Argumentative Essay About Immigrants

Immigration has been a burning issue lately, particularly after Donald Trump’s immigration ban in the United States of America. It has been a topic that families discuss every morning with breakfast. Despite many concerns related to immigration, it has several positive benefits that mostly outweighs the negativity. People bizarrely argue when it comes to immigration, but these arguments are primarily based on facts and ideas that are outdated or inconsistent and blindfold the positive aspect related to immigration. Many immigrants in the United States are good workers who don't depend upon any public welfare and mostly help in the overall development of the economy. As a country made by immigrants, we must not forget the fact that immigrants have helped to build cities and create a path of development form Google to iPhones (Gray & Furman, 2012). These facts are secluded, and some related arguments with different content have been repeated for years and continue. Immigrants have a lot to give the United States rather than to take, especially when it comes to economic terms.

Immigration is currently a hot topic within in the United States government. Currently the United States Congress is fighting to decide the fate of the Dreamers, and the Immigration bill DACA. Like many controversial issues within the government, the Democrats and Republicans are in a disagreement on what to do. Each article, examines a different take on the current immigration reform. Bier’s main argument is that individuals who are contributing to immigration reform are ignorant, that Immigrants are not hurting the American Labor market. The next article, I examined, was written by Eric Cantor; Cantor states that although the parties each have a high stake on the decision Congress makes on DACA, there must be a decision otherwise, the law will remain status quo. Next, we look at Gessen’s article, the main argument is that immigrants should not be looked at valuable or illegal, they should not have to be talented in order to be welcome within the United States. Lastly, Vargas, an undocumented Immigrant, discusses the difficulties of being illegal within the United States, yet still shines light on the positive influences he had throughout his childhood and time in America.

Many people who disapprove of immigration base their opinions on arguments that are purely fictitious. One such argument against immigration is that immigrants take away American jobs and are a drain on the U.S. economy. However, the only competition with immigrants is the skilled immigrants versus the skilled natives, and the unskilled immigrants versus the unskilled natives. Therefore, the person with the most skills deserves the job. If that person is an immigrant, then so be it. Obviously stated, the person who works the hardest and has the most knowledge gets the reward. Immigrants only hurt those who are less qualified. Another problem that comes up when talking about immigrants taking away jobs is that immigrants will work for less, so they are hired more often than are the natives who are seeking employment. Of course immigrants will work for a lower wage; they want to succeed in this country and in order to live a decent life, they need an income, and they best and most legal way to do such a thing is to work. If they cannot find employment elsewhere, they will settle for being paid lower wages. Instead of putting the blame on immigrants, people should look to the cause of the problem: the employers. It is not the immigrant’s

The walls are caving inside one’s hiding place and all one hears is the screams of their cherished friends being brutally assaulted by law enforcement that is suppose to be our protectors, who turn out to be the devil hidden in the flesh. One could nothing, but continue to hear the screaming and pray that the terror does not find him or her. One continues to cower under fear and wait for the sun to rise again to live under fear for another day. Each day goes by with one always looking behind his or her shoulders wondering if they, immigration, are coming for them and are the people, he or she trusts, will sell them out.The thoughts of abandonment, fear, and betrayal are constantly running through the families that do not have a piece of paper,

The questions of how many illegal immigrants should be admitted to the United States, and what level of skills these immigrants should have, are among the most divisive issues in the current U.S. domestic policy. Much of the controversy that they spark can be traced to a single issue: do immigrants help or harm the economy? “Immigration benefits America in at least two ways. First, increased immigration expands the American workforce and encourages more business start-ups. Second, immigrants increase economic efficiency by raising the supply of low- and high-skilled immigrants. In many cases immigrants ' educational backgrounds complement, rather than displace, the

One of the main priorities of U.S. immigration is integration and reunification of families along with married couples; However, since this beneficial and worthy goal is keeping many families complete, the simplicity of acquiring a U.S. lawful permanent residence (green card) based on marriage, allowed many foreigners to take advantage of the privilege by breaking the law (Bray, Virga 1138). Since the spouses of U.S. citizens and green card holders have priority “for legal entry into America” (Virga 1137), people on a regular basis are entering into sham marriages just to get the well desired green card and the benefits that come with it. It can be quite difficult to find somebody to marry genuinely; Therefore, some immigrants go to extreme

