Civil Rights Today: Immigrant Rights
Should all people in the United States be granted the same civil rights as citizens?
As we know, there is a major conflict in the United States over illegal immigration. 12 million illegal immigrants are living in the country; 500,000 illegal immigrants enter the country each year. Many of these undocumented residents enjoy the some of the privileges and have the some of the same responsibilities that citizens do. Over 4.5 million children of illegal immigrants are in U.S. public schools. All immigrants (legal and illegal) are required to pay taxes – including sales, income, and property taxes. Yet illegal immigrants are not granted some of the basic rights and benefits that U.S. citizens have – the right to vote, to serve in the military, to apply for a college scholarship, to apply for welfare, etc.
Do you think that immigrant rights are a civil rights issue?
Immigration Stories from the NY Times (read at least two different stories): http://news.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/share-your-immigration-story/
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yes i think that all people in the United States should be granted the same civil rights as citizens because since they are in the u.s. they have the same rights that we have.
Yes i think that immigrant rights is a civil right issues because they are also human as well. All men should be treated equally.
No absolutely not. Jobs, citizenship and opportunity are precious things. We should guard them jealously. Try going to an EU country as an American and using this everybody’s equal argument crap – see how far that gets you.
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