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    The federal government determines U.S. immigration policy by controlling who enters the country and in what numbers, aiming to balance humanitarian rights, diversity, and national security concerns. Congress and presidents have passed numerous laws and executive orders affecting policy. Illegal immigration raises issues like national security threats, economic impacts that differ between states, and corruption. Some argue states should have freedom to establish sanctuary cities and govern immigrants within their communities, while the federal government sets entry requirements.

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    The federal government determines U.S. immigration policy by controlling who enters the country and in what numbers, aiming to balance humanitarian rights, diversity, and national security concerns. Congress and presidents have passed numerous laws and executive orders affecting policy. Illegal immigration raises issues like national security threats, economic impacts that differ between states, and corruption. Some argue states should have freedom to establish sanctuary cities and govern immigrants within their communities, while the federal government sets entry requirements.

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    The federal government determines U.S. immigration policy by controlling who enters the country and in what numbers, aiming to balance humanitarian rights, diversity, and national security concerns. Congress and presidents have passed numerous laws and executive orders affecting policy. Illegal immigration raises issues like national security threats, economic impacts that differ between states, and corruption. Some argue states should have freedom to establish sanctuary cities and govern immigrants within their communities, while the federal government sets entry requirements.

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    Immigration Policy

    The federal government, through Immigration Policy determines who enters the United States

    and in what numbers. The Immigration policy aims at controlling illegal migration, promoting

    humanitarian rights, encouraging diversity, and unifying citizens of the United States (Hatton

    350). Congress has debated and passed numerous immigration legislation in the last two decades.

    The federal government has signed several orders that wholesomely affect the immigration

    policy. An example of such orders signed by Donald Trump, which focused on preventing

    terrorism, indefinitely blocked nationals from Syria from coming into the country (Haner 15).

    Another executive order focused on border security saw the president order a physical wall on

    the border with Mexico.

    People immigrate illegally for several reasons which include natural disasters and

    political instability. National security is a significant concern that arises due to illegal

    immigration. Illegal immigrants might pose a security threat to the country. Illicit immigrants

    increase dependence on national resources. Immigrants reduce the labor costs of the employers,

    giving them more opportunities to create more jobs. This is because immigrants usually provide

    low-skilled labor. Undocumented immigration is generally associated with money laundering

    activities as they smuggle illegal goods (Hoekstra 228). The effect of this is an economic

    imbalance in the country. leads to an increase in corruption among public officials. Illegal
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    immigrants are usually willing to part with whatever amount of cash to be allowed into the

    country, thus leading to corruption.

    States should be given the freedom to take immigration matters into their own hands and

    go ahead to establish sanctuary cities. County and municipal facilities that house immigration

    detainees are licensed, funded, and regulated by the state governments (Roberts 365). State

    immigration laws address issues of undocumented immigrants in their communities. The number

    of immigrants in the states differs, and thus the effects are also different. The federal government

    determines who enters the country, but the state governments govern what happens to the

    immigrants once they are in the country. Do you think the immigration policy is effective in the

    country?
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    Works cited

    Haner, Murat, et al. "Making America safe again: Public support for policies to reduce

    terrorism." Deviant Behavior (2020): 1-19.

    Hatton, Timothy J. "United States immigration policy: The 1965 act and its consequences." The

    Scandinavian Journal of Economics 117.2 (2015): 347-368.

    Hoekstra, Mark, and Sandra Orozco-Aleman. "Illegal immigration, state law, and

    deterrence." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 9.2 (2017): 228-52.

    Roberts, Adam. "Providing Safety for Sanctuary Cities: The Constitutional and Policy

    Arguments Supporting their Enactment of Unrestrictive Laws and Policies by Sanctuary

    Cities and States." Elon L. Rev. 10 (2018): 365.


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    Question

    How has the federal government fared in dealing with immigration policy? How does illegal

    immigration affect states differently? Should states be allowed to take immigration policy in

    their own hands and establish sanctuary cities?

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