my friends essay essay:
Immigration and Birthright Citizenship
Many people feel the issue on immigration and birthright citizenship may have become a touchy subject. Some people argue that the undocumented citizens or illegal immigrants steal jobs away from rightful US citizens. Also people say that the undocumented citizens want to have a baby in the United States of America with the assumption they will grant US citizenship to them as a family. In certain states the police were allowed to stop anyone that they felt to not hold US citizenship just by looking at them. With this thinking different ethnic groups have been looked down on and even discriminated against. Some people just see the color of the person and form an opinion against a certain group…show more content…
If the situation were turned around the feeling of confusion and alienation would hurt so much to think about how a person thinks what we look like, and possibly become scared of what someone could do if they found out that the person is undocumented.
Arizona made it tougher for undocumented citizen by making a federal law called the Arizona Senate Bill 1070. “The controversial bill gives Arizona law enforcement the authority to stop people whom officers have "reasonable suspicion" of being in the country illegally, detain these individuals while verifying immigration status, and arrest undocumented immigrants for transfer to ICE custody.” The article also states “The bill, also known as the "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" also makes it a crime to be in the state illegally and to provide transportation to someone you know is undocumented.” With that said, it seems to me, it gives the police in Arizona authority to stop anyone they feel like. It also touches on the subject of racial profiling and discrimination just by the way a person looks making it ok to stop them. Furthermore, by making this bill it says that it is ok to look at someone and judge them for what they look like.
MY ESSAY:
American citizenship is and should be a birthright. It is law that anybody born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen of these United States of America. “Just Soli”, otherwise known as the right of soil”, was created off of the principles enacted with in the Fourteenth Amendment to the constitution. We have abide by this law since July of 1868 and to repeal or even make efforts at reforming it would be a terrible idea. Linda Chavez, author of “The Case for Birthright Citizenship” represents my view on the issue and supports it through various arguments within her publication. In our shared opinion, repealing the birthright amendment would change the essence of what it means to be American. In contrast, George F. Will, author of “An Argument to Be Made About Immigrant Babies and Citizenship”, argues that reform will remove the incentive for illegal immigration. His ideas are centered on the issue of babies born from illegal immigrants within the United States and whether they should receive the right of citizenship, which was arguably intended for only freed slaves. Citizenship was a basic right, created by the authors of the Constitution of the United States of America, which should be upheld throughout legislation in the permanent future for people of all races and backgrounds. An illegal immigrant is defined as an individual who crosses over the border into the United States and enters the U.S. without an entry or immigrant visa, especially a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or who overstays the period of time allowed as a visitor, tourist, or businessperson. Illegal Immigrants account for only four percent of the total population but account for eight percent of children born. The debate surrounding the information is whether or not babies of undocumented aliens should be given birthright citizenship. In my opinion, it is the direct right of every child born within the United States of America to own the basic rights guaranteed under the constitution and to receive citizenship.
The reason being, it is expressly stated in the Declaration of Independence that “All Men are created equal.” I interpret the world “Men” to mean mankind and that “Equal” to mean that we are all owed equal rights under the new sovereign body of the United States of America. Equal rights means equal opportunity to all citizens of the U.S. and truthfully that should be upheld with every new member of this country. Where your parents originate from and your nationalities that extend far into ancestry have no effect on your allegiance. Any child born of any race in modern society has roots that extend from various peoples and races
