Immigration Reforms (Alan Silverleib, Alexa Helms)

The article that I previously reviewed was about the speech that President Barack Obama is currently giving in El Paso, Texas as I type.  In President Obama’s speech he will focus on the need for immigration reform. Republicans have assailed the reform without tighter, stronger, and stricter border controls. The republicans of today’s government might not be the best but, I for one agree with that key point. Since then Republicans require the border controls to become tighter it is believed to have little chance of passing through the GOP controlled house. The GOP is the Grand Old Party. One of the few things that the Democrats and Republicans do agree on is that both view immigration as a potent political issue. With all of the other things that’s going on Immigration is still on their top priorities list. Even Though I see things through a Democratic eye, I side with the Republicans on this one.  Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/10/obama.immigration/index.html. It is said that President Obama chose Chamizal National Memorial because Chamizal is right on the front of both Nation’s. Retrieved from http://www.kdbc.com/news/president-obama-to-speak-at-chamizal-park-but-why-chamizal.

This issue might seem as if it has nothing to do with Environmental Science but, it has a strong tie with Environmental Science. The world is rapidly approaching 7 Billion People. With the human population increasing by three people being added every second, Quarter of a million being added every day and, eighty seven million being added every year. Retrieved from httpHYPERLINK "http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec24/b65lec24.htm"://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec24/b65lec24.htm. Less land is becoming available to support human life. With the need for more land, more money is going to be needed. Which for some countries isn’t a problem, but for the United States it is. More and more illegal immigrants are sneaking into the United States. Since, they are illegal they create fake Social Security numbers. With the fake Social Security numbers, they are getting away with not paying taxes. Taxes that could be going to make new arable land, for the support of the world’s population that is increasing. President Obama is basically planning to create a system for open immigration. "It doesn't matter where you come from. What matters is that you believe in the ideals on which we were founded, that you believe all of us are equal," he said. "In embracing America, you can become American. That is what makes this country great." – said President Obama. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/10/obama.immigration/index.html.

I could bet my right hand pinky (If I was too) that the Republicans will not go through with President Obama’s plans exactly. "Basically the president laid out a plan for open immigration," said Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. President Obama is a good speaker but, he basically gave that whole speech to say he's offering to "give the people who are here a slap on the wrist and let them all stay,"- said Mehlman. The Republicans demand that they tighten up border security. President Obama’s exact plans and thoughts are needed to go further in to this Article.