UGC 211 1st Edition Exam 2 Study Guide Jose Vargas Article o 11 5 million undocumented people in USA o What is Jose Vargas situation He doesn t have a green card He s from the Philippines His parents set him to live with his grandparents when he was 5 years old o 25 000 green cards per country o How do you get a green card Marriage fake marriages Go through rigorous tests to make sure it s not a false marriage People who are the only person that can do a certain job o Jose doesn t get a green card because he can t marry He s gay not federally recognized He s a journalist there are other journalists in USA Not specialized job He would have to go back to Philippines and then wait 10 years to apply to USA legally He doesn t know anyone in the Philippines either o In 2012 they were processing people who applied for green cards in 1989 expedited status The Dream Act Overview o 2001 o For undocumented people under 21 o Graduated HS o Resided in US for at least 5 years o Bill never passes stalled in congress o Obama wants to halt deportation of Dream Act eligible youth provide them with work permits o Obama want dreamers to become legal residents o And the confusion o Many Republicans sharp anti immigration changing opinion now o BUT Obama ramped up deportations more than George W Bush Why did Vargas get drivers license if he knew it was illegal o It s pretty much required to work and go to school in USA needed o Washington State says he lives there gets his license so he can go to work o Repercussion Washington State said he can t have one there because he didn t live in Washington State that was all Do undocumented people in the US pay taxes o Yes off their income o Buy fake social security card appears they are illegal pay state and federal taxes o The numbers come from people who are dead Two Strict Immigration Laws to Know o SB 1070 o Arizona s Show me your papers law o If you look like you might be from another country you could be asked to show your papers in Arizona o If you can t show your papers you can be called into police station o Pros get rid of illegal immigrants o Cons who carries their papers around with them all the time racial profiling discrimination o US is only so big and we can only afford to help so many people o Not fair for all the immigrants that went through the process legally o Sometimes immigrants feel they have no choice to survive the best for their children and lives not trying to rip off Americans o Affects our economy because immigrants work for far less money food industry less desirable jobs keeps food prices down if you get rid of those people prices will go up o History is about immigration o Why did people come Economy in America was prospering and we needed people to fill jobs o HB 56 Alabama s PS gather immigration stats o Elementary school teachers reporting students from undocumented families o Pros student could be taking seats from American students in the school district o Cons innocents kids being targeted putting a lot of pressure on teachers state employees have to do what states tells them takes away from teacher student relationship teacher s job to protect and educate children going against it o Right as an American to challenge the law also your right not to agree with it How do most illegal immigrants enter the US o Come on temporary visas and then never leave most common visitor worker visa o 1 way is student visa What s a mixed status family o Some family are illegal and some are not What s DACA o Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals o Way to let children who came young as illegal allowed to stay and work Immigration demonstrates the political shifting line Spectrum very liberal democrats less liberal democrats centrist less conservative republicans very conservative republicans tea party Left liberals Obama Right republicans GOP Republicans Grand Old Party The center is always shifting like a game of tug o war Video Clip o Republicans change their tune on a lot of issues to accommodate changing views on the US and to get votes o Such as with Immigration to get those major votes Dream Act o Bipartisan bill introduced in 2001 o Shut down by congress many times most recently 2010 o Pathway to citizenship for immigrants brought to the US as children o Dreamers children brought to the US Four Provisions of Dream Act 1 For young people brought here before 16 years old modified to 21 years 2 Person has been in US for 5 consecutive years 3 Person earns HS diploma or GED 4 Person attends college or serves in the US military What s going on now with immigration o One sided views o Bill to continue funding for Department of Homeland Security o Democrats led them to put on attachment piece that would put amnesty for dreamers o Last week threat DHS was going to be shut down o Fox News conservative view o Interviewing Republicans o MSNBC liberal view o Interviewing Democrats Where they stand Deporting the Undocumented pg 13 of article o Obama Democrat say yes to DACA o Republicans say no to DACA Some republicans want a path to citizenship or guest worker system Rubio This is causing potentially politically dangerous divide in the Republican Party The Republican Divide o Republicans have been divided on the immigration for nearly a decade with centrists and business interest favoring broad fixes o But grassroots conservatives and populists opposing even current levels of immigration But GOP lawmakers and party strategists of all stripes agree on this much o Obama has made the issue irreversibly toxic o They contend that the president s executive order announced in November to legalize and offer work permits to 4 1 million illegal immigrants killed any change that existed for an overhaul to move forward this year in the Republican Congress o Even Republican members who back liberal immigration policies argue that Obama s move was unconstitutional Holding our Security Hostage o Funding to DHS was tangles up with the immigration bill o Funding for DHS was expanded for just 1 week on Friday 2 27 o Everyone was playing hardball and no side was willing to give in o 3 3 House Speaker John Boehner R has announced that the House will vote Tuesday on a clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the rest of the fiscal year o This is likely outraging a group of conservatives but ending the impasse over the agency s budget States and the Dream Act o Some states like Washington and NY want to give tuition assistance to the dreamers