Whats Behind United States Immigration (Exploratory Essay)

Mellizza Lansang EN102-21169 Prof: M Jacob Broderick 9 October 2012 What is behind US Immigration? Illegal immigration has been a huge problem of United States for a long period of time. There are two common ways of how people come to US illegally; first is to cross the border between Mexico and US; second is to overstay when they come to US as a visitor. Why do people want to come to the United States if they are going to be here illegally? Simply, because those illegal immigrants want to have a better life than what they have back in their homeland; but the question here is why then did people come to the United States illegally if they are not getting any benefits? As I asked myself this question, my mind begun to think about the†¦show more content†¦He also gave example of the leaders of our nation such as Martin Luther King, Jr., who fought with the unjust laws. Not taking action wouldn’t help anybody; Kavanaugh proposed giving â€Å"legal status to anyone who contributes to our common good.† He also suggests considering the immigrant’s status f or amnesty. This article could attract many Christian readers because he used the bible in his argument, but I don’t find Kavanaugh’s article to be persuasive and I had a hard time agreeing with his view. In my point of view church and state are two different institutions; not everything in the Bible can be apply in our government law. I didn’t like how he used the undocumented family’s status as a reason for them to be here illegally because it is not fair to the immigrants who worked hard and who loan money to come to United States. I admit that NAFTA could be one of the reasons of their sufferings in their life; it’s still not enough reason to immigrate to United States illegally. I didn’t like the argument that people who contribute to the community should not be labeled â€Å"illegal.† They should be called â€Å"illegal†, illegal means not authorized and as illegalShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organization al Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services:Read MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 PagesAccount Manager Training and implementation support www.wileyplus.com/accountmanager MAKE IT YOURS! Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Tenth Edition David A. DeCenzo Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Stephen P. Robbins San Diego State University San Diego, CA Tenth Edition Contributor Susan L. Verhulst Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA John Wiley Sons, Inc. Associate Publisher Executive Editor Senior Editoral Assistant Marketing Manager Marketing AssistantRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesStudies Approach with Spreadsheets, Fourth Edition Stevenson and Ozgur, Introduction to Management Science with Spreadsheets, First Edition Project Management The Managerial Process Fifth Edition Erik W. Larson Oregon State University Clifford F. Gray Oregon State University PROJECT MANAGEMENT: THE MANAGERIAL PROCESS Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright  © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill