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Studies show fewer than one in five Americans feel like they're living the American Dream. The American dream is something common to all people, but it is something that everyone views in different ways. The American dream is different for everyone, but they share some of the same aspects of it. The dream is dependent mainly on the setting of where one lives and one‘s social status. Many people find it hard to achieve the American Dream because of immigration, growing of population, and failure.

My generation describes that to be an American today you have to be born in America. My generation believes that you can't be an American if you were born in another country. You can be that's what makes America it's the ability to be able to come from where ever and try to get citizenship for our country. Some people of my generation even believe that you don't just have to be born in America to be an American you have to be white. That's why there are so many problems with building walls and keeping

In the film titled, “Wetback" the narrator offers two perspectives of undocumented immigration. On one spectrum he presents U.S border vigilantes who were implacable with any immigrant. On the other side, the film displayed immigrant safe­house proponents who not only showed compassion toward undocumented immigrant but as well aided them in their objective. The movie was able to effectively portray both angles effectively. However, in my eyes the proponents for the immigrant safe­house had a stronger

Illegal immigration (also referred to unauthorized or undocumented immigrants) refers to the migration of people across borders in a way that violates the immigration laws and entering or remaining in the United States without the permission from the United States government. According to preliminary Pew Research Center about 11.3 million illegal immigrants have been added to United States since 2013. The Congressional Budget Office or CBO expect 36 million new immigrants over next two decades if

THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE, once again at the center of U.S. politics, was accelerated by the success of president Obama winning more than 70% of the Latino and Asian vote in the 2012 elections. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s call for all 11 million undocumented immigrants to “self deport” was a significant reason for his defeat. Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the country — and growing rapidly — and more and more of them vote. Bipartisan groups have formed in the Senate (the

Mexico Border Wall The United States should not build a wall on the Mexico border because of all the bad effects It could have on the U.S. after it’s built. One of the main effects of the wall would be on the economy, the trade with Mexico would be crushed by the wall, jobs would be loss too. Another effect if the wall was made is the social effect on the communities of the people around the wall. One last effect of the wall being built is the political task of . People like Donald Trump want this

“What makes someone American isn’t just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith and the idea that anyone from anywhere can write the next chapter of our story,” stated President Barack Obama. In 2012, the Obama administration established the program that allowed young children to work and study, who were brought in the country illegally by their parents. They are known as DREAMers. As of 2017, with the new President, Donald Trump he was questioning this program and whether

“...Employment gains of immigrants in the past few years have been large compared with the small gains by United States workers…” About half of all workers ages 18 to 64 without a high school diploma are immigrants. Most are unauthorized and do not speak English well. hey tend to work in different fields that U.S.-born workers often don’t. Immigrant are part of America DNA. “...Immigration allows for an efficient sorting of workers, so displacement of U.S.-born workers by immigrants is unlikely

“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation” Ronald Reagan. The quote is stating that if a nation cannot control the illegal immigrants from its borders it is not a nation. Illegal immigrants should be sent back and then take a citizenship test. The United States should deport illegal immigrants because they are taking jobs, having to have help, and breaking the law. Illegal immigrants are taking the jobs of American citizens. The article “Unskilled Workers Lose Out to Immigrants”

Illegal immigration is a highly debated topic in the current presidential election race. On one side, people support immigrants as they are coming to America for a better life. On the other hand, illegal immigrants are taking American jobs, are the cause of rising crime rates, and are smuggling drugs into the United States. The endless tide of illegal immigrants only further amplifies the problems that are an issue today. The people of the U.S. need to come together and effectively end illegal immigration