Monday, December 3, 2007

Mediation Brief

Thesis: Immigration is a powerful force for any country, but in the United

States particularly, if it is not harnessed, the influx of undocumented

aliens becomes more of and hindrance than a helping factor of cultural diversity.

Reason 1: Healthcare – Illegal immigrants receive healthcare and are unable to pay their medical bills.

Evidence: Doctors sign a pledge saying they will give help to anyone who needs it.

Evidence: Illegal immigrants have accidents and need help, which costs money

Evidence: Over 50 hospitals have been forced to close in California because of unpaid bills

Evidence: In the case of Shmul Kaplan, his citizenship took too long. His Supplement Security Income was cut. The loss of this income can be a factor in how bills (healthcare) get paid.(lexisnexis-washingtonpost.com)

Reason 2: Jobs – Immigrants take many jobs that most Americans wouldn’t touch, but also take skilled jobs also.

Evidence: Most Americans hate the thought of doing hard labor for little money.

Evidence: Illegal immigrants take most of these jobs, but the more dire their situation back home is, there is a natural inclination to do whatever you can, and this leads immigrants to take more than 9 million skilled jobs.

Evidence: Most of the money they earn is sent straight to their native country, deflating the American economy.

Reason 3: Naturalization – if legal process is sped up, there would be less incentive to immigrate here illegally

Evidence: Many aliens lose their lives attempting risky ways to get into America

Evidence: If someone’s green card application would go through on time then most illegal immigrants would become legal visitors.

Evidence: There would be no need to immigrate illegally if you could come here legally in a timely manner.

Evidence: FBI performs background tests on those that request citizenship which can take months.(lexisnexis-washingtonpost.com)

Evidence: Maria Montenegro’s citizenship took 30 years, a lifetime for some (lexisnexis-USA Today)

Evidence: since America

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