Immigration into the USA

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the difficult issue of immigration into the USA and its rigid border controls. The paper discusses how, as numerous commentators have pointed out, America is a country that was built by immigrants and it therefore seems somewhat ironic and contradictory that the question of immigration is a subject that divides the American public and which has been the cause of such heated and extensive debate.

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"The advocates of this view call for a repeal of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which criminalizes the act of crossing the border to search fro work. ("Tear Down the Wall": Global Exchange Statement on U.S.-Mexico Border Migration) This call is also motivated by the fact that many young immigrants are "... in danger of being deported for petty crimes or even for crimes they did not commit..." which can in turn result in "...separating and destroying families and uprooting youth from their home communities." ("Tear Down the Wall": Global Exchange Statement on U.S.-Mexico Border Migration) In essence those who are in favor of this view see the strict immigration controls as an exacerbating factor in the increase of crime and criminal behavior among immigrants. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Auster, Lawrence. (1994) Massive immigration will destroy America. Insight on the News; 10/3/1994
• "Tear Down the Wall": Global Exchange Statement on U.S.-Mexico Border Migration. Retrieved May 5, 2006, from http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/unitedstates/california/immigration.html
• Illegal immigration undermines American spirit. Retrieved May 6, 2006, from http://www.therightreport.com/bothwell/2005/03/illegal_immigra.html
• Isbister, J. (1996). The Immigration Debate: Remaking America. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press. Retrieved May 8, 2006, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=82029717
• Isbister, J. (2) (1996). Are Immigration Controls Ethical?. Social Justice, 23(3), 54+. Retrieved May 8, 2006, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000432413

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