This is my final blog post for my English class assignment. However, with the upcoming case of United States vs. Texas coming up and the Presidential race heating up, I don't believe this will be my last blog post on immigration reform. I have read so many interesting articles and learned a lot during this assignment. I had never really thought a lot about immigration and now that I have learned more, I realize that immigration has some very real and very positive affects on the U.S.
I never realized how important immigration was to our economy. I didn't even know what DACA and DAPA meant, or how millions of U.S. families lives hang on the verdict of United States vs. Texas. For most of us, it's just another case coming before the Supreme Court, but for those millions of families, it means having your family members with you or sent away. I also know where all the candidates stand on immigration reform, and I can therefore make a more informed decision when I vote in November. Oh, and I will definitely be voting!
However, the biggest thing I have discovered, is how important it is to be informed. I always said I don't like to get into politics, but politics is more than what you hear, and you need to learn all you can to be as informed as you can.
So, I will do what I can do keep this updated so you can also be better informed come November.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Saturday, April 9, 2016
United States vs Texas
I continue to sort through the various articles that are out there. You can search immigration or immigration reform and come up with a long list of very good articles that are both for and against immigration reform with a path to citizenship. However, I have been interested in looking for more information about the upcoming case, United States vs. Texas. I wanted to share this information, on Americanprogress.org, about the upcoming April 18th Supreme Court Case, This case was filed by 26 states and is going to decide whether President Obama's Executive action on the DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans) and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) initiatives was constitutional. This article had 4 key facts about the states that have brought forth this lawsuit.
I really think I found this article to be the most compelling so far. I like the background information that it gives on this very important case. I think it is very important to read and learn about what DAPA and DACA is, the impact that losing these initiatives will have on millions of U.S. families, as well as what these states will lose. These initiatives are the closest we have had to immigration reform and until there is extensive immigration reform, with a path to citizenship, these initiatives are what is needed now.
I really think I found this article to be the most compelling so far. I like the background information that it gives on this very important case. I think it is very important to read and learn about what DAPA and DACA is, the impact that losing these initiatives will have on millions of U.S. families, as well as what these states will lose. These initiatives are the closest we have had to immigration reform and until there is extensive immigration reform, with a path to citizenship, these initiatives are what is needed now.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Articles so far
I have found so many different articles about immigration and immigration reform. Since this is such a big topic of the Presidential Elections, there is a lot of information out there. What jumped out at me about all the articles I have read through are the statistics.
An article in The Atlantic that I found pretty interesting had statistics showing how immigrants are actually creating businesses, such as "from 2006 to 2012, more than two-fifths of the start-up tech companies in Silicon Valley had at least one foreign-born founder". It also talked about how immigrants are helping the U.S. Workforce by creating jobs since "they accounted for 28 percent of all new small businesses in 2011". I also found an interesting article for The Huffington Post that also had statistics relating immigration with the economy. The statistic that really jumped out at me was that "in 2012 immigrants founded 42 percent of America's Fortune 500 companies" and that those companies "created over ten million jobs and generated $4.5 trillion of annual revenue, about 30 percent of the US GDP".
However, statistics that really jumped out at me were in an article for The Washington Post. In this article, there were statistics relating to how young adults view immigration versus older adults. "More than two-thirds (68%) of young adults (age 18 to 29) say that immigrants coming to the U.S. strengthen the country..." opposed to "only 36% of seniors (age 65 and older) believe that newcomers strengthen American society". Wow! You can see that how Americans view immigration is definitely changing with the generations! Which is why it is so important to keep the younger generations informed and educated.
Links directly to the articles, with article summaries, can be found on my "Suggested Readings" page.
An article in The Atlantic that I found pretty interesting had statistics showing how immigrants are actually creating businesses, such as "from 2006 to 2012, more than two-fifths of the start-up tech companies in Silicon Valley had at least one foreign-born founder". It also talked about how immigrants are helping the U.S. Workforce by creating jobs since "they accounted for 28 percent of all new small businesses in 2011". I also found an interesting article for The Huffington Post that also had statistics relating immigration with the economy. The statistic that really jumped out at me was that "in 2012 immigrants founded 42 percent of America's Fortune 500 companies" and that those companies "created over ten million jobs and generated $4.5 trillion of annual revenue, about 30 percent of the US GDP".
