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Immigration has taken place throughout the world for
many centuries. Many people move from one region to another for different
reasons. For some, it is due to safety, economic situation, life-threatening
issues, or better opportunities.
The process of moving to a different area has been practiced
for many centuries, Each person does it for their own reasons.
While most people migrate out of choice, others migrate out of necessity. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimated that, by the end of 2022, the world hosted an estimated 35.3 million refugees, including 5.9 million Palestine refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as well as 5.4 million were asylum-seekers
To date people are still debating on the issue of migration some feel that immigrants should use legal channels to enter the country while others believe that they have no option but to use non-convention channels to cross illegally into the country.
In fiscal year 2022, Border Patrol encountered 2.2 million people crossing the border illegally. The numbers have gone down, about 1.6 million so far but that’s still high according to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whats-behind-the-influx-of-migrants-crossing-the-u-s-southern-border
According to the law, to work in the US, an asylum seeker has to wait for six months to get a work permit. However, this has not been applied to the immigrants who have crossed the border. This is because there is a huge backlog of cases still on hold which has led to speeding up the process of the immigrants at the border for them to work.
Officials who are Democratic in the major states such as New York, Chicago, and other major states are starting to notice that there is a new challenge: a scarcity in resources due to the large number of migrants arriving in the country. Some feel that it should be used on citizens who are currently homeless.
The issue of unresolved immigration has led to President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump who visited Brownsville, Texas, in February this year, where they met with border patrol agents, law enforcement officials, and local leaders.
The president is still asking Congress to pass the bipartisan border security bill that was recently rejected in the Senate.
The $118 billion package will reduce record-high crossings at the southern border and constrict the asylum system that is collapsing. It also includes aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, which Republicans have said they’ll only support if it is paired with significant new U.S. immigration restrictions. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&f=treesort&num=0&edition=prelim
A 27-year-old, Washington DC resident who wants to identify only as Rose, says that she agrees with people using illegal channels if they want better opportunities or their life is in danger.
“I think it is necessary for people to move to better their lives and to be able to mix with new cultures and come in and integrate with people, it is cool if people can better their lives by moving upwards it’s a great thing, if your life is in danger, just do and ask questions later.”
With the presidential elections on the way, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during her campaign has stated they would implement the use of E-verify, a federal program that confirms legal authorization, to stop undocumented immigrants from getting jobs.
The country still remains divided on the issues of immigration and the way forward.
While most people migrate out of choice, others migrate out of necessity. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimated that, by the end of 2022, the world hosted an estimated 35.3 million refugees, including 5.9 million Palestine refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as well as 5.4 million were asylum-seekers
To date people are still debating on the issue of migration some feel that immigrants should use legal channels to enter the country while others believe that they have no option but to use non-convention channels to cross illegally into the country.
In fiscal year 2022, Border Patrol encountered 2.2 million people crossing the border illegally. The numbers have gone down, about 1.6 million so far but that’s still high according to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whats-behind-the-influx-of-migrants-crossing-the-u-s-southern-border
According to the law, to work in the US, an asylum seeker has to wait for six months to get a work permit. However, this has not been applied to the immigrants who have crossed the border. This is because there is a huge backlog of cases still on hold which has led to speeding up the process of the immigrants at the border for them to work.
Officials who are Democratic in the major states such as New York, Chicago, and other major states are starting to notice that there is a new challenge: a scarcity in resources due to the large number of migrants arriving in the country. Some feel that it should be used on citizens who are currently homeless.
The issue of unresolved immigration has led to President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump who visited Brownsville, Texas, in February this year, where they met with border patrol agents, law enforcement officials, and local leaders.
The president is still asking Congress to pass the bipartisan border security bill that was recently rejected in the Senate.
The $118 billion package will reduce record-high crossings at the southern border and constrict the asylum system that is collapsing. It also includes aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, which Republicans have said they’ll only support if it is paired with significant new U.S. immigration restrictions. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&f=treesort&num=0&edition=prelim
A 27-year-old, Washington DC resident who wants to identify only as Rose, says that she agrees with people using illegal channels if they want better opportunities or their life is in danger.
“I think it is necessary for people to move to better their lives and to be able to mix with new cultures and come in and integrate with people, it is cool if people can better their lives by moving upwards it’s a great thing, if your life is in danger, just do and ask questions later.”
With the presidential elections on the way, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during her campaign has stated they would implement the use of E-verify, a federal program that confirms legal authorization, to stop undocumented immigrants from getting jobs.
The country still remains divided on the issues of immigration and the way forward.
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