Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Step Three--Brief
National governments have been dealing with the issue of illegal immigration since the inception of immigration laws. Though it has been controversial since it began, illegal immigration has become a particularly hot topic in the political realm of the United States over the last few years. Because illegal immigration can actually benefit both the immigrant and the destination country, it should not be stopped entirely, and those who do make it across the border illegally should not be deported. There are several reasons why illegal immigration should not be halted. The first reason would be the fact that individuals generally immigrate illegally to escape their war-torn or politically oppressive home country. Since the United States is a nation built on the notion of being able to escape oppression, the government should not deny access to those attempting to flee their country due to political reasons. Another major reason why illegal immigration should not be stopped entirely involves the United States economy. Many economists agree that illegal immigration is positive for the economy because large companies can use illegal immigrants as a source of cheap labor, thereby lowering the overall cost for products.
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This isn't bad, but a brief should be longer than an abstract (100-300 words) and shorter than an essay (3,000-8,000 words). It should address your modes of appeal, a thesis, both reasons for your stance as well as evidence to support them.
One thing about your writing:
"National governments have been dealing with the issue of illegal immigration since the inception of immigration laws. Though it has been controversial since it began, illegal immigration has become a particularly hot topic in the political realm of the United States over the last few years. Because illegal immigration can actually benefit both the immigrant and the destination country..."
Pretty much all of this could be deleted. The best advice I have is for you to just get to the point. You have really good ideas and reasons (as evinced in your other papers), so just try to avoid the verbose passages and get to the meat of the issue, especially in a brief. If you have questions, then let me know.
Things that I disagree with.
1) Yes the United States is a "safe" place for immigrants but they should not be able come here illegally under any circumstance. If they are wanting to escape their home country then they should do it legally in order to have the full benefits once reaching the United States.
2) Illegal immigration does not always help the economy. For the most part, it is causing the United States to lose tons of money every month. Illegal immigrants do not have to pay taxes on the money they earn, and most of it gets sent back to their home countries. This, in now way, helps the United States, but instead hinders the United States.
Step Five: Facts Supporting My Disagreements:
There is no research that supports that illegal immigration has helped the United States in any way towards a net financial gain. Here are a lists of ways that illegal immigration has actually hindered the United States' money flow:
1) The money earned by illegal immigrants does not get taxed, therefore causing the U.S. to lose tax money.
2) Illegal immigrants send most of the money they earn back to their home countries. This money is not getting spent in the U.S., and again, is not getting taxed.
3) The cost of social services for illegal immigrants also causes the U.S. to lose money. Social services for illegal immigrants includes food stamps, housing, Social Security, income tax credit, Medicaid, Medicare, medical services in hospitals, and also the costs of unemployed Americans who lost their jobs to illegal immigrants.
4) Illegal immigrants' children are given the right to a free public education even though they are not citizens of the U.S. This costs the states around $12 billion yearly. When illegal immigrants have kids this costs does more than double and costs the states $28.6 billion annually to educate them. If these illegal immigrant children were not here and/or not allowed a free public education, it would save the states a great deal of money every year.
5) It costs on average, $60.00 per day to incarcerate one inmate. When illegal immigrants are incarcerated the United States' peoples tax dollars still have to pay for them. The people of the U.S. are losing hard earned money in this way.
Just make sure your claims/rebuttals are backed up with solid research. Also, connect the dots, so-to-speak, when you start talking about the economic impact of this issue. Many groups chose to focus on this issue. It will be interesting to see how many different ideas there are when trying to mediate this issue.
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