TrialOverview

Hunter
Lawyer
TeamB

Introduction
Theproblemisthatwehavetoomanyundocumentedcitizens.Thereneedsto
beaprocessforlegalizingtheundocumentedcitizenswhoarealreadyhere.My
twowitnessesareNoraGrey(Mikala)andRobSmith(Cole).Myteamsupportscreating
aprocessforlegalizingundocumentedcitizensalreadyintheUnitedStates.Nooneelse
willdothejobthattheundocumentedcitizenswilldo.

Witness#1:
RobSmith(Cole)Heisaborderpatrolagentandhedealswithpeoplethat
crosstheborderillegally.WhiletheBorderPatrolhaschangeddramaticallysinceits
inceptionin1924,itsprimarymissionremainsunchanged:todetectandprevent
theillegalentryofaliensintotheUnitedStates.Thisaffectshimbecausehisjob
istopatroltheborderandhedoesn'twanttohavetoarrestpeople.

Witness#2:
NoraGrey(Mikala)Isamanagerofafarmingbusinessandlivesandworksin
SanMarcos,CA.Thisaffectsherbecausesheneedtohaveworkers.Americansdon't
wanttodofarmworkandtheundocumentedcitizensarehardworkers.Sometimes,
U.S.workersalsowillturndownthejobsbecausetheydon'twanttheirunemployment
insuranceclaimstobeaffected,orbecausefarmlaborpositionsdonotbeginforseveral
monthsShehasrecordsofherworkersandtheirpayroll.

CounterArgument(s)
Theyareundocumentedandtheydon'thavearighttoworkinCalifornia.
Nooneelsewilldothework.Theyareprovidinglabor.TheAmerican
FarmBureauassertsthatwithoutguestworkerstheU.S.economywouldloseasmuch
as$9billionayearinagriculturalproductionand20percentofcurrentproductionwould
gooverseas.(BorderAngels)
Theyareusingupresourcesthatlegallydocumentedcitizensshouldhave
accessto.
Foreignbornindividualstendtousefewerhealthcareservicesbecause
theyarerelativelyhealthierthantheirnativeborncounterparts.(BorderAngels)

Resources:

1. http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/22/housegopnumberthreehowaboutlegalizationwi
thoutcitizenshipforillegals/
2. http://immigration.about.com/od/immigrationbasics/i/Legalization_2.htm
3. http://borderangels.org/?page_id=77
4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/bordercrossingdeathsillegalimmigration_n_
1783912.html
5. http://www.cbp.gov/bordersecurity/alongusborders/overview
6. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/americansdontwantfarmwork_n_740178.ht
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