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Slide1

The Immigration Issue

History of immigration in the U.S.

video

Current state of immigration (illegal vs. legal)

The candidates on immigrationSlide2

History

(Animated History Map)

Pre-1819: No restrictions

1819: Immigration Act (Ship captains provide info to customs officials)

1840s: Wave of immigrants (Irish, German, Mexican, Chinese, etc.)

1868: 14

th

Amendment --all people born in the U.S. are citizens

1880s: Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1882 (tax, categories of ineligible immigrants)

1920s: Quota acts limit numbers of immigrants, U.S. Border Patrol created

1940s: Alien Registration Act, Chinese Exclusion laws repealed

1950s: Immigration and Naturalization Service created to enforce new nationality-based quotas

1965: End of quota

system

1986: Immigration Control and Reform Act (meant to tighten Mexican border, crack down on illegal immigrants)

2001: Department of Homeland Security replaces INS; ineligibility/deportation for terrorist activities

Today: majority

of

immigrants are from

Asia and Latin

America; Republicans and Democrats agree on the need for change in federal immigration laws, but…

http://

www.annenbergclassroom.org

/files/documents/

immigration.pdfSlide3

Rights

Freedom to express yourself.

Freedom to worship as you wish.

Right to a prompt, fair trial by jury.

Right to vote in elections for public officials.

Right to apply for federal employment requiring U.S. citizenship.

Right to run for elected office.

Freedom to pursue “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”Slide4

Responsibilities

Support and defend the Constitution.

Stay informed of the issues affecting your community.

Participate in the democratic process.

Respect and obey federal, state, and local laws.

Respect the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others.

Participate in your local community.

Pay income and other taxes honestly, and on time, to federal, state, and local authorities.

Serve on a jury when called upon.

Defend the country if the need should arise.Slide5

Immigration statisticsSlide6

5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S.

1

There were 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in

2014

2

Mexicans made up 52% of all unauthorized immigrants in

2014

3

The number of unauthorized immigrants from nations other than Mexico grew by 325,000 since 2009, to an estimated 5.3 million in

2014

4

Six states accounted for 59% of unauthorized immigrants in 2014: California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and

Illinois

5

A rising share of unauthorized immigrants have lived in the U.S. for at least a decade

.Slide7

30 Days (Family of illegal immigrants)

What is it like to live with a family of illegal immigrants for 30 days?

Why do people want to come to the U.S.?Slide8

Summary of candidates’ views according to

ballotpedia.com

Hillary Clinton

supports immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, would establish an Office of Immigrant Affairs to coordinate immigration policies, and supports Obama’s executive orders on the

DACA

(

Deferred

Action for Childhood

Arrivals)

and

DAPA

(

Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent

Residents)

programs.

Donald

Trump

wants to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, proposed a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., and supports rescinding

Obama

’s executive orders on the

DACA

and

DAPA

programs.

Jill

Stein

opposes deportation, supports the DREAM

Act (

D

evelopment,

R

elief, and

E

ducation for

A

lien

M

inors),

and supports the creation of a legal status and path to citizenship.

Gary

Johnson

would make it as easy as possible for individuals without criminal records who want to come to the U.S. to work to get work visas and supports comprehensive immigration

reform.Slide9

Trump’s ideas

Immigration Reform That Will Make America Great

Again (from

donaldjtrump.com

)

video

The

three core principles of Donald J. Trump's immigration plan

1

. A nation without borders is not a nation.

There must be a wall across the southern border.

2

. A nation without laws is not a nation.

Laws passed in accordance with our Constitutional system of government must be enforced.

3

. A nation that does not serve its own citizens is not a nation.

Any immigration plan must improve jobs, wages and security for all Americans. Slide10

Clinton’s ideas (hillaryclinton.com

)

video

sound clip

C

omprehensive

immigration reform.

Defend

President Obama’s executive actions—known as DACA and DAPA—against partisan attacks.

Do

everything possible under the law to protect

families

Enforce

immigration laws

humanely.

Support

immigrant integration

.