Annotated Bibliography

Research Question:

Should Illegal Immigrants be given the same rights as citizens?

Hendricks, Tyche. “Illegal immigrants choice: work underground or leave.”  San Francisco Chronicle 27 Aug. 2007. Edina High School, Edina. 7 Dec. 2008.  .

 

Tyche Hendricks is a staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. His article “Illegal immigrants choice: work underground or leave,” discuss’ the struggles that illegal immigrants are having with holding a job and the different laws that could make it impossible. It is very hard for all illegal immigrants to find a job to support themselves, but especially hard for immigrants with children. It is sad because most of the people just want to create a good life for their children where they can be educated. Jorge S. is among the immigrants with a family. He has three kids that he is trying to provide for everyday. He found work at a grocery store in East Bay grocery store as a clerk and is very nervous that he could lose his position. The law that the Bush administration was trying to put into effect was to restrict employers from from hiring undocumented workers. They say that illegal immigrants come to the United States for work because it pays better and that if they want to decrease the number coming, they have to make life miserable for illegal immigrants so that they want to leave. This is very cruel and would probably work in decreasing the number of illegal immigrants. The worst part is that it says it takes up to 17 years for those who want a citizenship to get it. This article really shows the discrimination in the workplace against illegal immigrants.