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Christopher Jaime
Professor Gifford
English M01A
07 December 2009
Federal Immigration Control
"We should honor every legal immigrant here, working hard to become a new citizen. But we are also a nation of laws." (Bill Clinton) Illegal immigration has been a problem for centuries, especially since the latter half of the twentieth century. The federal government has taken steps to decrease the likelihood of illegal immigration, but there are additional things they should do to improve the current status of illegal immigration. Tens of millions of legal immigrants over four centuries have made the United States what it is today. They came to make new lives and livelihoods in the new world and hard work benefited themselves and their new home country. However, there are several things the government should do in order to enforce our laws regarding illegal immigration. Therefore, the three things that the federal government should do to help prevent illegal immigration are to stop all incentives for illegal immigrants, increase funding and activity for immigration agencies, improve and expand the border patrol agencies.
Border Patrol Agents watch for illegal entry from ...
Immigration Debate at The Weissberg Forum For Disc...
Immigration VocabularyThere are some things the government should do in order to stop incentives that draws illegal aliens into the United States. One incentive that the government should strongly enforce, are the federal taxes the illegals do not have to pay. Considering the current debt that the United States government is in, they should make it mandatory for
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every illegal to pay federal taxes. By doing so, it would help the government financially, which might lower taxes for Americans, and it would be one less incentive for illegal immigrants. The government should stop giving birthright citizenship and welfare to the children of illegal aliens. With most people wanting the best for there children, this will encourage illegal aliens to settle...