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Outline:Immigration

I. Introduction
A. Background(ProvideBackgroundinformationforyourtopic)
1. Hook
Weareallhumanbeingyetjustbecauseoneareconsiderateas
permanentresidentsweareallofasuddenbetterthantheother.

2. Background
aroundtheearly1600spilgrimswasinasenseimmigrants
attractedbythesamemeaningasaliensaretodayfreedom.Nobodysees
thatbecausetheywasthefoundersastheysayofcoloniesandthenatives
alreadylivingtherearenewcomers.Finallytherewasthe17th19th
centurywhereAfricanswasforceoverseaas"immigrants"toharvestcash
cropsforthe"Americans"beingtheirlegalworkers.Sincethe1880s
restrictionsonimmigrationhaveoverflowedwithunfairprotocolsfor
dealingwithrights,benefits,transferringlanguages/cultures,Economic
stressanddeportationsrulesjustforacitizenpaper.
3. *
Article1,section8oftheconstitutionmeasuringgrantedcitizenshipto
allfreewhitepersonsaftertwoyearsresidenceandprovidedthatthe
childrenofcitizensbornoutsidetheborders.NaturalizationActwaspass
onJan.29,1795repealingtheoldacttofiveyearsandthreeyearsnotice
toseeknaturalization
(Powell60)
.
4. Article1section8oftheU.S.Constitutionstatesthatanycaptainofa
shipmostpostboundintheissuethatundocumentedforeignersriding
alongwillbeseenaspublicchargebeingmentioninthehighestcourt
system.
(Powell84)
5. Ozawav.Unitedstates260U.S.178(1922)
Thecourtruledthat
ozawawasintitletocitizenshipyethewasntofwhitedescentorAfrican
American.

ThelegislationrelatedNaturalizationthathadconsistenly
since1790acceptingonlyfreewhitecandidate,subsequentlyenlargedin
1870toincludeonlyaliensofAfricannativityanddescent.
(Powell
86)
6. OyamaV.California332U.S.633(1948)
Aroundtheyear1934Mr.
Oyamaboughtabout6acresoflandbutbecausehewasntnaturalizehe
usehissonFrednamebeinghewasbornintheUnitedStates.Bydoing
thingslikewhatMr.Oyamadonemanyundocumentpeoplebypass
provisionsoftherestrictiveAlienlandlawsof19131920prohibiting
ownershipoflandbyimmigrants.
(Powell88)
7. Theproposalalsomandatesafraud-resistant,tamper-resistantSocial
Securitycardandrequiresworkerstousefraud-andtamper-resistant
documentstoproveauthorizationtoworkintheUnitedStates.
(President
Obama)
8. "proposal.............increasesthepenaltiesforemployerswhohire
undocumentedworkerstoskirttheworkplacestandards....Anditcreatesa
laborlawenforcementsfunds
."
(PresidentObama)
9. undocumentedimmigrantswhohavelivedintheUSformorethanfive

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yearsandareparentsofU.S.citizensorLawfulPermanentResidents.By
registeringandpassingcriminalandnationalsecuritybackgroundchecks,
millionsofundocumentedimmigrantswillstartpayingtheirfairshareof
taxesandtemporarilystayintheU.S.withoutfearofdeportationforthree
yearsatatime.(PresidentObama)
10. Immigrantslivinghereillegallymustbeheldresponsiblefortheiractions
bypassingnationalsecurityandcriminalbackgroundchecks,payingtaxes
andapenalty,goingtothebackoftheline,andlearningEnglishbefore
theycanearntheircitizenship.(PresidentObama)
11. ThePresidentsproposalcreatestoughcriminalpenaltiesfortraffickingin
passportsandimmigrationdocuments..................Italsostrengthens
penaltiestocombathumansmugglingrings.(PresidentObama)

12. ThesisStatement(Whatareyoutryingtoprove?)
Lawsthatrestrict
immigrantsfrombenefitsintheU.S.areunlawfulbecause____,__,
and_____andbeingdeportedinhumanbecauseoffalsedocuments

II. Bodyofresearchpaper
A. ThesisSupport#1(Narrowyoursupportto3maincategories)
1. Firstmainideaofcategory(Topicsentencesupportyourfirsttopicwitha
completesentence)
Nonbenefits
2. Ozawav.Unitedstates260U.S.178(1922)
Thecourtruledthat
ozawawasintitletocitizenshipyethewasntofwhitedescentorAfrican
American.

