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John F Kennedy Immigration Law Reform

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Immigration Law Reform John F. Kennedy once said “Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life”. Immigration laws in the past have been changed many times to either help or worsen chances for immigrants. The immigration laws have been changed various times in the past. The immigration laws are fine, but they could use some improvement to make them more fair for other immigrants. First, there have been many events happening that have been prompting change. There have been many immigrants come in and get citizenship, but have a terrible criminal record from their past. There have also been several cases where “unauthorized immigrants were still not in check” (Giovagnoli 1) while entering the United States.

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