how the different branches of the government participate in the immigration policy to help in averting the immigration problem

how the different branches of the government participate in the immigration policy to help in averting the immigration problem

Immigration is the movement of people from other countries into the YS for residential purposes. The United States of America is almost an immigrant country where all people except the Native American Indians have ancestry from other parts of the world. This aspect makes the United States a colonial settler society. Immigration has led to cultural change and population growth, which has had a lot of positive impact on technological and economic improvements. These immigrants come as relatives of US citizens, refugees, asylum seekers, education seekers, and those that were looking for employment. Besides, there are those immigrants who find their way into the US through illegal means. These are the illegal immigrants from the neighbouring countries of Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean islands. The ideas that immigrants bring to the country have contributed to the success of the country. According to statistics, there are over 10.5 million immigrants in the country without the right documentation. However, other negative implications come with immigration amongst which includes increased illegal activities such as robbery, theft, gangs, drug trafficking, and the generally increased population growth with make it hard for US citizens to get employment because of the increased competition (Martin, 2015). The United States, through its various branches of the government, is trying its level best to ensure that it controls the immigrants in the country. In this paper, we shall discuss how the different branches of the government participate in the immigration policy to help in averting the immigration problem.

The executive is the branch of the government that is made up of the president, agencies, and other civil servants. The executive has a role in executing the laws and relations that the legislature makes, as well as implementing the interpretations of the judiciary. The executive plays an essential role in ensuring that the immigration problem in the country using under control through its various responsibilities and powers. For instance, the executive appoints federal judge such as those that will work in immigration courts. The federal power has the role of appointing the judges and equipping them with the resource for them to do their work.

Furthermore, the executive works in appointing members to agencies such as the CIA, FBI, and department of homeland security (Ewing et al., 2015). These agencies are vital in ensuring that they investigate and control the entry of people into the country. The executive, through the president of the United States, also has the responsibility of signing treaties with other countries and organizations such as the United Nations. The executive also controls borders through the military, DHS, and its border patrol agents to prevent the entry of illegal people into the US. For instance, the government, through the president, negotiated a treaty to allow Afghanistan’s and Iranians to gain entry to the US under relaxed law and also signed the agreement with the united nations on helping asylum seekers and refugees to gain entry to the united states.

Besides, there is the legislative arm of the government made up of the House of Representatives and the congress. Their role is mainly to make laws and policies that the judiciary and executive will use in dealing with immigration. Every year the congress outlines the roles and procedures that the executive and judiciary will use to regulate the migration into the country. They set the minimum requirement or criterion that will get used to allowing refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants into the country. Furthermore, they also set the guidelines under which the people who want entry to the country will get denied that right. Besides, it also sets rules and regulations that will be in use when the

of an immigrant to stay in the United States can get revoked. Some of the legislations made concerning immigration include the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act, 2001 USA-Patriot Act, and the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act.

Lastly, there is the branch of the judiciary whose primary concern is dealing with the interpretation of the constitution and the laws developed by the legislature. The judiciary interprets the rules and regulations for the executive to implement them. The bench has a unique arm called immigration courts, which has immigration judges who determine cases and issues related to immigration. For instance, these judges approve individuals entering the US. They also listen and assess cases of granting asylum to asylum seekers and refugees. They also look and give judgment on appeals made by people who have lost their citizenship or permit of residence, for instance, when they break the rules of immigration. The judiciary also plays a responsibility in doing judicial reviews where it reviews the decisions made on immigration by mandated bodies such as the Home Office. In this aspect, the judiciary always looks at the procedure that got applied when making that decision rather than whether the choice was right or wrong.

In conclusion, the government has a huge role in controlling immigration by ensuring only eligible and safe people gain entry into the United States and that any person who breaks the immigration rules or poses a threat to the citizens of the US gets deported. Immigration is fundamental in bringing new ideas and cultures, which are essential in improving the quality of life and solving problems. However, if immigration does not get controlled them, it will have adverse effects on countries such as allowing criminals to come into the country and affect the lives of citizens (Ewing et al., 2015). For the government to achieve this objective, it has to ensure that all the arms of government are working in unison. If the branches of the government work together, they will be a good flow of information and order which will bring success. However, if the continued struggle for plenary of power continues, then these objectives won’t get achieved.

Criminal justice policymaking

Criminal justice policies in the federal, state and local levels affect the whole country at large, and hence, the executive has to give a hand in the making of such policies. The executive ensures that the policies are not conflicting and equips personnel to enforce the policies and laws well.

The legislature participates in making criminal justice policies at the state, federal, and local levels because it is fundamental in ensuring justice prevails in the whole country. The legislature makes laws for the entire federal government, but it also oversights the statutes in the states and provides that they don’t object to the federal regulations.

Furthermore, the judiciary is also fundamental in making criminal policies in the federal government, states, and local levels in many ways (Welsh and Harris, 2016). The state supreme courts are the interpreters of the laws in the state. Still, whenever the interpretation brings up a central issue, then the federal government, through the chief justice and attorney general, move in and give explanations.

References

Ewing, W. A., Martinez, D., & Rumbaut, R. G. (2015). The criminalization of immigration in the United States. Washington, DC: American Immigration Council Special Report.

Martin, P. (2015). Immigration to the United States. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, 1-10.

Welsh, W. N., & Harris, P. W. (2016). Criminal justice policy and planning: Planned change. Routledge.