Worlds Apart
Worlds apart. Those two words precisely describe the vast disagreements between Trump and Clinton on immigration policies. The American Dream as understood today still means a promise of opportunity, but this opportunity could be defined as a concrete wall built by Donald Trump that will keep undocumented workers out and allow more Americans to have access to these job opportunities, or the American Dream could represent the typical “golden paved roads” that were described when the “New World” was found and the original immigrants thought that the streets were paved with gold. In this case however, the gold is opportunity for jobs, careers, education, and a better way of life for immigrants that could be had in America if Clinton wins and allows the undocumented immigrants to stay.
Knee Deep into Convictions
“Depending on how a handful of swing states choose in November, the next president will either target every undocumented immigrant in the country for deportation or provide millions with work permits instead” says Seitz in his article “Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are Universes Apart on Immigration.” Trump wants to build a concrete wall funded by Mexico itself to keep out the immigrants entirely, while Hillary wants to pave a path within the first one hundred days of office for immigrants to receive full citizenship. She says she will “go further than Obama” in supporting immigrants in this country as she feels that they should be allowed to keep their jobs and move on with their lives. She sees them as no threat to the country and as a possible benefit as there would be more people work and grow the economy. Trump wants absolutely no amnesty and wants to close off all funding to sanctuary cities. He says that undocumented immigrants are a threat to the American job market. His rhetoric, or persuasive speech, plays on the emotions of Americans who are struggling to get jobs that are currently occupied by undocumented workers, and persuades them to vote for Trump. As you can see, both candidates appear unwilling to budge on their intended policies. The question is, would either candidate be more successful by softening their approach or their position on immigration policy to more of a middle ground that could accommodate some form of immigration to improve the economy and grant opportunity while also eliminating the harmful aspects of immigration such as drugs?
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-are-universes-apart-immigration-n641686
