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Immigration Texts- AP English (Document 3: Cost ((Education: $2,107,800…
Immigration Texts- AP English
Document 2
Illegal Immigration
Definitions:
Undocumented/Unauthorized Entrants--
Inspected upon entry but gain admission by using fraudulent documents
violators of the duration and/or terms and conditions of a visa
peoples definitions vary a lot and "illegal" isn't just one thing/person
Document 5
Sara Ybaraa L.
lived on about 50 k a year (husband, daughter, son and herself)
lived with old cars, free and reduced lunch, old cheap clothes
didnt have very good paying jobs, jobs cut back and back
unstable and bouncing around jobs
did not have reliant factors just dependent on circumstances - a lot in debt
unfair tfat tfis is true for a lot of people livinf paycjeck to paycjeck
story of impoverished US Citizen
Document 4
Kelly, daughter of an immigrant from Vietnam
(1975) Grandfather was taken to a communist-owned camp for ten years; (1993) left vietnam and went to america in Cali in San Jose!!!! Lived in Blossom Hill
E.G. Albany, New York- daughter of an immigrant
16 years old; living in a small town mostly white- "You turn white"
father was deported when she was eight (2009)- vaguely remembers a lot of people crying and saying good bye
Mom is very scared of being deported; was caught not wearing seatbelt; Constantly living in fear as immigrants "Living the American Dream "
3 Different Stories
All different immigrant stories are unique and special in their own way
want better life and opportunity in a different country.
Document 1
Any Immigration policy will have winners and losers
Winners
Immigrants- gain more money and opportunity
Employers and Business Owners; Have more money and workers
Stockholders: winnings from the growing economy and increase in business
Losers
First, Working-Class Americans: Modest wages driven down in economic sectors- effects wages w distribution of wealth and jobs
African-Americans: more likely to compete directly for jobs and at competitors in economy
previous immigrants: different scrabbling for benefits for other groups of people
Document 3: Cost
cost of illegal immigration: 113 billion!!!!
29 billion at federal level
84 billion at state and local level
because of the amount of money placed in and for illegal people living in the United States- puts the country at a "crossroads"
"the unfortunate decision made in 1986 to adopt an amnesty that invited continued illegal migration"
education for children of illegal aliens- 52 billion- state and local governments
most illegal people do not pay income taxes; many tax refunds are given back to them
Education: $2,107,800,000
Medical: $5,949,900,000
Law Enforcement: $7,838,700,000
Public Assistance: $4,564,600,000
Total: $28,645,400,000
Document 6
freen cards can be very important to posess in order to open new doors
if you dont have one, it spirals down really fast