1.
Illegal Immigration
MQ: Should illegal children born in
the United States be given
birthright citizenship?
By Gerardo Peraza
Block A

2.
Introduction
• Illegal immigrant- person who has entered or
lives in a country unlawfully or without the
country’s authorization.
• Illegal children represent 5.4% of all children
under the age of 18.

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• From 2003 to 2009 the illegal population has
jumped from 2.7 million to 4 million.
• The population of native-born Americans has
fallen for 4 straight decades.

4.
When did illegal immigrants start
crossing the border?
• The border between the United States and
Mexico was created in 1848.
• It is unknown when exactly illegals started
crossing over but most people say it was the
year after.

5.
How do illegal immigrants cross the
border?
• Illegal immigrants pay people who are called
coyotes to smuggle them across the border.
• The amount is usually 1,500 dollars per head.
• They call family members or friends in the
United States to meet them when and if they
cross.

6.
How do illegal immigrants cross the
border?
• The journey takes them across scorching deserts,
or freezing mountain passages.
• It is very risky because many get lost and die of
hunger/thirst or killed by gangs/bandits.

7.
Why are illegal immigrants crossing
the border?
• At first only men, they came to find work.
• Minimum wage jobs that no one else wanted to
do.
• Women also crossed to find work. Some started
to cross to give birth to children in United
States.
• Because of the 14th amendment that child would
be legal and could apply for legal residency for
their parents at age 21.

8.
Where do illegal immigrants hide in?
• Mostly big cities, in small towns they would be
recognized, reported, and deported back to
central or south America.
• Los Angles, California
• San Francisco, California
• Seattle, Washington etc.

9.
How does a child from an illegal
immigrant affect the U.S. population?
• Children from illegal immigrants will expand the
work force and eventually will pay taxes.
• However, they demand more resources to cover for
basic services (education, health, etc.), which
amounts to a virtual tax on U.S citizens.
• There is a need to correct the 14th amendment, in a
way that it rewards those who follow the rules and
immigrate legally and punish those who break the
law.

10.
Immigration and Customs Inspectors
• $29.86 hourly, $62,110 annual
• Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO),
Border Protection Officer (US CBPO), and
Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement
Officer).
• Employment (2008) 112,000 employees
Projected growth (2008-2018) Faster than
average (14% to 19%) Projected job openings
(2008-2018) 41,600

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• Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and
Investigators, Licensing Examiners and
Inspectors, and Government Property Inspectors
and Investigators

12.
High school career academies
• I will go to Atholton High school.
• The career academy I researched is Automotive
Technology Academy.
• I picked this career academy because some of my
family members have/had this career.

13.
Lincoln Technical Institute
• It is located between Baltimore and Washington
D.C. on 9325 Snowden River Parkway.
• The tuition is based on a number of details about
your life like where you live, do you live with
someone else, or your mode of transportation.

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• Must have a high school diploma or it’s equal.
• Also it is required that the student applying must
take a campus tour to let the teachers see if they
are college material.
• This school was built in 1946 as a post-war job
skill training source and since then it has helped
people achieve their goals in a certain skill trade.

15.
Community service
• I helped deliver food to a retirement home two
years ago.
• Also I donate cans every year.
• I did this service because I wanted to help the
seniors enjoy the rest of their life's.

16.
Prior Job Experience
Lawn mowing
Clerk
Sales person

17.
Citations
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11 Aug 2010: A.15. SIRS Researcher. Web. 01 Nov 2010.
• Gomez, Alan. "Births Up for Those in USA Illegally." USA TODAY. 12
Aug 2010: A.1. SIRS Researcher. Web. 01 Nov 2010.
• Llorente, Elizabeth. "Should U.S. Birth Grant Automatic Citizenship?."
The Record (Hackensack, NJ). 04 Jul 2010: L.1. SIRS Researcher. Web. 01
Nov 2010.
• Smith, Patricia. "Who gets to be an American? The 14th Amendment makes
everyone born in the U.S. a citizen--including the children of illegal
immigrants. But now, birthright citizenship is under attack." New York
Times Upfront 20 Sept. 2010: 6+. Student Resource Center - Junior. Web. 1
Nov. 2010.
• Tancredo, Tom, and Tamar Jacoby. "Should the U.S. end birthright
citizenship: Congress is considering a bill that would end the longtime
practice of granting citizenship to children of illegal immigrants born in the
U.S." New York Times Upfront 3 Apr. 2006: 20. Student Resource Center -
Junior. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.