History I. of Immigration A. The United States was founded by Immigrants. 1. Immigration started well before the country was established. 2. These immigrants came to North America for various reasons. Some came in hopes to get rich quick, while others came to avoid religious persecution and be able to practice their religion of choice. B. Many of the same goals that the first immigrants shared are still prevalent today. 1. Immigrants are willing to risk their lives to get into the United States in any way possible. 2. These immigrants are attempting to come to the United States because they can make more money, and access services that their own countries do not have available. II. United States Immigration Control A. The United States government has been attempting to control immigration since the late 1700's when rules were established for naturalized citizenship. 1. The Page Act of 1875 was the first immigration act that restricted immigration. 2. The last time any immigration reform was successfully passed by Congress was in 2005. B. Most citizens of the United States are in favor of stricter immigration policies, but we must stop and look at the important roles they play in our economy. 1. People are tired of these illegal immigrants coming and using our welfare system when they are not working to put into the system. 2. These immigrants do help the economy because they are willing to do jobs that most Americans are not. Mexican immigrants work harvesting many of the crops that we grow here in the United States. III. The Arizona Immigration Bill 1070 A. Arizona a shares border with Mexico. 1. Arizona sees a lot of people crossing between the U.S. and Mexico at places that are crossing at uncontrolled points. 2. People are dying because these areas are the desert. There is no way for the immigrants to access basic necessities. B. The Arizona immigration bill what it is asking. 1. This immigration bill gives law enforcement the ability to question someone immigration status if there is reasonable suspicion that they have entered illegally. 2. There has been a lawsuit filled in the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, AZ in hopes to stop this bill which is set to go in affect July 29, 2010.
I understand that this outline is to help organize my paper, but I highly doubt that when it comes down to it my paper will be anywhere close to my outline. I think that I will have effective arguments throughout the paper and not in just one spot. When I write a paper I believe that you need to state your point of view and then back it up before you go on to the next one. A paper should not just have all the arguments in one specific spot. As for how I am showing counter arguments I would more say that I am showing both sides of the coin. That is what is great about living in the United States is that we are all entitled to our own opinions. I feel that I need to show how others feel. Immigration is a hot topic right now, but in all reality a majority of Americans are for some type of immigration reform and want something done about the illegal immigrants that are here as well as stopping them from coming in especially from Mexico.