ThelegislationrelatedNaturalizationthathadconsistenly
since1790acceptingonlyfreewhitecandidate,subsequentlyenlargedin
1870toincludeonlyaliensofAfricannativityanddescent.
(Powell86)
3. GrahamV.Richardson,403U.S.365(1971)
CarmenRichardsonan
formerimmigrantwasdeniedpublicwelfarefornotyetreachingthe15
yearsmarkasresidencyoftheU.S.althoughsheargueitbrokethe
fourteenthAmendmentpromisingequalright
(Powell89)
4. LAUETAL.V.NIchols,414U.S.563(1974)
3,500chinesestudents
requiredEnglishinstructionhelpbutonly1700receivedhelpalwayingthe
oneswithoutassistantsmissingmeaningfulopportunitiestoparticipatein
publiceducationalprograms
(Powell90)
5. PlylerV.Doe,457U.S.202(1982)
Ofthatcaseprovidingfundsfor
illegalchildrenbeingfortheirparentsresidencystatus,ChiefJustice
WarrenBurgersargumentbydefinition,illegalalienshavenoright
whatevertobehere,andinthestatemayreasonably,andconstitutionally,
electnottoprovidethemwithgovernmentalservices...etc.
(Powell92)
6. Theproposalalsomandatesafraud-resistant,tamper-resistantSocial
Securitycardandrequiresworkerstousefraud-andtamper-resistant
documentstoproveauthorizationtoworkintheUnitedStates.
(President
Obama)

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B. ThesisSupport#2.
Culture/livingstatus
1. Firstmainideaofcategory(Completetopicsentences
2. Culture/livingstatus

3. Familystatusisthefirstthingthatchangesbeingannewenvironment
andhavingtoadjustwithoutthehelpfromfamilies.Yetmostsignificant
wouldbetheireconomicalstatus
(Miller12)
4. ThefirstseveralyearsofanimmigrantslifeintheU.S.canbeblurrof
longdaysandhourswithlittlecompensationoffreetimedemanding
physicalskillsaswellwithlittlefreetime.
(Miller13)
5. SiyonRheeanprofessoratcaliforniastatementionImmigrationchildren
areexpectedtolearnbothculturesoneoftheiroriginandanotherthe
societyoftheU.S.theylivein.Majorityofthetimenotfullyappreciating
thesamesocialbehaviorsaretheirparentsdo.
(Miller14)
6. TheBosnianTeenmentionIdontbelong,beingthathisspokelittle
englishthatothershadchallengesunderstandinghimandhechallenge
understandingthem.Hesaybackathomehewasandexcellentstudentbut
herehecriedbecauseoftheobstacleshehadtoface.
(Miller41)
7.
FromourveryfirstdaysinAmerica,motherandfatherhammeredinto
mymindtheimportanceofexcellinginschool.Rightnowweareamong
thepoorestintheland.
(Miller43)
8. Anethiopianboywasplayingoutsideontheplaygroundatschoolwhen
thisboynamesambulliedhim.Samsandwichhimbetweenhimselfand
thefenceallowingthefencetotearintotheopiansback.Theboyseach
forhissupervisorbuthecouldntspotherandsohejustcriedwellSam
keptbotheringhim.
(Miller45)
9.
WhenIfirstenteredthetargetstoreatthemall,Isimplyoverwhelmed
bytheimmensesizeoftheplaceandmindbogglingnumberofthingsin
it.
(Miller52)
10. ThisMongolianlearnthatAmericanswaswastefulbeings.ashewasin
collegehisroommatehadalotofstuffthatheneglected.Somemanycds,
electronics,clothesandbookyet,itseemsthathehardlyeverused
them.ThisofcoursemadeThemongolianupsetbeingthatheneverhad
thismuchstuffandwhathedidhavehetookcareofeverything.
(Miller
59)
11. InChinagettinganiv.Medicineareabout$12.00buthere$1,000.
(Miller55)
12. Anotherbigdifferenceisthatpeopleinbillingaremuchfriendlierthanin
Shenzhen.......infactpeopledonottalktopeopletheydon'tknow.
(Miller
56)
13. MyshynessandintensitydrovepeopleawayandItendtogravitateto
otherimmigrantslikemyself,whofeltthesamedisplacement.
(Miller66)
14. "Iamanimmigrant.Istraddlecultures,juggleidentitiesandcarrylabels.

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INScallmeresidentalien,IRScallmepermanentresident,and
AmericanscallmeIndian.
(Miller77)

C. ThesisSupport#3
1. Firstmainideaofcategory(Completetopicsentence

II.Bodyofresearchpaper(15notes)
deportation.
ThesisSupport#3
1.) ImmigrationandNaturalizationServiceV.Chadha,462U.S.919(1983)
Jagdish
ChadhawasborninKenyabutheldanBritishpassport.ButwhenhisvisaExpired
neitherBritishnorKenyaAllowhimbackandwascontinuallythreatenedwith
deportation.LaterNaturalizationservicejudgeruledinhisfavorbuttheHouseof
representativevetoedtheapproval.ThenatlastSupremecourtruledthatthehouseorrep.
hadnopowerinchallengingtheNaturalizationserviceinthecase.
(Powell93)
2.) Theproposalexpandssmartenforcementeffortsthattargetconvictedcriminalsinfederal
orstatecorrectionalfacilities,allowingustoremovethemfromtheUnitedStatesatthe
endoftheirsentence.(PresidentObama)
3.) ThePresidentsproposalcreatesastreamlinedadministrativeremovalprocessforpeople
whooverstaytheirvisasandhavebeendeterminedtobethreatstonationalsecurityand
publicsafety.(PresidentObama)

