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Zahidic

Amela

21114

3rdhour
ImmigrationPersuasiveEssay
Imaginelivinginaplacewithnoelectricity,barelyanywater,alittlemoney,andnotbeingable
tolookattheplaceyourelivinginandcallithome.Manypeoplethatliveacrosstheborder,livein
thesesituations.Mostimmigrantscrosstheborderforabetterlifethanwhattheyreliving.Three
reasonswhyimmigrantsshouldbecomelegalizedintheU.S.arebecausetheU.S.islettingimmigrants
fromothercountryscomehere,TheGreatImmigrationDebate,andthefinalreasoniswhenFrank,
from30Days,wenttovisittheGonzalezfamilyinMexico.
ImmigrantsshouldbelegalhereintheU.S.becauseiftheU.S.islettingimmigrantsfromEurope
comehereforfreedom&abetterlife,thesameshouldgoforMexicanscrossingtheborder.Everyone
deservestobetreatedthesame.In30Days,Frankwasagainstlegalimmigrantsbutattheendhe
changedhismindandfeltsobad.Hesaidweareanationoflawsandwehavetogobythemthe
familywassohurtbythosewords,theydidntknowwhattodoorsay.InScenesfromtheBordera
mansaidtheyvegenerallypushedforapathtowardlegalizationforthosehereillegallyproviding,they
payfines,learnenglish,andwaittheirturntobeconsidered(p.20).Peoplethatcrosstheborderstill
haveachanceforabetterlifeandtheU.S.shouldgivethemthatchance.
AnotherreasonwhytheU.S.shouldconsiderlegalizationforimmigrantswouldbeinThe
GreatImmigrationDebate.ObamasaidTheyareAmericansintheirhearts,intheirminds,inevery
singlewaybutone:onpaper.(p.9).IllegalimmigrantsarejustlikeAmericans,buttheydonthave
documentation.Frank,from30DayssaidIfyourewillingtobehere,youhavetounderstandhowto
takecareofthecountry.Hewassostrictaboutthewholelegalizationforimmigrantsbutnowhes
kindasupportingthem.
AfinalreasoniswhenFrankwentdowntovisittheGonzalezfamily.Hereallydidnt
understandhowbaditwasuntilhesawthehousethatthefamilyusedtoliveinandjuststartedtofeel
terribleabouteverythinghesaidanddidtoaffectthefamily.Someargueillegalimmigrantsaregoodfor
theU.S.economy,withmanytakingjobsthatmostAmericansdontwantamansaid.Though,the
U.S.shouldntmakethesepeoplefeelsobadaboutthemselves,liketheyrecriminalswhentheyrenot.
Illegalimmigrantsareinmuchneed,andcontributingtotheeconomy.Immigrantsaredoinggoodthings
tohelptheeconomy.
Opponentswillarguethattheydontthinkimmigrantsshouldbecomelegal.However,manyof
thoseimmigrantsjustwantbetterthingsinlife,nomatterhowharditis,theyllworkforit.These
immigrantsarenowhereclosetobeingcriminals,theyarehumanbeingjustlikeeveryotherpersonon
thisplanet.
Sotrytoimagineyourselfinthatsituation,trylivingyourlifelikeapersonwhocrossedthe
border.ThenthinkabouteitherwantingtosufferwithwhatyouhaveorcometotheU.S.andtrygetting
yourlifetobebetterthanwhatitwasacrosstheborder.

Zahidic
Amela
21314
3rdhour
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Jacoby,TamarandTomTancredo.DoestheU.S.NeedIllegalImmigrants?UpfrontMagazine.
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Lacey,MarcandDamienCave.ScenesfromtheBorder.UpfrontMagazine.2January2012:1821.

Smith,Patricia.TheGreatImmigrationDebateUpfrontMagazine.12March2012:22.

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