ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Background Currently, an estimated 12 million illegal

immigrants in USAbout 7 million from MexicoConcentrated in California, Texas,

Florida, NY, New Jersey, & Arizona Foreign-born Americans will exceed

15% of population by 2025 (highest ever)

What are the Key Issues?

1. Border Security2. Businesses who hire

illegals/Jobs3. Tax dollars4. “Mixed” families5. How will they vote?

1. Border Security Are we really worried about illegal

immigrants crossing the border? Key issue with border security revolves

around terrorism

2. Businesses who hire illegals/Jobs Americans - immigrants are a threat to their

jobs & wage levels (unemployment at 7.4%)Also a drain on services – schools, police,

health care Businesses – immigrants take jobs Americans

no longer want What should the penalty be (if any) for

businesses who hire illegals?

3. Tax Dollars Illegals do not pay taxes; in many cases their

children (if born in US) still take advantage of federal programs, i.e. schools

If family stays in Mexico (for example), US dollars go back to Mexico, hurting our economy

4. “Mixed” Families Parents enter the US illegally, but children, born

in the US, are citizens – Anchor Babies What do we do with them?

Deport entire family?Deport just the parents & put kid(s) in foster care?Let the parents stay with children?

Estimated 1 million children enter US illegally but have grown up with American customs for years

What do we do with them?

5. How will they vote? Hispanics are now largest minority group How they will vote is the biggest roadblock

to getting federal legislation passed Most Hispanics would typically vote…

Democrat

What has been suggested???

1. Enforce laws and deport all illegal immigrants2. Blanket Amnesty – all illegals become citizens3. Earned Citizenship – a new program that

requires illegals already in US to receive citizenship by meeting certain criteria within a certain timeframe

All politicians typically favor increasing border security…some have even suggested building a wall/fence

Earned Citizenship/Immigration proposals…

Typically include some/all of the following:1. Illegals must pay back taxes they owe2. Pass criminal background check3. Learn English4. Pass citizenship test5. Increase penalties for businesses who hire

illegals6. Increase border security7. New temporary worker program (allow

migrants to work in US for limited time)

Arizona Law Police have broad power to arrest

anyone they think may be in US illegally Crime for all noncitizens not to carry

immigration papers

Two Views of the AZ Law1. Needed for Border Security &

crime2. Racial Profiling

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