Immigration Reform

Alejandro Escobedo

Texas Government 2307

Elizabeth Gaylord

December 1, 2014

Immigration Reform Essay

        The purpose of this paper is to pose as a hypothetical senator and state my position on the immigration reform proposal. The immigration reform proposal is a list of suggestions that could be implemented into our current immigration laws and make it more beneficial to the American economy and immigrants at the same time. I will vote for immigration reform and explain in this essay why I have made this choice.

        I believe certain parts of the proposal should be kept as is. Our legislation should provide a tough, fair, and practical road map in order to secure borders. In doing so we can monitor visa overstays and make sure no one is crossing the border illegally. We should give the latest technology to border patrol agents; due to them having this technology we can ensure that the amount of illegal immigrants will reduced significantly. This will also prove the entry-exit system to be successful and we can track temporary visas using this technology. Immigrants should register with the government and pay back taxes. This will allow for background check screenings and we can be sure these immigrants don’t pose as a threat to our country. Those who have specialized higher education should be awarded green cards in order to better the economy and working communities. We can make sure that these people will tremendously help our economy because they have specialized training and will aid in future advancements in certain areas. I especially agree with implementing a strong employment verification system because we can acknowledge those who are and are not working in this country legally.

        Certain parts of the proposal should be revised only because it does not have Americans’ best interest in mind. Any individual with specialized higher education should only be awarded a green card if they have a PhD and nothing less because we need people working on advancements in medicine and that is our main priority. These same people should have an extensive amount of work experience as well because with medicine you must be precise. These people must have ten to twenty years of experience. Another revision should be that children who had entered the country previously should be at the age of ten years or younger when entering in order to be eligible for a green card. At ten years and younger a child is not able to distinguish between right and wrong and realize that they are breaking American laws.