Immigration

Reform
2014






My name is Omar Guerrero and the
community issue that I will be
discussing is the current reform on
immigration in the United States. This
is a subject that I feel affects me on a
personal level, because even though I
am a United States citizen, I am also an
immigrant. I come from a Mexican
heritage and most of the people
affected by this are Hispanic and I
know many persons who are affected
by the immigration laws in this
country. I first began to investigate
this topic because I wanted to get
more knowledge on the subject and
eventually be educated enough so that
I can help this cause. I would like to
become more involved in what is
going on with politics in the U.S.

Reforming Immigration in the
United States

On
Thursday,
June
27,3013,
thanks to
the hard
work and




support of millions of citizens of the
United States, the Senate voted to pass
their comprehensive immigration
reform bill. So, what happens now? In
order for the bill to become a law, it
must be approved by all three
components of the legislative branch
of Congress. This means that that the
Members of the House of
Representatives still have to make an
immigration bill of their own and then
make a decision whether to pass it or
not. The Republican Party controls the
House and many of the Republican
Congressmen continue to oppose a
reform on immigration because they
claim that the border is not secure.
The people made their voices heard to
the Senate and contributed in the
passage of their bill. Now, it is time to
work even harder and make the
members of the House of
Representatives realize that this
country is in great need of a renewal
in the current immigration laws.

The Legislation

Bill S. 744, The Borders Security,
Economic Opportunity, and
Immigration Modernization Act,
which was enacted by the U.S. Senate,
instates five major provisions needed
to provide for a comprehensive
immigration reform. The provisions
are based on securing the border,
legalization, legal immigration,
interior enforcement, and immigrant
integration. The Senate has taken the
first step into legalizing millions of
undocumented immigrants who
already form a part of our society at
an under-ground level. It is time for
the House of Representatives to do the
same, so that the dreams of all of these
people to be legitimate United States
citizens can come true.

We the People

The people of the United States have
spoken.
Six in
ten
Americans agree that there needs to
be a comprehensive immigration
reform. This reform would not only
grant citizenship to more than 11
million un-documented immigrants
living in the United States, but it
would secure the rights of these
people in the work place and allow for
them to live as a productive part of
our society. Deportation leads to
families being torn apart and it takes
people back to the countries that they
fled from looking for a better life with
even less than what they came here
with.



Take Action!

The fate of millions of immigrants
living in the United States is at stake.
By let-ting the members of the House
of Representatives know that the
citizens of this country demand for a
comprehensive reform on
immigration, they will be forced to
make a bill that will ensure a path to
citizenship for the millions of
undocumented immigrants. It is up to
the American public to make their
voices heard and really cause an
impact on the current immigration
policies that have many immigrants
living in unfair conditions and in fear
of being deported every day.

Immigration Reform Is Beneficial
for Everyone

A reform on immigration would not
only benefit the millions of illegal
immigrants in the United States by
allowing them to become citizens, but
it would also generate short and long
term economic profits in the long
term. Below is a graph that explains
what the cost of having an
immigration reform are and what the
revenues would be.



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