Benefits for Illegal Immigrants

Globally, the United States has been known as "a nation of immigrants" almost from its inception. Beginning in the 1600s with English Puritans and continuing today, America is a melting pot of culture and ethnicity. In fact, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, immigration was the major source of U.S. population growth. Looking over our 200+ years we find that to clearly be true, with approximately 1 million immigrants coming to America during the 17th and 18th century. Almost 3 million arrived during the 1860s, and another 3 million in the 1870s. In the next four decades, the number of immigrants rose to over 25 million people, most from various European nations, most arriving in New York or one of the Eastern seaports (Damon, 1981). Despite the politicization, as of 2006, the United States actually was the number one country globally to accept legal immigrants into the country, with a current immigrant population of almost 40 million (Terrazas and Batalova, 2009). In fact, the peak of immigration was 1907, when over 1.2 million Europeans entered the country beginning a push towards legislation limiting immigration in the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1924 and the 1921 Congressional Quota Act. These immigrants came for two sociological reasons: the push factor (wars, famine, persecution and overpopulation) and the pull factors (jobs and the promise of freedom). Most came by ship, and a passage often cost the equivalent of an entire life's savings causing many

values, talents, and contributions of immigrants. People from all over the world seek the United States for just one honest reason, a better life and future. Most of the immigrant families and their children come from Mexico, Central and South America, and even Asia. These people enter the United States via one of three modes of entry, legal immigration, illegal entry, and as refugees. Because of their legal status, many immigrants are illegible to receive any type of public services such as healthcare and public education. This is something that has been going on for years, and many Americans feel that it is a fair thing to do. By actually providing illegal immigrants to have access to public services the United States could benefit a lot from it, starting with a healthier and safer environment, also, having access to public education will help the economy in the long run, and lastly, after obtaining a college degree, it is extremely possible for them to get a good paying job.

The United States has people coming in and out of the country every day. Most of these people are welcomed at airports and borders, and most do not intend to stay in the United States. Some of these immigrants are tourists, business visitors, students, and foreign workers. Other arrivals are refugees because they are escaping to better their future or from their countries violence and some are unauthorized or illegal foreigners. Several immigrants enter legally as tourists and then stay in the United States, but most enter the country unlawfully by eluding border patrol agents or using false documents to circumvent border inspectors. In the past, the United States was formed from many immigrants whom the Founding Fathers were descendants from and made a powerful country. Immigration is positive for the United States because there are political, economic, and multicultural benefits; therefore, immigration policy should be reformed to allow and encourage immigration.

Since the start of our country, America has been known as a land of immigrants, a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities working towards the American motto of the land of the free, home of the brave. Since colonial times, immigrants have been an integral part of society, majorly contributing to U.S culture and economy, yet many Americans have always had very conflicting ideas on immigration. Many people look past the benefits immigrants bring to our economy and society and instead scapegoat them for many of the United States’ problems surrounding unemployment and budget. The positive effects of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, in our country far outweighs the negative effects because of their important impact on society and the economic help that American relies on.

The United States of America was a country founded by immigrants on the values of equality and freedom and the idea of a fresh start. Only American Indians are truly native to this country and the rest of us have some history of immigration in our ancestry. So what about today’s immigrants? Most people immigrate to the United States searching for simply searching for a better life. Immigration seems like it should be a simple and organized process, but many people who try to immigrate to the United States find that the process is not so simple. To better understand the immigration process, I have interviewed a friend who immigrated to the United States as a small child and now faces the

Undocumented immigrants make up a large portion of the workforce doing jobs that are undesirable to many people. They leave their stable live in search of better opportunities for their family. The people who come to the united states do not come because of their own benefit. They come in search of benefitting their next generation. Immigrant workers know that the position that they are in is not the best and is more difficult to change their own path in life, so they put their focus on raising children in an environment where their children can see the benefit if certain commodities like an education. Although they have difficult jobs with small compensations and no benefits, they continue to work to serve as an example that hard work is the

The United States is a country that has always drawn much of its strength from having people come here and add to the energy and prosperity of the country. Immigrants who have chosen to make the difficult and challenging choice to move to America have often been some of the most productive citizens of the countries they left behind. They are, by nature, driven people who were willing to take the risk of pulling up roots and moving. As a result, the United States has, for the most part, gotten the benefit of talented and committed citizens who have raised our culture and our standard of living. Right now our country is facing the problem with undocumented immigrants and has to decide what to do about the eleven million people living here illegally.

In recent years, the thought of several million illegal immigrants has become a giant debate. With that, many questions arise. Do they need to be deported? Does a better defense system need to be created for future immigrants? Do they all need to be legalized? The U.S. welcomes all types of people, especially those who are wanting to work and help better the economy. However, when entering the country without going through proper protocol, that is when trouble begins. Illegals living within U.S. borders should be considered criminals and not entitled to benefits.