However, statistics that really jumped out at me were in an article for The Washington Post. In this article, there were statistics relating to how young adults view immigration versus older adults. "More than two-thirds (68%) of young adults (age 18 to 29) say that immigrants coming to the U.S. strengthen the country..." opposed to "only 36% of seniors (age 65 and older) believe that newcomers strengthen American society". Wow! You can see that how Americans view immigration is definitely changing with the generations! Which is why it is so important to keep the younger generations informed and educated.
Links directly to the articles, with article summaries, can be found on my "Suggested Readings" page.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Immigration Source #1
I have been online looking at various websites for information on immigration. I found this website that has some great information, CFR (Council on Foreign Relations). I like it because it doesn't take a particular stance, but it still has a lot of information about what is going on with immigration reform. It not only talks about what has been going on with immigration reform but also where we are with reform. I am still learning about this topic myself but from what I can gather, we are pretty much stalled out in reform because noone really wants to take a firm stance in support of immigration reform that will actually help immigrants become US citizens and keep families together. I also believe there needs to be more legislation passed at the state level. More positive legislation like what California has passed, which according to the information on CFR:,
"In September 2013, California enacted some of the most immigrant-friendly policies on the books: Undocumented immigrants are eligible to apply for drivers' licenses, practice law, and receive in-state tuition at universities. Legal permanent residents may sit on juries and monitor polls, although they cannot vote."
There is actually a lot of information out there right now since it is a hot topic for the Presidential election. However, you have to really read the information because this is a such a hot political topic right now and you want to make sure the information you are reading is remaining neutral That is the only way you can truly be educated on this very important issue.
I don't get into politics much but I firmly believe that everyone that comes over here, legally or illegally, is escaping their home for a reason and we need to do what we can to help them become the best they can be. This is the chance that your ancestors had. This is the chance that every human should have.
"In September 2013, California enacted some of the most immigrant-friendly policies on the books: Undocumented immigrants are eligible to apply for drivers' licenses, practice law, and receive in-state tuition at universities. Legal permanent residents may sit on juries and monitor polls, although they cannot vote."
There is actually a lot of information out there right now since it is a hot topic for the Presidential election. However, you have to really read the information because this is a such a hot political topic right now and you want to make sure the information you are reading is remaining neutral That is the only way you can truly be educated on this very important issue.
I don't get into politics much but I firmly believe that everyone that comes over here, legally or illegally, is escaping their home for a reason and we need to do what we can to help them become the best they can be. This is the chance that your ancestors had. This is the chance that every human should have.
New focus for my English 112 class!
We are starting a new english assignment, which is a problem/solution essay. My topic is on immigration reform. I started thinking more about immigration because of my last essay topic, which was about my chosen Kiva candidate who was from El Salvador. As I was researching El Salvador, I found out that gang violence is a big problem in El Salvador. The gang activity is so bad that El Salvador is now one of the countries with the highest murder rates.
I had never thought much about immigration until I starting reading some of the articles about why parents are sending their children to America illegally. They are trying to protect their children from the violence. That's when I started to think more about immigration and the why of the equation. So, my focus on immigration is to help people to be better informed about this very important topic, which is also a hot topic for the Presidential candidates. I read a lot of generalizations about immigrants and their reasons for coming over here, but the bottom line is this country was founded by immigrants and we need to look at the reasons they came to America in the first place. Their reasons are the very reasons people are still coming to America today. We need immigration reform that will help immigrants with a path towards citizenship and we also need to keep families together!
I had never thought much about immigration until I starting reading some of the articles about why parents are sending their children to America illegally. They are trying to protect their children from the violence. That's when I started to think more about immigration and the why of the equation. So, my focus on immigration is to help people to be better informed about this very important topic, which is also a hot topic for the Presidential candidates. I read a lot of generalizations about immigrants and their reasons for coming over here, but the bottom line is this country was founded by immigrants and we need to look at the reasons they came to America in the first place. Their reasons are the very reasons people are still coming to America today. We need immigration reform that will help immigrants with a path towards citizenship and we also need to keep families together!
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