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Second �'�a�� Ellie Krier�ke ;'�' Grade RAMS � Mr. I.auin�er - - T��ax�� a��at� Immigrants from around the world have been coming to the United States for hundreds of years. They come to escape poverty, hunger, discrimination, war; the list goes on and on. For years now, immigration bas been a solution for some people. It allows them to receive equal rights, an income, and overall a better 1ife. However, immigration has raised problems for America and its 1ega1 citizens. In order to solve some of the immigration problems involving the United States, I believe that immigration laws should be enforced on U.S. immigrants. Roberto Martinez, the director of U.S/Mexican Border Program, believes that the presence of American troops wi11 cause more problems for the U.S and Mexico. FI� explains in a Motion Magazine interview that Representative Jim Traficant introduced legislation to bring 10,000 troops to California. That doesn't even include the 5,000 border patrol agents that are on the Mexican order, approved by congress recently. Martinez believes thatthis is a bad decision because it will int�rrupt movement, and that it wi11 interrupt free trade. I disagree, because having lots of protection on the border allows fairness to both American citizens, and immigrants that are 1ega11y applying to be a citizen of America. At the same time, human rights are being respected; immigrantswho apply 1ega11y, wi11 have a bet�er chance than an illegal immigrant does, when it comes to living in this country. Once immigrants get into this country, they need j obs. Because the amount of good j obs is already taken by Americans,lesser educated immigrants are left with the dirtier,lesser paid j obs that Americans don't want. When immigrants are hired to do those jobs, they are often paid less money than an American born citizen would make on the same job. Some people may argue this to be discrimination, or against the immigrants' human rights. This is a problem, however, most immigrantswith 1ow class jobs do not complain or ask for a raise because their income is more that 1ikely higher than what it was in their previous country.