Illegal Immigrants

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the 5th and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution and applies them to the current issues regarding illegal immigration. The paper also argues that the US should not deport foreign born parents of children born in the U.S., who have full citizenship as anchor babies.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Problem
The Amendments

From the Paper:

"The illegal immigrants have been increasing in America and have been able to gain benefits through health care, educational opportunities and other perks of living in the country, without having to submit the same paperwork that citizens and legal immigrants are required to submit. This has begun to create tension throughout America as jobs become less available and funding begins to get tightened. Whether the funding and employment issues are a direct result of illegal immigration or not does not sway the detractors who insist the illegal immigrants not only be forced to leave the country, but are also beginning to request that American born children by illegal immigrants not be allowed to attend public schools."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Detweiler, George (2005) A bold remedy to a grave threat: because the 14th Amendment's original intent has been ignored and the amendment has been used to grant citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants, Congress needs to clarify the meaning of the amendment's languageThe New American
• Aizenman , NC (2007) Pleading to Stay a Family; Raids on Illegal Immigrants Have Their U.S.-Born Children Fearing Separation -- and Some Are Lobbying Capitol Hill The Washington Post
• Ramirez, Rosa (2006) Babies born in U.S. stir dispute Some claim they 'anchor' parents; experts disagree. Denver Rocky Mountain News
• Knickerbocker, Brad (2006) Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?The Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html

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