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Decriminalization and Illegal Drug Use, 2006.
This paper examines the issue of drug decriminalization, indicating that it is not a solution to the drug addiction problem.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper reveals that the decriminalization of drug abuse has not been so successful in other countries. Most Canadians favouring de-criminalization refer to cannabis or their own drug preferences, unaware of thousands of persons trapped in heroin and especially crack cocaine abuse and related criminality. Having laws against drug trafficking helps medical professionals to help the addict who wants to change his or her life, perhaps believing an addiction cannot be overcome. The paper provides comments on harm reduction, the need to help the addict and the ethics of keeping some drug laws in place towards this end.
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"Western countries have seen rising addiction to illegal drugs, related crime and overall harm to the public (Allen, 2005). This paper examines the issue of drug decriminalization, noting a number of arguments for and against, indicating that decriminalization is not a solution to the drug addiction problem. In addition to textual research, time was taken to visit two Toronto areas noted for addicts and related criminal activities. This allowed for observation of people whose entire lives are centred on drug abuse as helped to see defects in the arguments of those who recommend decriminalization."
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The Case for Decriminalization of Drugs, 2006.
A persuasive argument in favor of decriminalizing drug use.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper argues that the current war on drugs has been an extremely costly failure for the U.S. According to the author, current anti-drug policy -- which includes the use and sale of controlled substances -- is simply impossible to enforce. The author looks at the cost of the war on drugs, both in terms of lives and dollars that could be saved from switching priorities. Then the paper debates medical statistics, citing that (currently) illegal drugs result in many fewer deaths each year than legal ones, such as alcohol and tobacco. Finally, the paper deconstructs the commonly held belief that marijuana is a gateway drug. The paper concludes with the author's recommendation that drug use be decriminalized.
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"The United States has been engaged in a "war on drugs" since the mid-1970s. The reported 59 percent decrease in illegal drug use has been achieved at a cost of an increase of 12,000 percent in the enforcement budget between 1973 and 1993. Attorney General Janet Reno has quoted federal officials as saying that in order for the interdiction of drugs entering the country to be effective, a total of 75 percent would have to be achieved. Since the amount officials claim has been interdicted is only 25 percent, even law enforcement policy makers admit that a successful interdiction program would be cost prohibitive."
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Drug Legalization and Decriminalization, 2002.
A look at the issues concerning drug legalization and decriminalization of drug policy in America.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper will discuss the nature of the legalization of drugs, and the possibilities of decriminalization that have been brought before our nations courts. By understanding what the arguments are for both sides, we can argue for a more balanced approach to the issue of legalization and what this means. In essence, we can rely on creating an argument for drugs to be a good medical source that could be legally created, and also would help to lower levels of criminals that are imprisoned for this offense. By realizing the sides of the argument, we can see how drugs can be brought into the system on a legal basis that would be responsibly used.
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The Decriminalization of Drugs in America, 2002.
A comprehensive research study including tables, charts, interviews and a literature review of the drug problems in America.
5,220 words (approx. 20.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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This paper shows, through an extensive literature review, as well as research conducted by the author in the form of a personal interview, and a questionnaire submitted to local students, that if illegal drug use leads to increased crime, then the decriminalization of drugs will ultimately reduce crime and will therefore improve society.
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"Because drug use is illegal in America, not only are prisons overcrowded with drug offenders but the high prices caused by illegalization result in a massive increase in monetary and even violent crimes. The war on drugs, as it has been practiced for the past four decades has done nothing to reduce these problems, and has in fact increased them. Thus it is becoming progressively more evident that the victory for this war will take far too long, cost way too much money and have far too many victims."
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Decriminalizing Drugs in America, 2006.
Considers the hypothesis that the decriminalization of drugs in America would ultimately reduce crime and, therefore, improve society.
5,180 words (approx. 20.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper attempts to show that if illegal drug use leads to increased crime, then the decriminalization of drugs would lead to a reduction in crime rates and, therefore, an improvement society. The paper supports this hypothesis through an extensive literature review as well as research conducted by the author in the form of a personal interview and a questionnaire submitted to local students.
