http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/jul/15/compare-candidates-clinton-vs-trump-immigration/
One of Hillary's most recognized motives is that, "we are a nation of immigrants, and we treat those who come to our country with dignity and respect... we embrace immigrants, not denigrate them." Despite being a stereotype for racist profiling, the United States is modernizing immigration reform to further establish itself as a nation of opportunity and immigration. Hillary promises a path to full and equal citizenship within the first 100 days of her presidency, while also getting rid of the lengthy process for legalizing an immigrants status.
1) How likely is it that Hillary will truthfully make a change offering citizenship for immigrants?
2)How does she plan on upholding the law while also monitoring immigrants?
3)Hillary plans on getting rid of the 3 to 10 year process for legalizing an immigrants status. How can she get Congress approval?
4) How will Hillary naturalize immigrants into an American society?
I believe it's extremely likely that Hilary will make a change for offering citizenships to immigrants because she knows America is a nation of immigrants and they are vital to our growth as a country. Hilary plans to fix the family visa backlog, uphold the rule of law, protect our borders and national security, and bring millions of hardworking people into the formal economy. If Congress keeps failing to act on comprehensive immigration reform, Hillary will enact a simple system for those with sympathetic cases—such as parents of DREAMers, those with a history of service and contribution to their communities, or those who experience extreme labor violations—to make their case and be eligible for deferred action. Hilary will naturalize immigrants into American society by expanding waivers to alleviate naturalization costs.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex's comment. One prediction that I have for future party agendas is that both parties will soon lean towards accepting more immigrants. I believe that soon, industrial powers of Asian countries with low costs will greatly overpower American manufacturing industries, thus giving more and more companies incentives to outsource their labor in order to maximise profit margins. American workers, used to unions and better working conditions, will probably cost more to companies than immigrants. Thus, Republicans - who often adhere to the viewpoints of big business - might have a bigger motive to accept more immigrants into the country in order to catalyse the American economy. However, this is all speculation; judging from the state of the current election, anything seems to be possible.
DeleteGreat question about Congress' approval of Hillary's proposals.
ReplyDeleteGreat question about Congress' approval of Hillary's proposals.
ReplyDeleteIn an election as controversial as the current one, I think it's dangerous for candidates to make such extreme promises. Hillary may have good intentions to pursue this issue within the first 100 days of her presidency; however, Secretary Clinton would not, even as President, have the power to enact or reform such a law. It is highly unlikely that Congress would easily approve her reforms. Even though Clinton's ambitious ideas for change seem ideal, it is highly unlikely that, if passed at all, they would gain support so quickly due to our system of checks and balances.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Madelyn that it is unlikely that Hillary will be able to completely uphold her promises about immigration due to how conservative Congress has become in recent years. We've seen in in Obama's presidency with him having ambitious goals for healthcare reform, and being determined with a specific strategy to accomplish them. Congress fought him at every point and made changes in their own way that seemed like progress but in reality did nothing to improve the current state. I believe that this will likely happen again to Hillary, especially with how some Congressmen are completely opposed to granting any amnesty and support making it even more difficult to become a U.S. citizen.
DeleteI agree and am worried that Clinton might not even get the chance to do something about helping immigrants. While it is and should be one of the most important issues facing our country now, there are other things that might get more attention than this, especially within the first 100 days of her Presidency. Additionally, I have no idea how Congress would act with Clinton as President, however it is important to note that her and Obama are different people. I think her struggles with Congress unfortunately might be more about her as a woman than about her stance on immigration and level of moderatism.
DeleteI believe that it is impossible for Hillary to gain the approval of Congress. Congress's majority is conservative and likely will remain conservative throughout Hillary's two terms(if elected). Because of this, I find any immigration reform policy as a huge underdog to make it through congress; especially with how large of a reform the policy is. However, there is a possibly that Clinton's reform could make it through congress. After seeing president Obama's struggles passing his aggressive health care act, I believe Clinton must have a strategy unique to those of president Obama and her husband, Bill. Otherwise, she would have no basis to make these bold claims of passing the bill within her first 100 days in office.
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DeleteHillary will have to bargain with Congress in order to appease Conservative demands. In order to allow amnesty, she will most likely have to include strengthening the border and removing certain benefits in order to gain support of Conservatives. However, this scenario is very unlikely as most Republicans are against any form of amnesty. In addition, her promise for amnesty could come off as very brash and could hurt her election; supporters say she is doing it for moral purposes, while opponents argue she only wants to increase the Democratic vote.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that it is possible for Hillary to get the approval of Congress for a bill that wholly grants amnesty to illegal immigrants. We must remember that although many may consider our principle of checks and balances to be a strength, it also makes drastic changes like the ones that Hillary proposes, very difficult. As Jack alluded to, if Hillary becomes President, it is likely that the Congress will be a Republican majority, making it very difficult for Hillary to get out new legislation like this even on her "honeymoon" period. To pass legislation becomes even more difficult after midterm elections (assuming her approval ratings are low).
ReplyDeleteIt would not be physically possible for Hillary to offer citizenship to so many immigrants as a result of Republicans controlling both houses of Congress. Furthermore, Republicans are against any form of amnesty which is what she will have to do in order to appease Conservatives and gain their support by negotiating with Congress.
ReplyDeleteI believe Hillary will implement large scale legislation to grant many illegal immigrants citizenship. Although it will be difficult to individually grant citizenship, if Hillary were able to pass immigration reform, the path to citizenship will be much more straightforward and the demographics of the population will change. Whether this change is for better or for worse, it could happen if Hillary wins.
ReplyDeleteHillary would most likely have received opposition when attempting to implement these plans. With a republican congress, it would be difficult to gain support for legislation that granted such broad and easily obtained citizenship rights to illegal immigrants. Hillary could have used the "going public" strategy to convince congress to support her plans. She could have also issued executive orders with the intention of enforcing her immigration plans.
ReplyDeleteHilary may have worked hard to pass immigration reform, however I doubt she would have received much support. Immigration reform has been a big issue for a long time and many people are more scared of immigration than ever thanks to Trump's hateful rhetoric. The most Hilary could do on her own would be slight improvements, but nothing monumental.
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