Illegal Immigration MQ: Should illegal children born in the United States be given birthright citizenship?

By Gerardo PerazaBlock A

Introduction

•Illegal immigrant- person who has entered or lives in a country unlawfully or without the country’s authorization.

•Illegal children represent 5.4% of all children under the age of 18.

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•From 2003 to 2009 the illegal population has jumped from 2.7 million to 4 million.

•The population of native-born Americans has fallen for 4 straight decades.

When did illegal immigrants start crossing the border?•The border between the United States

and Mexico was created in 1848.•It is unknown when exactly illegals

started crossing over but most people say it was the year after.

How do illegal immigrants cross the border?•Illegal immigrants pay people who are

called coyotes to smuggle them across the border.

•The amount is usually 1,500 dollars per head.

•They call family members or friends in the United States to meet them when and if they cross.

How do illegal immigrants cross the border?•The journey takes them across scorching

deserts, or freezing mountain passages.•It is very risky because many get lost and

die of hunger/thirst or killed by gangs/bandits.

Why are illegal immigrants crossing the border?•At first only men, they came to find work.•Minimum wage jobs that no one else

wanted to do.•Women also crossed to find work. Some

started to cross to give birth to children in United States.

•Because of the 14th amendment that child would be legal and could apply for legal residency for their parents at age 21.

Where do illegal immigrants hide in?

•Mostly big cities, in small towns they would be recognized, reported, and deported back to central or south America.

•Los Angles, California•San Francisco, California•Seattle, Washington etc.

How does a child from an illegal immigrant affect the U.S. population?

• Children from illegal immigrants will expand the work force and eventually will pay taxes.

• However, they demand more resources to cover for basic services (education, health, etc.), which amounts to a virtual tax on U.S citizens.

• There is a need to correct the 14th amendment, in a way that it rewards those who follow the rules and immigrate legally and punish those who break the law.

     Immigration and Customs Inspectors

•$29.86 hourly, $62,110 annual•Customs and Border Protection Officer

(CBPO), Border Protection Officer (US CBPO), and Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer).

•Employment (2008) 112,000 employees Projected growth (2008-2018) Faster than average (14% to 19%) Projected job openings (2008-2018) 41,600

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•Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Licensing Examiners and Inspectors, and Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

High school career academies

•I will go to Atholton High school.•The career academy I researched is

Automotive Technology Academy.•I picked this career academy because

some of my family members have/had this career.

Lincoln Technical Institute

•It is located between Baltimore and Washington D.C. on 9325 Snowden River Parkway.

•The tuition is based on a number of details about your life like where you live, do you live with someone else, or your mode of transportation.

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•Must have a high school diploma or it’s equal.

•Also it is required that the student applying must take a campus tour to let the teachers see if they are college material.

•This school was built in 1946 as a post-war job skill training source and since then it has helped people achieve their goals in a certain skill trade.

Community service

•I helped deliver food to a retirement home two years ago.

•Also I donate cans every year.•I did this service because I wanted to help

the seniors enjoy the rest of their life's.

Prior Job Experience

Lawn mowingClerkSales person

Citations• Chavez, Linda. "The Case for Birthright Citizenship." Wall Street Journal.

11 Aug 2010: A.15. SIRS Researcher. Web. 01 Nov 2010.• Gomez, Alan. "Births Up for Those in USA Illegally." USA TODAY. 12

Aug 2010: A.1. SIRS Researcher. Web. 01 Nov 2010.• Llorente, Elizabeth. "Should U.S. Birth Grant Automatic Citizenship?."

The Record (Hackensack, NJ). 04 Jul 2010: L.1. SIRS Researcher. Web. 01 Nov 2010.

• Smith, Patricia. "Who gets to be an American? The 14th Amendment makes everyone born in the U.S. a citizen--including the children of illegal immigrants. But now, birthright citizenship is under attack." New York Times Upfront 20 Sept. 2010: 6+. Student Resource Center - Junior. Web. 1 Nov. 2010.

• Tancredo, Tom, and Tamar Jacoby. "Should the U.S. end birthright citizenship: Congress is considering a bill that would end the longtime practice of granting citizenship to children of illegal immigrants born in the U.S." New York Times Upfront 3 Apr. 2006: 20. Student Resource Center - Junior. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.