that unless he learned a specialized attainment, Chan would never be able to move up the income ladder. As long as there are grand of undocumented workers competing for low -end jobs, wage is more likely to fall than to rise” (Adam Davidson

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Republicans believe that undocumented immigrants negatively affect the economy and cause crime in America. Republicans also feel the need to devote resources towards border enforcement in order to ensure that incoming immigrants are unable to illegally enter the United States. Furthermore, an outspoken Republican by the name of Donald Trump has shared his opinions on immigration multiple times, stating that if he becomes elected, he plans to build a wall around the Mexican border and deport 11 million undocumented immigrants within the U.S, who he believes pose a considerable threat to national security. Despite past efforts, political differences between both parties have crushed all hopes of a comprehensive immigration reform policy being met. Until both parties decide to cooperate and work together in order to create a successful immigration policy, the legal rights of millions of immigrants living in the United States will be at

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There are a lot of controversial issues surrounding this country. Whitin all those controversial issues there 's the “issue” of illegal immigration. I 'm sure we 're all familiar with the term “illegal immigration”. We’re always told about how bad it is. Don 't get me wrong, it is bad but it 's not done with the intention of hurting someone else but to try and change their future.

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Newsweek, DON’T BLAME IMMIGRANTS FOR DRIVING DOWN WAGES. ‘High-skilled immigrants, especially in technology and science, who have come in larger numbers in recent

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Immigration has always been a crucial topic in the United States government. Especially when it comes to giving amnesty and passing an immigration reform to 11 million immigrants, that live in the country. Many citizens believe that immigrants are detrimental to the well-being of the United States and do not agree with the passage of an immigration reform. One reason is that many believe immigrants take away the jobs of American citizens. Other reasons are that immigrants bring crime to the country and affect the economy.

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