2.  They come over here to the U.S. illegally.  They get a job.  On the job, they get hurt like Mr. Velasquez did, and he gets full coverage at the hospital.  Not only does he get full coverage at the hospital, but he asks for a disability check from the U.S. because he got hurt on the job.

3.  Some say that one may live here, be of any ethnicity and speak any language.  Others say, being an American means that one has freedom of choice, speech, expression, and religion.  200 years ago Benjamin Franklin wrote a quote about Germany.  “… are the Germans going to Germanize us, before we Americanize them”

4.  85% of all new workers are illegal immigrants.  No time in the last 60 years have we come to close this. They are really displacing young workers at a very high rate.  Without the immigrants we would have a decline in the work force of three to four percent.  We could not have grown as much as we did in the 90’s if it wasn’t for immigrant workers.

5. Arizona Law Gives Police Officer the power to determine whether someone is legally or not. Forces immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times! The law makes failure to carry proof of citizenship or legal status a crime! MARIA DURAN

6. Arizona is the biggest gateway into the U.S. for illegal immigrants. The state is home to an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants. Over the past three years, federal agents have made 990,000 arrests of immigrants crossing the border illegally in Arizona, or an average of 900 a day. MARIA DURAN

7. GOOD?BAD? Police Abuses! Racial Discrimination! Families Separated! Jobs Available? Reduce Crime? MARIA DURAN

8. Arizona Law Violation of Civil Rights? Racial Discrimination ? An Effort To Protect The Citizens ? MARIA DURAN

9.  The federal government estimates that there 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants  They call them U.S “melting Pot” different cultures of immigrants coming everywhere

10.  March 2007 a police raid in a New Bedford manufacturing company arresting 350 illegal immigrants.  Families of those immigrants were in disbelief  Those immigrants were hard working people doing it for the family.

11.  In 2006 former President Bush signed into law the Secure Fence Act.  Building a 700 to 2,000 fence along the Mexico and U.S. border  71% Americans approved for this act to happen

12.  The government did think about letting immigrants stay here only to be guest workers.  Only a limited of time of working  U.S. people said it would be ok in certain areas but some do not like the idea

13. Tyson Food Inc. 2006 Wal-Mart More income for the company No deduction on taxes and benefits Can pay lower than minimum wage Noel Mendez

14.  Health Care  Public Schools  Ones an immigrant becomes a “Permanent Resident” or a “ United States Citizen” can bring their family over to this country legally Noel Mendez

15.  Most of their members are illegal immigrants  People from Central America  Violence  Affects students in high school Noel Mendez

16. “status… becomes important… society, they feel, looks upon them as lesser, “ Noel Mendez

17. How Has Illegal Immigration Affected Workers in the United States?

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