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Arguments About Immigration

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Every year, thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, come into the United States. In America. “Immigrants and their U.S.-born children now number approximately 84.3 million people, or 27 percent of the overall U.S. population” (Zong and Batalova). Immigrants come to America for multiple reasons. Some examples are; to live in freedom, to practice their religion freely, to escape poverty, and to make better lives for themselves and their children. Immigration has its benefits. Our country was founded with many immigrants. Terrorist attacks are occurring often, mostly from immigrants. Many Sexually transmitted diseases are being brought over and now HIV testing is not on the scanning list. Also, the economy is negatively effected by immigrants working for less. While immigrants contribute to America by adding the cultures flavor, the United States should adopt policies to further restrict or suspend immigration. To become an American citizen is not easy but to come into America is. There are multiple way an immigrant can come to America. The problem is not immigrants becoming citizens, the problem is immigrants just coming to America for a short amount of time. There are three ways immigrants can get into America that should be more strict. The first rule that should be more strict is more strict is the Protection of Refugees, and other Vulnerable Populations. This allows people who are unable to return to their homeland because of life-threatening or bad conditions.

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