Annotated Bibliography - Do President Trump’s Immigration Policies Increase Security of the U.S.- Mexican Border ?

Eric Song

Ms. Bridgette

English 203

20 March 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Research question: Do President Trump’s immigration policies increase security of the U.S.-Mexican border ?

Cohen, Kelly. “Immigration groups hate Trump’s new immigration order” Fox

News Politics. 06 March 2017. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/06/immigration-groups-hate-trump-new-immigration-order.html. Access 20 March 2017.

Fox News Politics is a legitimate website that provides news and updates on Politics. It is reliable because it is well known by people in the United States. President Trump’s new order on immigration says that people from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen who are outside the United States and don't have a valid visa are not eligible to travel to the country for 90 days. This made the immigration groups unhappy. They said they would challenge it on court. Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, said that President Trump has committed himself to religious discrimination and he will be facing disapproval from people and the court. This article shows that how President Trump’s policies have offended people.

Kopan, Tal. “Does border drop mean Trump’s tough talk is working?” CNN News. 09 March 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/politics/border-crossings-huge-drop-trump-tough-talk/. Accessed 20 March 2017.

CNN News is a reliable and legitimate website that people have been paying attention to for a long time. It provides up-to-date information of American and international news and stories. Recently, the number of illegal border crossings has decreased. Illegal Southwest border crossings were down 40% last month. This drop breaks a nearly 20-year trend. About 18,672 people were caught at the border in February, down from 31,578 in January. Some people believe this is an indication of a lasting Trump effect on immigration patterns. This information is helpful because I can learn about the merit of President Trump’s policies.

Lincolnshire. “Violence increases at Morton Hall immigration removal centre.”

BBC News. 21 March 2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-39337124. Accessed 21 March 2017.

BBC News is an authorized website that is well known by U.S. citizens. Morton Hall is a unit that is used to detain immigrants waiting for decisions and individuals whose immigration plan have failed and are awaiting deportation. Some of them will stay there for a long period of time, which makes them frustrated. As a result, violence, self-harm and other incidents are happening at the Morton Hall. The Home Office said a plan to reduce the incidents will be figured out soon.

Mark, Michelle. “Trump’s immigration Crackdown Is Having a Potentially ‘Alarming’

Effect on Public Safety.” Business Insider, 27 March 2017, http://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-immigration-ice-order-crackdown-news-alarming-effect-public-safety-2017-3. Accessed 27 March 2017.

This website provides breaking news of different categories that are legit. Since Trump became the president of the U.S., he has made many policies and orders on immigration. Because of that, public safety is threatened in an abnormal way. Many immigrants began to be less responsible for what’s around them. They are afraid to call the police when they see a crime or some illegal events because they do not want to be deported. For example, four women in Denver who have made domestic-abuse allegations refused to keep pursuing their cases because they were afraid that they would be caught by immigration and Custom Enforcement officials on the court. They safety of a community depends on not only administration of the government but also the responsibility of people. Right now people are not conscientious as they are expected to be, which makes public safety unsecured.

Morici, Peter. “Immigration reform could be the win that Trump and the economy

need.” Market Wash, 27 March 2017, http://www.marketwatch.com/story/immigration-reform-could-be-the-win-that-trump-and-the-economy-need-2017-03-27. Accessed 27 March 2017.

    This website is a business website that includes news and trades on economy or business.

Economists believe that immigrants can bring profits to the American economy. First, large number of immigrants provide labors. Some of them are low-wage workers and some are intelligent professionals. Both of them are helpful for the U.S. to gain profits. Second, immigrants increase the profit of tourism. They visit resorts, amusement parks, restaurants. What they bring for the U.S. is money. However, there are also some negative effects. Statistics reveal that immigrant populations seem to be older than Americans and has less education. Overall, immigrants have a positive impact on U.S. economy. I can see the reason why some economists disagree with President Trump’s immigration policies from this article. It encourages my to think about if Trump’s orders are reasonable.