Cortni Willard
Hns. English 10
Per. 3
5-24-06
Persuasive Speech
I.
A. “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” These words are engraved on the Statue of Liberty that was assembled in 1886. The statue was meant to be a beacon of hope for all immigrants that enter the U.S. Do we still agree with what those words say?
B. There has been so much controversy about immigration in the last few months that I became interested in how immigration affects our lives. I have researched immigration for the last 2 months now. I’ve read Internet articles, newspapers, and watched the news. So I became very informed about the subject of immigration.
C. 850,000 legal immigrants have been coming to the U.S. per year since 2000, plus the number is rising. This doesn’t take into account the 275,000 illegal immigrants that come to the U.S. every year. In total, that amounts to over 1 million immigrants..
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