In the current day events it’s not uncommon to read in the news about immigration reform. Perhaps it’s about whether to renew the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) bill, or the lack of enforcement of immigration law in sanctuary cities, in either case it’s a daily topic of discussion. Why in a country founded by immigrants are we constantly debating whether to open or close our borders to immigrants seeking asylum or a new way of life? Answers vary greatly, dependent on whom one asks from day to day, as apparently everyone has one as it relates to the U.S.’s immigration policy.
It’s apparent that there is need for immigration reform. Not in the way many see it, where we should close our borders and further restrict who can or can not enter; rather, streamline the process to be more efficient to ensure that families who are separated are able to be reunited. Those who seek a new way of life should be able to find the opportunity to do so.
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In some instances, we hear how a majority of immigrants presently in the U.S. are illegal immigrants. David Cole states “much of the anti-immigrant fervor is directed against the undocumented, but they make up only 13 percent of all immigrants residing in the United States, and only 1 percent of the American population” (Cole, 558). Thirteen percent is hardly a majority, when considering that only 1 percent of illegal immigrants per Cole make up the American population, than it’s merely a rounding error to the total U.S. population. At the same time, if we had a more efficient or streamlined process to be legally present, it begs the question, would we have an even lower rate of illegal