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Abstract
Hypothesis
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results
Discussion
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"It is time for America to swallow its pride and admit defeat. The war on drugs has been a losing battle from its inception. But despite this loss, we can move on and we can better society. The problems associated with drugs in America can be solved without a war. The drastic step of legalizing drugs will allow us to finally conquer the problems associated with drug use and crime which have continued to plague our nation despite vast efforts of ineffective reform. The information provided in this paper will serve the purpose of supporting this perspective."
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Decriminalizing Drug Use, 2002.
Looks at the decriminalization of drugs as a possible solution to the war on drugs.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper examines the decriminalization of drugs as an avenue to halt the drug problem so prevalent in the United States. Alcohol is brought out as a possible comparison to the drug situation America is facing and how the decriminalization of alcohol did not spell the end of America.
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Illegal Immigration in America, 2008.
This paper looks at illegal immigration in America and discusses whether it is good or bad for the U.S. economy.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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In this article, the writer notes that illegal immigration is one of the biggest controversies and highly debated issue in the United States of America. The writer maintains that the impact of illegal immigration on the U.S economy is omnipresent with the U.S economy falling while emerging economies are making significant progress. The writer notes that many economists believe that the illegal immigration into America is a kind of economic war being waged against the Americans. The law makers and the officials in the Government have taken notice of the growing impact of illegal immigrants on the U.S economy and have taken steps to amend the existing laws so as to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States of America. The writer discusses that apart from the economic impact, illegal immigration has brought with it other social, religious and security problems. The writer looks at the different faces of illegal immigration and its effects on Americans.
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Introduction
Illegal immigrants
Modes of Entry
Origin of Illegal Immigrants in America
Impact of Illegal Immigration
Economic Impact
Numerical Data to Support the Economic Impact
Other Faces of Illegal Immigration
Security Issues and Costs
Education and Medical Care Costs
Environment Degradation
Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants
Conclusion
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"One of the most profound impacts is the decrease in the wages of low skilled workers in America. Jobs that Americans refuse to take because of lower wages are now being taken up by illegal immigrants. This has resulted in unemployment among the Americans. American companies often prefer foreign workers who work harder for a lesser pay than the American citizens. This has lead to improper distribution of income and increased the gap between the rich and poor American citizens. Another reason why the American companies prefer foreign employees is both the employer and employee can easily escape from paying taxes to the Government. The undocumented workers do not pay their taxes. In the case of American employees the taxes are deducted from their pay roll. Although illegal immigrants increase the profits for their employers they hurt the American taxpayers. Since most of the illegal immigrants have low educational qualification and low skill level they are most employed for lower wages in poor working condition mostly in underworld economies. Hence the illegal immigrants easily evade the payment of taxes without their knowledge."
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Illegal Immigration, 2005.
This paper discusses the problem of illegal immigrants, a person who enters a country illegally and works without the permission of the government.
1,140 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that for the United States, the main problem with illegal immigration is from Mexico because of the porous border between these countries. The author points out the problems with illegal immigrants are (1) that they work in the United States but they pay little or no taxes and yet receive the various benefits of citizens and legal immigrants, such as claiming unemployment compensation, resulting in an outflow of money but little or no inflow from income taxes for the U.S. government and (2) people associated or linked with terrorism seep into the United States through these porous boarders. The paper recommends that the resolution of the problem of illegal immigration requires (1) clarification of the law, (2) stricter enforcement necessitating sufficient funding for the border patrol force and (3) elimination of "birthright citizenship", which attracts illegal immigration because it offers any child born in the United States American citizen regardless of the citizenship or immigration status of his or her parents.
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"Last year President Bush took some steps to solve this problem. In 2004, he planned to allow about eight million illegal immigrants to achieve a temporary work permit that would make their stay in the United States as legal. This was a bold step and many illegal immigrants actually want to become legal in the United States. So they would get their legal status while the country would receive its taxes from them. Moreover, this would bring a lot of illegal immigrant on record and would filter out any terrorists or people with other negative agendas. However, this would only solve the problem of the illegal immigrants who are already within the borders of the United States."
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Illegal Immigration in the U.S.A., 2006.
An examination of the need for the U.S.A. to control illegal immigration.
