Inquiry Blog Post #2: Where I Am, and Where I Want to Go. (Describe your inquiry topic (Blog #2))
The inquiry topic I'd like to choose is immigration law. It has always fascinates me how our U.S. policies on immigration tend to ebbs and flow depending on what political party is in charge and what the media is deciding to cover on any particular day. As it may seem on the surface, immigration law is usually what is the variable factor, rather than the actual number or types of people crossing and attempting to cross the U.S. borders illegally. I'm interested in why these laws change, who is legislating them and what is hoped to be gained by controlling the influx of people immigrating to the U.S. Whether these reasons are nefarious or altruistic, it's important to dig down to the details and determine if the main controller of immigration law is indeed found in the number and type of people crossing the border, or the is attention brought to this subject simply because immigration law surrounding becomes more strict and then lenient as a pattern historically in the ...