II.
Counterargument
(15notes)
1.) Onotherhandimmigrantsdiscoverthattheyarebetteroffthantheywereontheir
homeland.Manybeingwartorncountries,yetnowtheyhaveplentyoffood,cleanwater,
andhighereducation,alongwithwelcometodiverseschoolsystemsandfreetocontinue
anylifestyletheychoose.
(Miller13)
2.) ThemostimportantchangeinaimmigrantslifeisthesteptomakeTheU.S.their
permanenthome.whichareof2002nearlyhalfofalleligibleimmigrantsmadewasto
marryanalreadydocumentedcitizencuttingtheirwaitingtimedowntothreeyears.
(Miller15)
3.) ThePresidentsproposalinvestsinourimmigrationcourtssojudgescanmoreefficient.
Byincreasingthenumberofimmigrationjudgesandtheirstaff,investingintrainingfor
courtpersonnel.........thesereformswillimprovecourtefficiency.............Italsoprovides
greaterprotectionsforthoseleastabletorepresentthemselves.
(PresidentObama)
4.) Toreducethetimetheseindividualsareseparated,DHSwillexpandanexistingprogram
thatallowscertainindividualstoapplyforaprovisionalwaiverforcertainviolations
beforedepartingtheUnitedStatestoattendvisainterviews.(PresidentObama)
5.) TofuDedertherourmilitarysneedsandsupportrecruitmentefforts,DHSwillexpandan
existingpolicytoproviderelieftospousesandchildrenofU.S.citizens.
6.) seekingtoenlistinthemilitary,consistentwitharequestmadebytheDepartmentof

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Defense.(PresidentObama)
7.) Aproposalseekstoeliminateexistingbacklogsinthefamilysponsoredimmigration
systembyrecapturingunusedvisasandtemporarilyincreasingannualvisanumbersin
effecttokeepfamilytogetherlonger.(PresidentObama)
8.) EncouragesforeigngraduatestudentseducatedintheUnitedStatestostayhereand
contributetooureconomybystaplingagreencardtothediplomasofscience,
technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)PhDandMastersDegreegraduates
fromqualifiedU.S.universities.(PresidentObama)
9.) DHSwilllaunchacomprehensivecitizenshipawarenessmediacampaigninthe10states
thatarehometo75percentoftheoverallLPRpopulation.USCISwillalsoexpand
optionsforpayingnaturalizationfees.(PresidentObama)
10.) Averagewagesforallworkers,bothU.S.bornandimmigrant,willincrease.
IncreasesinproductivityandinnovationcausedbythePresidentsactionswilltranslate
intohigherwagesforalltypesofworkers.(PresidentObama)
11.) Investmentstostrengthentheborderandfacilitatemoreefficienttradewithboth
MexicoandCanadawillstrengthentheU.S.economy.CanadaandMexicoareourfirst
andthirdtradingpartnersintheworld.(PresidentObama)

III.
Conclusion
A. Restatethesis(notwordforword)
Thelawsthatrestrictimmigrantsfrom
benefitsintheU.S.areunlawfulbecause____,__,and_____andbeingdeported
inhumanbecauseoffalsedocuments..
B. TieThesistopicstogether

1.) Andthiseffortisproducingresults.From1990to2007,thepopulationof
undocumentedindividualsintheUnitedStatesgrewfrom3.5millionto11
millionpeople.
(PresidentObama)
2.) whoisanAmerican?HowdoYOUdefinean"American"?Doesthedefinition
matter?Why?Howdoesthegreatculturaldiversityofourpopulationinfluence
thelifeofournation?
(
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/prese
ntations/immigration/conclusion.html
)
3.) TheU.S.hasbeenlabelasa"meltingpot"inwhichasonebeingtheUnitedstates
itsmadeupofdiversecultures.
(
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/prese
ntations/immigration/conclusion.html
)
4.) MillionsofpeopleintheUnitedStatestodayidentifythemselvesasMexican
immigrantsorMexicanAmericans.
(
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/prese
ntations/immigration/conclusion.html
)
5.) TheshareofadultimmigrantswhohavelivedintheUnitedStatesfor20years
whoarestillinpovertyorlackinghealthinsuranceisatleast50percenthigher
thanforadultnatives.(CenterforImmigrationStudies)
6.) SomemayarguethatimmigrantsonlydojobsthatAmericansdonotwant,butan

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analysisbyoccupationsshowsthatthevastmajorityofworkersinalmostevery
jobareU.S.born,includingthreefourthsofjanitorsandtwothirdsof
constructionlaborersandmeatprocessors.(CenterforImmigrationStudies)
7.) Newimmigrationplusbirthstoimmigrantsaddedmorethan22millionpeopleto
theU.S.populationinthelastdecade,equalto80percentoftotalpopulation
growth.(CenterforImmigrationStudies)

C. Concludingthoughts