1,751 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper examines America's need to control illegal immigration to save jobs, save American tax dollars, and to slow down criminal activity. The writer discusses the huge costs involved in the medical care of illegal immigrants. The writer further explains that Illegal immigrants cost all Americans money by participating in programs funded by tax dollars. The writer points out that when illegal immigrants enter America, a portion of these people will promote illegal activities. The paper concludes that cheap labor costs cannot make up for the potential negative effects of illegal immigrants in the United States.
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"Workers who reside in the United States legally can be beneficial to the economy. Illegal immigrants do little to help the economy and are usually a burden. Illegal immigrants take away jobs from Americans. These people cost everyone tax dollars by working tax free and taking up space in jails and hospitals. From the moment immigrants enter the country illegally, they promote criminal activity."
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Illegal Immigration, 2008.
This paper looks at the sensitive issue of illegal immigration in the United States
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the events of September 11, 2001 and the continuing media reports of tens of millions of illegal immigrants being in the United States has not helped the position of those who want to immigrate and it has added fuel to the war on terrorism fires at home. This paper provides a review of the relevant literature to demonstrate several timely reasons why illegal immigrants who are already in the United States should be allowed to remain. The writer notes that this includes the enormous positive economic contributions of illegal immigrants and the exorbitant costs associated with identifying and deporting them. The writer also points out that migration is a natural survival technique and looks at the adverse effect that deporting illegal immigrants to the US would have on the nation's consciousness in view of America's longstanding legacy of welcoming dispossessed people.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Positive Economic Contributions of Illegal Immigrants
Exorbitant Costs Associated with Identifying and Deporting Illegal Immigrants
Conclusion
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"Given its significance in national affairs, it is not surprising that there have been some conflicting reports concerning the economic impact of illegal immigrants on the country's economy. While the actual numbers are unknown, critics suggest that these illegal immigrants are stealing jobs away from American workers who would readily accept these jobs if they were available. For instance, Gresham reports that there are literally millions of illegal aliens in the United States today who are using false Social Security cards and numbers to secure legitimate and better-paying employment than many observers might believe. According to Gresham, the impact of these workers on the nation's middle class will be profound and will make the gap between the haves and have-nots even greater. In fact, this author maintains that left unresolved, this trend will ultimately result in an American middle class that will shrink from its present 65 percent to 70 percent of Americans and create a larger percentage of poor people than ever before in the country's history ..."
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The Socio-Economic Impact of Illegal Immigration, 2006.
An overview of the problem of illegal immigration into the U.S. and all of its implications for the US in the coming century.
6,347 words (approx. 25.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 147.95
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This paper takes a detailed look at the growing problem of illegal immigration into the United States. The paper examines what kind of social and economic impact such large numbers of illegal immigrants will have on the country and considers concerns about what the growing number of illegal immigrants entering the country mean for the future. The paper also looks at what will happen if nothing is done to stem the tide of illegals entering the country and what solutions are available to address the problem of illegal immigration.
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Introduction
Impact of Illegal Immigration
Proposed Solutions
Conclusion
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"The Republican National Committee began in June to run a television advertisement in California and 17 other states regarding the costs of illegal immigration. Democrats claimed the ad, based on a 1991 Backgrounder by the Center for Immigration Studies, contained a "blatant and demonstrable falsehood." The controversy is centered on the audio portion of the ad, which begins "Did you know there are over five million illegal immigrants in the U.S.? And that you spend five-and-a-half billion dollars a year to support them with welfare, food stamps, and other services." The cost figure is from "Estimated Annual Costs of Major Federal and State Services to Illegal Aliens" (Center for Immigration Studies Backgrounder 2-91), one of the first attempts to quantify the fiscal cost of illegal immigration. The paper estimated that the total cost of 13 major federal and state services to illegal aliens in 1990 was $5.5 billion. (This is a gross number; i.e., it does not attempt to balance fiscal costs with taxes paid by illegal aliens. Even in net terms, however, illegal aliens are acknowledged by all immigration researchers to be a drain on the public coffers.)"
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Illegal Immigration in the U.S., 1993.
A look at the laws of illegal immigration in the U.S., including an examination of political responses, restrictions, social issues, reform, examples, asylum and other countries' response to illegal immigrants.
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"By the summer of 1993, the related issues of illegal immigration and immigration reform had become leading political questions, particularly in California. When President Clinton visited California in mid-1993, he and his aids were "stunned" by the number of questions they were asked about immigration (Lauter, 1993).
