Unaccompanied Minor Illegal Aliens -

Using this widely accepted view of American national identity, this paper will show that the majority of UMIM embody all of these American characteristics. I believe that due to a lack of information, those who oppose granting UMIM naturalization are lumping all undocumented Mexicans into one group and overlooking how UMIM, with the exception of their birth place, can be easily identified as American. Overall, I argue that the state has not yet recognized UMIM because the public holds a negative view that all undocumented Mexicans are criminals, which affects the decisions of many policy makers unwilling to risk their political careers to sup! port the cause. Moreover, I believe that through the continued! political participation of UMIM, they will soon be given an opportunity to receive political incorporation in United States through the DREAM Act.