Magazines Address Illegal Immigration

Not only are newspapers and news programs covering the illegal immigrant debate, but magazines have also participated in that trend.  In particular, the magazine BuisnessWeek called attention to several factors that they claim have made the lives of illegal immigrants easier.  Some of these factors include:

1.  Making calling plans that allow immigrants to call internationally for a very cheap rate

2.  Providing “English-as-a-second-language classes that include instructions for using coupons for products such as Kraft’s Capri Sun drinks in U.S. grocery stores”.

Not only do these factors improve the lives of the illegal immigrants, but they are also of benefit to the large companies that provide them.  For example:

  • Kraft food companies (an example of a company who provides immigrants with translations on how to use coupons) monopolizes the illegal immigrant population by providing them only with coupons and instructions that promote their own products.
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  • Sprint also benefits from offering a cheap international phone plan because through offering these targeted phone plans they receive a large amount of business from legal and illegal immigrants.
  • wahoooooo

Cheap international phone plans and coupon instructions-  so what?!

After having examined specific factors that affect the lives of immigrants, it is important to also look at the larger picture.  It is important to note how these phone plans and coupon instructions could effect national security.  Every amenity that is provided for legal and illegal immigrants is an incentive for more immigrants to flood to the United States.  I believe that if we continue to provide illegal immigrants with incentives, our national security could become threatened  by the increasing number of undocumented people living in this country.

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