The recent decrease in American-born workers and the simultaneous increase in immigrant workers have led some Americans to make the mistake of assuming that immigrants take their jobs. However, other Americans disagree with this stance, believing that the issue of immigration is more convoluted than two simple statistics, and claiming that the other side is ignoring the complexities at hand by saying immigrants steal jobs based off of the broad connection between unemployed American-born citizens and working immigrants. Several citizens, as a result of the debate, have taken it upon themselves to carry out research regarding immigration in pursuit of the truth. One of these citizens is Maria E. Enchautegui, who in 2015 found that the number of native-born American workers “with no college education [had] declined by almost 5 million since 2007” (Enchautegui), meaning that fewer native-born workers are competing for jobs

One of the major complaints that you hear is about how immigrants are taking up American jobs, preventing legal citizens from finding work. This statement could not be more false. First off these jobs that are being taken by illegal immigrants are jobs that most people would have no interest in doing. The majority of these jobs are labor oriented, low paying, and physically demanding. These are all factors that discourage American citizens from taking these jobs. No one wants to work a job that kicks you in the behind every day and you do not make enough money to show your hard work. Yet to these illegal immigrants, mostly coming from poor economy countries such as Mexico, take these opportunities in a heartbeat. They realize that the opportunities and jobs in America are significantly better than what they have in their native countries. The money is better, the living conditions are better, and the United States is overall a safer and more plentiful country. I do not know about you, but I would rather have these jobs taken up by illegal immigrants just trying to make a living then have the jobs they would be doing ignored. According to author David Cole in Five Myths About Immigration, not only are immigrants doing these jobs, but they are creating more, “The jobs immigrants take are of course easier to

“Building a wall is easy, and it can be done inexpensively,” Donald Trump said in an interview. “It’s not even a difficult project if you know what you’re doing.” Trump is proposing to build a massive, impenetrable wall along the U.S.-Mexico frontier to keep out illegal Mexican migrants. Building up a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is not going to stop the influx of illegals coming into the country.

Do citizens of the United States feel safe with illegal immigrants living in our country? There are over eleven million illegal immigrants living in America, and half of them are from Mexico( ). Some people think illegal immigrants are helpful because they do the jobs that are unsought, while many other people think illegal immigrants cause violence and drug problems. Obama is taking a few steps to address the issue of illegal immigration, but if Trump becomes president he will completely change the way our government handles immigration. People in America are always discussing the topic of immigration because the majority of people do not feel safe with illegal immigrants living in our country, which is why most people like Trump’s viewpoints

What would the United States be like if no immigrants had ever come? It would be extremely empty and most of the people living in it now wouldn’t be here! Not only that, but people wouldn’t have brought all these different food types, information, and music styles with them. The USA would most definitely not be the multicultural country it is today without all the contributions from immigrants.

Immigration has been the foundation of American since the beginning. Looking back on history, the Pilgrims were the first immigrant to the United States and it has grown from there. Now, foreign families come to America in search for a better life. Unfortunately, illegal immigration has become a huge problem. On the other hand, legal immigrants have significantly boosted America’s economy. Although immigration has built this country, it has caused controversy lately.

agriculture. Natives have a mindset that they are too good to be working at such lowly

According to UNHCR a refugee agency, 65.3 million people are living in war zones. Another 5.5 billion people of all faiths face some form of religion persecution, including physical violence. People are unsafe in their own countries and homes, so they escape to other countries in search of a better chance at life. However, some of them break the rules to gain access to other countries. This results in illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is a major issue for countries around the world. According to Pew Resource, 11 million unauthorized immigrants are living in the United States. An illegal immigrant can be defined as a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or without a visa. This phenomenon is making countries blame

The controversial issue I am covering is illegal immigration, the two sources I used in this report are Daily Mail and CNN.