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Explore the advantages of immigration and the root causes, such as poverty, lack of education, and drugs, while considering the impact on the economy, health, and national security. Discover potential solutions like tax breaks, humanitarian aid, and improved US-Mexico relations.
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Roots • Mexico • No jobs, low wages • Poverty, disease, malnutrition • Drugs, corruption, • Lack of education The USFG can give tax breaks/incentives, give humanitarian aid, give military or police assistance, etc.
Advantages • Immigration BAD • The economy—jobs and taxes • Health—diseases and the burden on the health care system • Terrorism—ability of terrorists to get job • Drugs—fewer illegals leads to less drugs
Advantages • Helping Mexico Good • Improved economy, health, environment, etc • Improved US/Mexico relations • Improved US hegemony • Energy—decreases US oil dependence and increase renewable energy • Culture—preserves Mexican culture • Trade—NAFTA
Roots • The US • Easily forged papers • Employers who won’t or can’t follow the law • States that provide health care and education • Chain immigration • Visas run out The USFG could require contractors to enroll in employee verifcation programs, the IRS could fine employees who submit W-2 with bad SS #s, HLS could enforce the law using SS data, local law enforcement should begin arresting illegals, biometric IDs and data base, etc.
Advantages • Immigration BAD arguments • Modeling arguments—EU has similar problems and is watching to see how the US handles ours
Borders • The border are closed only in certain areas, mostly on the Mexican side • The USFG could use physical or virtual fences, aerial surveillance, increased border patrols, fill tunnels, increase the coast guard, etc.
Advantages • All of the Immigration BAD arguments • Hard-line Policies Good—Clinton • Modeling arguments—Roma • Sovereignty • Leads to future reform • Deportation
Amnesty and Pro-Immigration plans • Allow all current residents who have been here a certain amount of time to stay as legal residents • Increase the guest worker program to coincides with certain season and increase the numbers, etc • Increase the number of legal migrants • Make renewal of visas easier
Immigration Good Helps the economy—low and high tech Improves our culture and country Modeling—we model how to deal with the issue without violence Advantages