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Benefits Of Immigrants In America

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Imagine your father got deported when you were nine. You are now 21 and have not seen him in person since, you have only been able to talk to him on the phone on your birthday. Now you are living in New York with your mother. The chances of the only parent you have left being deported has increased by her getting a ticket, and she is now going to court for investigation of her identity. You will be all alone if she gets deported. This is one of many American immigrant stories. We should allow immigrants to come to America because we could be leaving innocent refugees in dangerous countries. The immigrants we are stopping from entering our country do not pose much of a threat. Furthermore, immigrants coming to America contribute to our country. One reason we should allow immigrants into America is because there are still refugees in horrible situations in other countries that we could help. There are still 16.7 million people seeking refuge from terror and destruction in foreign countries (DoSomething). This means that if our president succeeds in blocking these people from entering the country, they will be trapped in a world of pain and sorrow. So if we stop them from coming, they will most likely die of violence, hunger, and poverty which are all frightening to think about. It is estimated that 50% of refugees are under eighteen so most of them do not understand how bad of a situation they are in (DoSomething). It is hard to think about being all alone in a country with

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