Election Project Roles/Issues Worksheet

Name:

Elijah Felicien

Candidate Name:

Donald Trump

Campaign Role:

Social

Issue: Immigration
What does your candidates website say?
Link:

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/immigration/

Quotes:

Begin working on an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border, on day

one. Mexico will pay for the wall.

Establish new immigration controls to boost wages and to ensure that open jobs
are offered to American workers first.

Notes:
1. Begin working on an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border, on
day one. Mexico will pay for the wall.
2. End catch-and-release. Under a Trump administration, anyone who illegally
crosses the border will be detained until they are removed out of our country.
3. Move criminal aliens out day one, in joint operations with local, state, and
federal law enforcement. We will terminate the Obama administrations deadly, nonenforcement policies that allow thousands of criminal aliens to freely roam our streets.
4. End sanctuary cities.
5. Immediately terminate President Obamas two illegal executive amnesties.
All immigration laws will be enforced - we will triple the number of ICE agents. Anyone
who enters the U.S. illegally is subject to deportation. That is what it means to have
laws and to have a country.
6. Suspend the issuance of visas to any place where adequate screening
cannot occur, until proven and effective vetting mechanisms can be put into place.
7. Ensure that other countries take their people back when we order them
deported.
8. Ensure that a biometric entry-exit visa tracking system is fully implemented
at all land, air, and sea ports.
9. Turn off the jobs and benefits magnet. Many immigrants come to the U.S.
illegally in search of jobs, even though federal law prohibits the employment of illegal
immigrants.
10. Reform legal immigration to serve the best interests of America and its
workers.

Summary:
Donald J Trump wants to put up a physical wall on the southern border to stop immigrants
from illegally crossing into the US. If more immigrants keep illegally crossing they will want to
find work, which will not be fair to American citizens that were already born in the US. Wages
would probably go down significantly. He also wants to deport them right away, once they
come in, they are going back out. He wants to make sure American citizens are able to work
and get paid a good amount.

What does an outside source say that SUPPORTS your candidates position?
Link:

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/06/01/does-immigration-suppress-wages-itsnot-so-simple/
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/06/01/does-immigration-suppress-wages-itsnot-so-simple/

Quotes:

In a 2006 study, the state comptroller found that wages would be higher without
the 1.4 million undocumented immigrants.
Over the last 20 years, weve brought into this country, legally and illegally, 35
million mostly unskilled workers, Mr. Santorum said in announcing his candidacy.
And the result over that same period of time? Workers wages and family incomes
have flatlined.

Notes:
According to the Texas state comptroller, wages would be higher if less
immigrants would cross illegally. That will lead to economic crisis and will be unfair to
American citizens.
According to Rick Santorum, over the last 20 years wages have been
decreasing and if we take any more years of that could cause crisis in our economy.
Summary:
Well we have to and control this situation. If this continue to rise our economy will go to trash
we will be more in debt. Wages will keep decreasing. Overpopulation because immigrant will
not be afraid to bring their families into the US. If our border patrol isnt strengthen.

What does an outside source say that OPPOSES your candidates position?
Link:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/18/why-immigration-is-good-forus-growth/

Quotes:

Immigration reform would improve economic growth. The Bipartisan Policy Center
estimates that reform would boost gross domestic product by 4.8 percent and
productivity by 1.0 percent over 20 years. Reform would also increase U.S.
employment and raise wages. The Congressional Budget Office projects it would
add 9 million workers to the labor force while slightly increasing wages over 20
years.
This expansion would have a powerful effect on easing our massive fiscal
challenges. The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that federal deficits would
decrease by almost $1.2 trillion over 20 years. This is a strong antidote to the
deficits that make vital activity like infrastructure investment and worker training
programs so hard to fund today.

Notes:
Well expanding would be a powerful effect on America and help could help us
pay off our huge debt.
Summary:
Well that is good he wants America to grow great in size but too much growth can lead to
overpopulation also known is our downfall. More working citizens will be great so this will be
good for America. Legalizing immigrants to cross illegally will lead to great advantages, or it
can lead to our downfall by overpopulation. Wages will go down and workers will want more.
This could lead to complete anarchy.