Immigration : A Nation Of Immigrants

Immigration remains the foreground of the United States; this happens to be one of the reasons it is known as the land of opportunity. Since the beginning, immigration has been a key concept in America, immigrants could settle down without fear of persecution. However, modern laws have seized this foundation and twisted it in such a way that it is a crime to migrate to the United States, under certain circumstances. Now, there only exists few options for immigrants to be naturalized and made permanent residents or citizens, which has left several with no other option except to break the law. This has caused an abundant number of undocumented immigrants to settle down in places, near the borders of the United States, such as Florida and Texas. The border states are closer to many of these immigrants’ home countries so they do not have to pay as much to get to a state such as California, which is another reason for the abundant number of immigrants in these states. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to reside in border states as they boost the economy, they offer inexpensive labor, and they make these states more culturally diverse.

Republicans and Democrats have been fighting over the issue of immigration since the 1900s. Immigration has been an issue declared by both Democrats and Republicans alike over debates, elections and even the presidency. Each political party has different viewpoints of immigration and how it effects society and the U.S. as a whole. Immigration is the great division between two opinions. These two sides are: one being people that are accepting with immigrants coming in and out of the U.S., while the others say there shouldn’t be any immigrants coming to the U.S. Both parties have different stances on these issues, however, neither are as reliable as the facts.

My current event is on the issue of Immigration and Refugees that is going on in our society. Immigrants have been the back bone of what made America great. This country is supposed to be the land of opportunity. For the people that come here that is all that they hear. Wanting a fresh start from whatever country they came from. The NASW (2015) said that “Immigration has increased rapidly in the 1990s, with more than 13 million people moved to the United States” (p.176). Immigrants and Refugees is an issue that has been talked about for many years. “In 1965 the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments provided a sweeping change in immigration law. The national origins system was abolished and a new set of priorities for admitting immigrants was adopted” (NASW, 2015, p. 176). So Immigration has been a part of our culture, American society, and policy making for a long time now. It is talked about today even with during our Presidential campaign for 2016.

Over hundreds of years, immigration has shaped America into who she is today. July 4, 1776, was the day immigrants first stepped onto North American soil and claimed the land as theirs. The impact of migration on a country this big can’t be ignored, especially because the people coming to live in America are usually from Third World countries and are looking for employment and to be shown a better way a life. Like anything else, there are both huge pros and cons to Third World immigration. Once, America was known as the land of opportunity for people anywhere in the world, however, Patrick Buchannan worries that America is allowing too many immigrants at a time which is preventing them to be assimilated properly into a culture. He fears

"What makes someone American isn 't just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone - from anywhere - can write the next chapter of our story." -President Barack Obama. A person who leave its home country to another and settle in, is an Immigrant. An immigrant may strive for a better living by getting a job as an emigrant employer for long term or even for a short period as a foreign worker, and to experience a different culture in another country. Immigration is a crucial issue that the United States had faced for years because it brings impact to the country’s economy, population, workforce and many more. The nation that Immigrants should be legal is a fasacinating one, and one that I

Often depicted as “the nation of immigrants”, immigration policies have been highlighted in news media and pushed to the forefront of recent political debates in the United States. In 2014, more than 42.4 million, or 13.3%, of the 318.9 million people in the U.S. were immigrants (MPI, 2016). There was an 11 percent increase in 2014 in the number of foreign-born individuals that moved to the United States, with India and China the two countries of origin with the most new immigrants (MPI, 2016). In terms of unauthorized immigrants, however, the population has essentially remained stable over the past five years, as the number of new unauthorized immigrants is roughly equivalent to those who are deported. In 2014, there were an estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants (3.5% of U.S. population) living in the United States according to the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Department of Homeland Security (Pew research Center, 2014). Although unauthorized immigrants reside all over the United States, one half of them are concentrated in four states: California, New York, Texas, and Florida (ACOG, 2015).

Discovering how people from the past until now merge their opinion and assumption on Immigrants. The main issue are undocumented people living in United States. Anger and hatred of some Native Americans while demonstrating the issues about Immigration may seen in effect base on their personal experiences or getting information from close companion. In fact, the media present the Immigrants or Immigration by discussing the issue on media, which the coverage can influence the viewers. Their judgement begins with calling undocumented Immigrants criminals and violent but reporters framing them for not being the victim. The effect, as more people believed to those people from news organization, It would less likely be difficult to resolve

The United States is a nation that was founded on immigrants. Throughout the years Americans are learning that immigrants

For many of years, there have been immigrants from all over the country that come to America. Since 1865 to even today, immigrants come from different countries to the United States for many opportunities at a better life for their family and more jobs. But since then, a lot has changed now for the people that want to come to the states. There has been positive and negative changes for immigrants in America. They differ from the countries they migrate from, to the kinds of jobs they work, and the different laws that’s been passed from the 1800’s to today.

