Immigration Reform

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews the House Resolution 4437, also known as the Sensenbrenner Bill. The paper discusses how this piece of legislation goes beyond simple inconvenience and instead reeks of social injustice. According to the paper, it appears to be a method of tightening up the currently lax security along the United States borders, but upon further investigation, includes measures that would make millions of illegal aliens currently in the country felons, impede the human rights of asylum seekers, throw away due process protections, and limit the access to essential services that millions require.

Outline:
Introduction
H.R. 4437 Overview
Arguments in Favor of the Bill
The Human Face of H.R. 4437
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"American businesses will lose valuable workers by the droves. Entire industries will feel a labor shortage that will have a snowball effect, especially in areas such as the South West where illegal aliens make up a large percentage of certain employment fields. With the significant demand for employees for these positions, wages are certain to rise, raising costs for companies, which will in turn have to raise their prices. This increase will be felt by all as other organizations then have to compensate for increased costs of doing business."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Allen, Robin. "Senate's Immigration Bill Provides Solutions to Industry in Face of Looming Labor Shortage." Nation's Restaurant News. 10 Apr 2006. FindArticles.com. May 10, 2006 <http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_15_40/ai_n16125439>.
• Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. 27 Jan 2006. The Library of Congress. May 10, 2006 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:4:./temp/~c109lnSRxq::>.
• Colias, Mike. "Post-Boycott Question: What Next?" Deseret News. 3 May 2006. FindArticles.com. May 10, 2006. <http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060503/ai_n16345504>.
• "Congress Should Pass Tough Immigration Bill." Oakland Tribune. 13 Apr 2006. FindArticles.com. May 10, 2006 <http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060413/ai_n16144063>.
• "H.R. 4437 Threatens Undocumented Workers in US." Immigrant Rights News. 3 Feb 2006. San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center. May 10, 2006 <http://www.indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4173&category_id=56>.

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