George W. Bush v. Barack Obama
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2020
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Oum-El-Bouaghi
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Immigration has always been a matter of discussion in the United States, especially in the last twenty years when various American presidents showed more concern on reforming the immigration system due to the 9/11 attacks. This research aims at discussing anti-immigration laws, acts and attitudes of two American presidents during the 21st century, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, to see to what extent each one of them tried to decrease the number of immigrants in the United States and to comprehend the reasons behind the high number of deportations and the costs of their acts. The focus of the study will be on how Bush was more famous for being harsh on immigrants than president Obama even though Obama's deportation numbers were higher and his decisions were more effective concerning illegal immigration. Using a comparative method, this study analyzes the anti-immigration laws that were passed during the presidential periods of both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2001 to 2016, and compares between the deportation numbers and the characteristics of each one of them. The results show that there were many factors that contributed in making Obama have more deportation numbers than Bush mainly the massive support from Congress and both media and public opinion. Financial support also contributed to the remarkable difference in their Anti-immigration strategies. Unlike Obama, Bush had a historical opportunity to represent his anti-immigration thoughts following the 9/11 attacks.
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Ant-immigration, Deportation