At this time, the United States has allowed more immigrants to enter the country than at any time in its history. Over a million legal and illegal immigrants take up residence in the United States each year. I am the immigrant, too. All the other countries people like to come here for the better lives for them and their families. America is a freedom-oriented country, where everyone likes to live. I came here 3 years ago, first, I did not like it, but it is good in here. Now I want to live here with my religions and heritage. American culture is very different from Indian culture. I can mix these cultures and I can live my life. This country gives freedom for however you want to live. Immigration at current magnitude is not fulfilling the interests or demand of this country. Many people believe that immigrant should not come to the United States of America. They think immigrants taking way their places and jobs, but this is not true. I am not totally disagreeing with them. Who ever come to the US they have their own goals and ideas that they follows. An immigrant does not mean to take their jobs from them. America is a melting pot of different cultures. Many people who live here are undocumented immigrants.

Apart from the Native Americans that dot the population; The United States is a country founded and built on the backs of immigrants. Whether our forebears were brought here (slaves), forced to flee their motherland, or came just to create a better life, immigration in this nation's blood. I am an immigrant; I moved to this country when I was ten. Back then I noticed that there was tension between the people who were born in the U.S., with immigrant parents, and those who just immigrated. I think the conflict was instilled by the parents–having a lot to do with competing for jobs. That is just how it was then, always was, and will probably continue to be. Martin and Midgley (2013) noted, there has always been underlying tension in this nation regarding immigration since the days of our founders–fearing economic, political, and cultural changes (p.3). The fear of immigrants became more noteworthy in the 1960s through the 1990s when the immigration demographics shifted from predominantly European to Latin and Asian. Takaki (as cited in Halford, 1999) wrote, America’s propensity to distinguish between race and culture helped to fuel that fervor (p. 8-13). New influx of immigrants were being judged and generalized for their appearance rather than what they could offer to the community

”Another way of indicating the importance of immigration to America is to point out that every American who ever lived, with the exception of one group, was an immigrant himself or a descendent of immigrants,”(Kennedy, 2). The United States is a nation of immigrants. There are, however, many Americans who are not accepting of the fact that immigrants were the reason why this country is able to have a population, economy and democracy. To ignore immigrants, is to ignore our history and how America is the way it is now. The immigrant culture of America is relevant to not only every individual US citizen, but also every person living across seas.

Just under a million immigrants arrive in the United States each year. For this reason, the United States has often been called a nation of immigrants. The United States in a way is a melting pot for so many different cultures, religions and even races in the world (Scheuerer, 2012). These immigrants come to this nation wanting a chance at a better life; others are refugees whom are escaping persecution and civil wars in their home country. And many people just believe that the United States is the best place to go. Rationales like protection, freedom, and even benefits are just enough of a deal to immigrants. In the late 1800s people fled crop failures, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine only because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunities.

The United States of America is a nation of many immigrant people. People come from all over the world, leaving their homeland and sometimes leaving their loved ones to escape deep poverty and violence. When immigrants come to America, in their dreamland they face many problems such as language, education, job, legal paperwork, housing, food, and health issues. Immigrants do all kinds of low-quality jobs. They clean houses for a living. Some immigrants come with very small businesses. Many immigrants pay taxes which helps better the U.S. economy.

The United States has dealt with immigration for decades. Immigration is, in fact, the reason why the U.S. is such a great country. It brings about such diversity and adds a uniqueness to the country. Some disapprove of immigrants and feel they should not be welcome. In fact, many people feel this way and the problem of immigration is treated a lot more severely than other problems, problems such as gun control. Immigration is a problem, but should not be treated as largely as it is treated. For a nation born from immigration, Immigration should be accepted and matters on how to properly treat it should be made. Throughout the history of the United States, the government has gone about banning immigrants or putting them through harsh processes that are still prevalent today. The government has banned certain groups before and ejected others. Even though the topic of immigration can be delicate the negative views that come with the thought of immigration should not be the way of thinking that Americans accept and should not be the way the country goes about the topic of immigration. Immigration, an issue that some treat as a continuing problem that will hurt the United States, actually has many benefits, including economic growth and cultural diversity.