Gonzalez

Outline:Immigration

I. Introduction
A. Background(ProvideBackgroundinformationforyourtopic)
1. HookAreformwillnotonlybenefitHispanicsbuteveryonepartofthe
usefamily.
2. BackgroundEveryonelivingtheusethinkthataImmigrationReform
willmaketheeverythingchangeandthattheonelivinghereoraCitizen
will
3. ThesisStatement(Whatareyoutryingtoprove?)
II. Bodyofresearchpaper
A. ThesisSupport#1
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. ThedocumentsdealwiththeforgingofanimperialistU.S.
mentalityanattitudethatwouldleadtoLatinAmericans
labelingtheUnitedStatestheColossusoftheNorthanimage
thatwasconrmedduringtherstthreedecadesofthetwentieth
centurywithitstreatmentoftheCaribbeanandCentralAmerica.
b. AttheconclusionoftheSpanishAmericanWar,PuertoRicans
wereforcefullyannexedtotheUnitedStates,andlifeforPuerto
RicansworsenedwiththeU.S.occupation.Thetenuousnessof
therelationreinforcedPuertoRicannationalism.
c. ThewartransformedthePuertoRicaneconomyandaccelerated
thediasporaofPuertoRicanworkersthroughouttheregionand
topartsoftheUnitedStates.Readersarealsointroducedto
PuertoRicanswhoarenotnormallyportrayedintexts.(pgxliv
TheVoicesOf(pgxliiiTheLationsSpeackOut)
d. TheparallelhistoryofMexicanswithintheUnitedStatestakesa
differenttwist.Theyhadbeenanationalitywithanationwithina
nationforoverahalfcentury.IdentitiesoftheindividualU.S.
Latinonationalitieshavechangedwithtimeofresidenceinthe
UnitedStates.

B. ThesisSupport#2
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. Manyconcernsthatsurroundmigrationsuchaslossofjobs,
lowerwages,increasedwelfarecosts,andthebeliefthat
migrationisspiralingoutofcontrol,arenotonlyexaggeratedor
unfoundedbutcontrarytoevidenceWorldMigrationReportpg5
b. Thefactisthatmostillegalsarecomingheretowork.Take
awaythejobsandtheyllreturnhome.
c. Again,lawmakershavealreadypassedthenecessarylaws.
Theysimplyneedtomakesurethoselaws.....arefullyenforce.
pg31RichTucker.

d. Bythelate1990simmigranthouseholdswerefiftypercentmore
likelytoreceivemeanstestedaidthannativebornhouseholds.
Moreover,immigrantsappeartoassimilateintowelfareuse.The
longerimmigrantsliveU.S.,themorelikelytheyaretouse
welfare.pg37RobertRector
e. Iftheycomehereillegallyjusttowork,theyhavenotearned
citizenship.Weareallimmigrants,butwedidnotcomehere
illegallyandexpecttogetcitizenshippg32SenatorChristopher.

C. ThesisSupport#3
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. Sincethe1960s,theU.S.mediahave,atonetimeoranother,
predictedthatforthcomingyearswouldberememberedasthe
DecadeoftheHispanic,theLatinoDecade,oreventhe
DecadeoftheLatinoBoom.CitingtheUnitedStatesgrowing
populationofLatinos.
b. TherisingprominenceofindividualLatinosinpositionsof
governmentandleadership,artsandentertainment,andlawand
medicine
c. Themediadeclaredthenandmaintainnowthattheyears
aheadwouldberememberasthosewhenLatinoinuencewould
holditsrightfulplaceattheforefrontofU.S.historyandculture.
d. 2.ThroughouttheirhistoryintheUnitedStates,Mexican
AmericansandPuertoRicansfoughtforcivilrights,andastheir
populationsgrewtheywontheentitlementsandguaranteesthat
allLatinosnowhaveandenjoyunderthelaw.
e. OneoftherstcourtcaseswasbroughtbyRicardoRodrguez,
anativeofMexicowhohadlivedinTexasfor10years

D. Counterargument
1. Americaisfortherightsofitslawfulcitizensandnoonenotbornhere
shouldbenefitfromthis.
2. Itwillonlyencouragemoreillegalimmigrantstocomehere.We've
alreadyhada"onetimeonly"amnestydealforillegals.
3. ItoccurredduringtheReaganAdministrationandtheideawassupposed
tobethatwe'dallowtheillegalswhowereheretobecomecitizensand
we'dsimultaneouslybeefupsecuritytotrytokeeptheproblemfrom
occurringagain.
4. Sowhyintheworldwouldanyonewhoactuallywantstostopillegal
immigrationwanttotrysomethingthathasalreadybeenproventobe
counterproductive?WehavefarmoreillegalsinAmericatodaythanwe
didwhenthe

"onetime"amnesty
wentthrough.
5. Dowewant20millionillegalsherewhenthenextamnestygoesthrough?
30million?Arewegoingtobeaccusedofracismifwesaythenexthuge

waveofillegalsshouldn'tbegivencitizenshipeither?Wheredoesitend?
6. IllegalalienstakejobsfromAmericancitizens.Theeconomystinks.
Americancitizensareoutofwork.

Conclusion
E. Restatethesis
F. TieThesistopicstogether
1. Theremightbeoneortwothatdontdoagoodforthiscountrybutthat
dontmeanthateveryoneshouldbepunish.
2. Anotherreasonwhytheyshouldmakethereformpossibleisbecausemost
oftheonewithouttheCitizenshiptheywanttobesomeoneanddo
somethingmorethenjustworkinthefiles.
3. Theyhavetosticktolessandstayhappywiththatjustbecauseofnot
havingapapertoshow.
4. ManydontevenwantstograduateHighSchoolbecausethealreadyare
thinkwaybeforethattheyaregoingtobeworkinginonlyinthefiles.
Statewide,68percentofHispanicsgraduatefromhighschoolwithinfour
years,10pointsbelowtheoverallrate.Just42.5percentofHispanicswho
graduatedfromhighschoolin2007enrolledincollegeoratechnical
trainingprogramthefollowingfall,comparedwith45.3percentofblack
studentsand57.5percentofwhitestudents.
5.
G. Concludingthoughts
Everyonedeservethechangetoworkforeverythingtheywant.Theyshouldgeteverythingfor
freebutshouldbeheldbacktoreachforwhattheywantsinlife.ThatwhyIthinkthata
ImmigrationReformwenotbeabadthingitwillgiveachangefortheHispanicandeveryone
thatisntaUSCitizentoreachforwhattheywants.