Immigration has modernized America’s workforce, economy, society and culture. Each group of newcomers brings optimism, hope and determination in pursuing the American Dream. Each group makes America more diverse and stronger. Immigrants are people who come from another country and move to a new one. An illegal or undocumented immigrant is a foreigner who enters or lives in a country unlawfully or without the countries authorization. In the US, immigrants are people who risk their lives to make the journey to America in search of a better life and future. Those who came to America between 1892 and 1954 had to go through Ellis Island. Ellis island helped more than 12 million people become immigrants and more than 40 percent of current US citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors back to Ellis Island (History1). People came for different reasons and in the 1910s many “Jews escaping from political and economic oppression in czarist Russia and eastern Europe and Italians escaping poverty in their country”(History1), came to the US in search of a better life. They left their homes for many reasons including “war, drought, famine and religious persecution, and all had hopes for greater opportunity in the New World”(History1). My family came through Ellis Island and endured the long journey by boat across the Atlantic along with millions of other people and their families too. I have a few friends who are abiding in America on visas and had to make the journey to

Since 2012, an estimated 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States (Donnelly, 2015). Most people migrate to America because they view America as the land of opportunities, the land that presents immigrants with life options they may not have back in their countries. They choose to come to America to escape poverty or oppression, for employment opportunities, and to make better lives for themselves and their families. But in the course of this, some federal laws are broken when they overstay their welcome. The question being asked today is; should unauthorized immigrants in the United States be allowed to apply for citizenship eventually? This controversial issue has generated different opinions across the states. Some Americans say undocumented immigrants should be deported because they are a burden to the nation. However, if these illegal immigrants are allowed to have some kind of legal status, it will help boost the US economy and keep families together.

“ People are talking about immigration, emigration and the rest of those things. It’s all freaking crap! We’re all human beings, we’re all mammals, we’re all rocks, plants, rivers & etc. Borders are just such a pain in the freaking arse. “ - Shane MacGowan. The U.S immigration should make it easier for people across the borders to come here because, so many people can come here and make a better living for themselves. A better living for themselves are basically just living better. Being able to get by & not have to go back to what they use to do. Being grateful that because the U.S immigration made it easier for them to come here, they are no longer struggling how they use too.

The United States has been a country filled with immigrants ever since it began to flourish a few hundred years ago in the eighteenth century. Everyone, to begin with, had their eye on the United States. They were all in search of a bright future with a new life in a new place, just as the many immigrants we see here today are. People were curious about life here and what later on was called the “American Dream;” they wanted to know what it was really like. However, over the years, legal residency in the country became hard to achieve. This was when illegal immigration really became a big deal in the United States. These individuals, over the years, have found their own ways into the country contrary to the different processes they are

Most of the illegal immigrants stays in the United States more than 10 years whithaut any crime record. They work hard and find their way, the U.S. gets benefits from them such as taxes, and a good secondary employee. The government must give a chance like them by providing citizenships. Also, send back illegal immigrants which do not fallow the rules, does not pay taxes, and medical payment. There is no right or wrong answer to the question should illegals stay or not. But if they living in a wright way why not give them a

“The United States has been built primarily by immigrants, most seeking a better life for themselves and their families though some type of industrious behavior” (Sanders 58). When many people think of illegal immigrants, they think of those people that are only here to steal Americans’ jobs. They do not think about the struggle that illegal immigrants go through to get to this country and stay in the country as well. Being illegal in this country closes many doors, but there are a few that remain open. It is hard to know what they exactly go through if no one has ever walked their path. They are here for a reason, to find something better for themselves and their families. Undocumented immigrants do not come to the United States to purposely steal other people’s jobs, they come here for a better living and not the social services that they could receive (Marietta 61). These people are not seeking to actually be helped but if help is offered they will take it. Undocumented immigrants leave their homes because they want to live the American dream. If they come to America and have a better job with a decent salary then their lives will improve. It will be easier for them to support their families. Although many people believe illegal immigrants are only in the U.S to take away Americans’ jobs, they should receive social services because they are a part of our community, need help establishing a better life and contribute to our workforce.

The present statuses in this area are when the people are going to be writing a petition to make emigrants to have benefits. All countries have people that they have the same problem about how they have emigrants living in their countries and the population grows every year. In the United States they created an act for immigration and national, but other states have many different rules to deal with emigrants. The new rules about the emigrants that president Obama had Obama care are for the emigrants that are document and for U.S citizens. Mostly people get money for living in the State from the government, but mostly legal emigrants live with that money.