1. My topic is examining American attitudes towards immigration and how they have evolved over time. I will analyze immigration patterns of the past and how U.S. citizens reacted to them versus how they react to immigration primarily from Latin American countries today.
2. The most useful finding I have looked at in my research is the number of illegal immigrants in this country because the numbers are surprisingly large.
3. Right now, I believe that tougher immigration laws should be enforced, but not to the extent that they are in say, Arizona. However, racial profiling and unfair treatment should not be allowed.
4. My topic I believe mostly everyone is at least vaguely familiar with, as the influences of immigration are present in our everyday lives. Nonetheless, there are intricacies of immigration that the general population is probably unfamiliar with, such as Arizona's specific immigration laws, such as SB 1070.SB 1070 is very controversial, as it is the unconstitutional law that requires police officers to demand legal documentation of individuals suspected of being undocumented immigrants under the premise of "reasonable suspension" and ignited a firestorm of controversy.
5. I never realized the sheer number of illegal immigrants in the U.S.. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimated that in 2009 there were 6,650,000 illegal immigrants from Mexico alone in America. They represent the vast majority, but there are also hundreds of thousands from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Philippines. These numbers really shocked me, just because of how large they are.
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