Definition of Amnesty: Amnesty for illegal immigrants is defined as a governmental pardon for violating policies related to immigration. Immigration amnesty would include the federal government forgiving individuals for using false documentation such as social security numbers, identification cards, and driver’s licenses, in order to gain employment in the U.S. and continue to remain in the country. Amnesty would allow illegal immigrants or undocumented aliens to gain permanent residency in the United States.
SIGNIFICANCE
What is wrong with the immigration system that we have now?
EVERYONE AGREES: 11-12 MILLION UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS – That means that it is not working. We do not have enough border patrol, police personnel cannot ask about citizenship in many states. Arizona is the most recent state to allow officers to investigate citizenship. We do not have any way of deporting the full 11-12 million people, and there aren’t enough investigations of companies to make sure they are not hiring illegal immigrants. If we do find someone and deport them, we could be possibly breaking up families such as the parents being illegal and the children being born in the US.
Illegal immigration ranks as one of the most contentious issues in American politics. Ideas for addressing the issue include a "path to citizenship" with a guest worker program. Critics charge that it amounts to granting amnesty to illegal immigrants -- something that was done in a 1986 immigration bill.
Negative impact of illegal immigrants: overcrowded and under-funded schools, diseases, increased health care costs, degraded health care service, higher auto insurance premiums, poverty, lawlessness, social conflict, over-population, unemployment, lowered wages, vote fraud, increased crime, illegal drugs, environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, loss of common language and culture, increased traffic congestion, higher taxes
Positive impact of illegal immigrants: immigration helps boost our wages, helps our economy,
Arizona SB 1070: Arizona Law: Arizona's law orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there's reason to suspect they're in the United States illegally.
It also targets those who hire illegal immigrant laborers or knowingly transport them.
"For any lawful contact made by a law enforcement official or a law enforcement agency (meaning the officer has to have another lawful reason to have stopped you before he can do ask this) …where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person…"
Motion: THW provide amnesty to illegal immigrants already living in the USA.
Pros:
· Government would be able to use the resources from trying to deport illegal immigrants to take care of more important issues.
· Illegal immigrants usually fill low-paying jobs that Americans are not willing to do. If we provide amnesty to these workers they will start to contribute to the overall economy through taxes.
· This would help with the issues of deporting families like the parents of children who were born in the US.
· Some people propose that with granting amnesty to those who want it, you make them pay a fee, or require them to earn their citizenship such as join the army, go to school, etc. This would make sure amnesty would contributes to the economy.
Cons:
· Rewards immigrants for coming here illegally. This would encourage more illegal immigration
· Illegal immigrants take jobs from American workers and drive down wages by taking jobs for lower pay.
· We will not be able to accommodate illegal immigrants in the fact that they would overload our education and public health care systems.
Background
http://tcf.org/publications/2004/9/pb491
Issues brought up with immigration policy we have now and Obama supports the Dream Act http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-comprehensive-immigration-reform
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Should not give amnesty to illegal immigrants
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