Proposal:
Not only are these people working here illegally, they are enjoying many of the same privileges our government provides for its citizens such as healthcare, police enforcement, and public education, without paying a dime. These people should not be given amnesty and much more needs to be done to arrest these criminals and either put them behind bars, or get them back to the country in which they came.
Main Points:
*American Economy/ GDP
*Free healthcare at America's hospitals
*Working tax-free
*Free public education
*They are committing a crime
*Making a burden on America's taxpayers
*No amnesty
*Some pros to illegal immigration
*Taking some of the jobs of Americans
* Raising the unemployment rate
*Prison time for these illegal immigrants is costly to the government
*Building fences around our borders/ border patrol
*Crime rate because of these illegals is increasing
*American companies hiring the illegals
Conclusion:
The American government has been quite, "slack," if you will about allowing these people come into our country and work illegally. They have also had a bad habit of letting the employers of these illegals, get off rather easily when it comes to their punishment for a major crime such as this. These employers are ultimately responsible for the problem with illegal immigration and should be punished accordingly. The American government should have a better border control, whether it means troops present, outposts, a fence, etc., but the easiness of these people to walk in and out of our country is astounding. The illegal immigrants here should be found quickly and shipped overseas because having them be housed in American jails is also causing our taxpayers a lot of money. The employers of these people should receive stiff jail time to make them think twice about committing the crime again. The government should also talk to the countries in which most of the illegals come from, and see if there is anything they can do to solve the issue. Amnesty should not be allowed in this country because we should not reward people for committing a crime.
This is a great topic and I actually almost did this one too! You make some really good points in your proposal that you will be able to find a lot of research on. I also like how you plan to discuss the pros of illegal immigration. My only suggestion is that you could discuss specific statistics involving these illegal immigrants. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat job. Good topic that should be easy to write a good amount on. Seems like you have a good amount of points to support your view. sick job.
ReplyDeleteLots of information is out there on this topic, I had the opportunity to research this topic a few years ago. Make sure to hit heavily upon the economic effects that illegal immigration has on our country. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteDrew Weinbrecht
To make the paper more persuasive to a reader, including comments about how the points you have so far effect the individual. Right it seems like the balance of your paper leans toward the government.
ReplyDeleteUsing "these illegals" and phrases like that is not a good choice to make. Think about what it does to your ethos. How does it make you sound? What kind of tone does it give your paper?
You said that crimes shouldn't be rewarded with amnesty. Other than that (the principle) why shouldn't illegal immigrants be given a working visa and taxed heavily. Much of your argument deals with the economic effects. This would fix that problem (in the mind of an English major).
You might also talk to an Economics professor or graduate student about sources that might be the most help to you.
-Candace