Poverty and Inequality in the US

Julia Labbe ENG 100 Dr. Sabine Klein 10 May 2018     According to the Federation For American Immigration Reform there is an estimated 12.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. This number was obtained by census bureau data. In 2017 there were approximately 226,000 undocumented immigrants deported. T here is a big problem with undocumented immigrants being deported. Another problem that comes along with this is that a lot of the undocumented immigrants are employed and they are trying to support themselves and a family here in the United States since they can’t financially get the support they need in their home country. A solution to this problem is a green card, but not all undocumented immigrants can get a green card, and it is a hard, big, and slow process to obtain one. A green card is “ a permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the US.” When and if an undocumented immigrant receives a green card to live and work i...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/entertainment/diane-guerrero-superior-donuts-immigration/index.html This article talks about how tv shows are starting to bring up the topic of immigration in their tv shows, but it can be a really hard issue to convey in a 22 minute episode, and theres so much to immigration that it can be a hard topic to discuss. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/apr/30/don-blankenship/don-blankenship-claims-illegal-immigration-costs-1/ This article talks about how having illigal immigratns here in the United States costs a lot of extra money and how some people are fed up with how much it costs. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/yarely-and-aracely-duarte-are-13-year-old-immigrants-rights-activists This article talks about how two teenagers who are twins are immigration rights activists and they help other families who are threatened being deported back.