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In current American politics, most Americans are concered about whether unauthorized (illegal) immigration will help the country's current state. The debate is whether these immigrants should be deported and wouldn't have been accepted with their current state. Or whether the immigrants should be granted citizenship and given whatever American citizens get.
Explanation:
Both of their works are often about a lot of things, but I'd say they were written to, say, "boost morale" of the american people.