As the immigration reform issue reached the forefront of public consciousness, its politics became more complicated. on the one hand, independent 1992 presidential candidate Ross Perot, as part of an apparent attempt to align himself more closely with Republicans against the Clinton Administration, began speaking out in his public addresses about the real or supposed abuses committed by illegal immigrants--a theme not sounded during his 1992 presidential campaign (Barrett, 1993). On the other hand..."
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Illegal Immigrants, 2006.
A discussion regarding college admission and financial aid for illegal immigrants in the US.
6,015 words (approx. 24.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at one of the most controversial issues in modern society, illegal immigration. The paper focuses on two main problems related to illegal immigration. The first issue that the paper reviews is whether or not American institutions of higher learning should admit illegal immigrants for study. The second problem is how these higher educational institutions should deal with the provision of financial aid to students who are illegal immigrants.
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Introduction
Federal Admission Issues
State Admission Issues
Federal Financial Aid
State Financial Aid
In-State Tuition
Impact of In-State Tuition on Illegal Immigrant Enrollment
Scholarships
Conclusion
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"Whatever the limitations of the current proposed legislation, it is important to understand that this legislation has not yet passed. In response to the federal uncertainty, several states have passed laws aimed at circumventing the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. In fact, there are currently ten states, Texas, California, New York, Utah, Illinois, Washington, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas, which allow undocumented immigrants to obtain in-state tuition benefits. (Kantrowitz, 2006). These laws tie the payment of in-state tuition rates to attendance of in-state high schools for a certain number of years. In addition, some, but not all, schools in Georgia allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. (Kantrowitz, 2006). Furthermore, several states have legislation pending, which would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. These states include Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Caroline, Tennessee, and Virginia. (Kantrowitz, 2006). Therefore, it is conceivable that within the next year half of all of the U.S. states will permit their public institutes of higher education to offer in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants. In fact, due to the number of states offering in-state tuition to illegal immigrants and the distribution of such immigrants within the United States, the present tuition picture for illegal immigrants is very promising. Currently "the majority of undocumented students in the U.S. can already count on paying the same tuition as the citizens who sit next to them in class." (Barbassa, 2006)."
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Illegal Workers in the United States, 2007.
An examination of whether illegal workers help or hurt the American economy.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines the problem of growing illegal immigration in the U.S.A, and looks at whether the illegal immigrants contribute to American society and economy. The paper explains that the real solutions to help control the flow of immigrants coming into the United States of America are the Real ID Act and Guest Worker Program which would provide a temporary status to foreigners in order for them to legally work in the United States, allowing them to come in legally, work
a certain amount of time and then go back to their country. The writer notes that the fence is useless because more and more illegal immigrants are coming into the country even with the border fence. The writer doesn't believe illegal immigrants really affect the jobs of Americans; they do the jobs no one wants, and in that way help the U.S economy, but believes that coming illegally into a country is a crime and it should not be tolerated.
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"In March 2005, more than thirty five million immigrants lived on the American soil, legal and illegal. This number represents about 12 percent of the United States' total population and Mexico accounts for about eleven million of them. The states with the highest number of illegal immigrants are California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey and Illinois (Center for Immigration Studies 1, 6, 8). The estimated number of illegal immigrants is between ten million people, and one-thousand-four-hundred arrive daily. According to Peter Katel, a CQ researcher staff member and former writer for Newsweek and Time magazines, it is estimated that 96 percent of the illegal men are employed, which represents four and a half million men and 5 percent or the nation's total workers (Online)."
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Illegal Immigration, 2004.
A position paper arguing that it is not in America's best interest to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes two sides of the illegal immigration issue and concludes that amnesty should not be granted to illegal aliens. The paper addresses questions concerning contributions to American society made by illegal immigrants and discusses problems associated with illegal immigration.
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"Sheila Jackson Lee and Robert Byrd are both members of the U S Congress. Both are members of the Democratic Party, but Lee has taken a stance in favor of granting amnesty to certain groups of illegal immigrants, whereas Byrd holds the opposite position and argues that amnesty ultimately leads to an increase in illegal immigration in that it encourages others to attempt to secure U S residency and citizenship by circumventing the legal processes developed for this purpose. Lee, in contrast argues from..."
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