Event Title
Ongoing Debate: Immigrant Policy, DREAM Act, and Border Costs
Location
CSU 201
Start Date
9-4-2012 2:00 PM
End Date
9-4-2012 3:00 PM
Student's Major
Sociology and Corrections
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
William Wagner
Mentor's Department
Sociology and Corrections
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Since the 2001 legislative proposal of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors), public and political discourse on the issues has not been short of shortcoming. Public discourse has since increase to favor increase border patrol preventing illegal aliens coming into the country. Sentimental citizens’ appraisal has provoked both domestic and foreign policy.
Analysis of National database and periodicals published between 2001 and to date is carried out, articulating that pessimistic discourse among politicians and the media outlet concerning the absorbency of the US-Mexico border increased overtime. Multiple samples of such pessimistic discourse are examined in depth, signifying that undocumented immigrants were perceived as trespassers and threat to the American culture, as America was losing control over its cultural and political scheme, and control over the border regions, as illegal aliens were viewed an epidemic. Strategic measures called for addressing problems proposed by undocumented immigrants deployed the use of military force was seen necessary to deviate strains of undocumented immigrants entering the country. In contrast, to the number of increase funding to support border patrol, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, it shown that the number of arrest made for undocumented immigrants has risen inconsistently, thus proposing that budget increase was unnecessary and futile.
Ongoing Debate: Immigrant Policy, DREAM Act, and Border Costs
CSU 201
Since the 2001 legislative proposal of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors), public and political discourse on the issues has not been short of shortcoming. Public discourse has since increase to favor increase border patrol preventing illegal aliens coming into the country. Sentimental citizens’ appraisal has provoked both domestic and foreign policy.
Analysis of National database and periodicals published between 2001 and to date is carried out, articulating that pessimistic discourse among politicians and the media outlet concerning the absorbency of the US-Mexico border increased overtime. Multiple samples of such pessimistic discourse are examined in depth, signifying that undocumented immigrants were perceived as trespassers and threat to the American culture, as America was losing control over its cultural and political scheme, and control over the border regions, as illegal aliens were viewed an epidemic. Strategic measures called for addressing problems proposed by undocumented immigrants deployed the use of military force was seen necessary to deviate strains of undocumented immigrants entering the country. In contrast, to the number of increase funding to support border patrol, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, it shown that the number of arrest made for undocumented immigrants has risen inconsistently, thus proposing that budget increase was unnecessary and futile.
Recommended Citation
Quaye, Serena. "Ongoing Debate: Immigrant Policy, DREAM Act, and Border Costs." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 9, 2012.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2012/oral-session-10/2
