Immigration: An Argument for Loose Borders
Immigration is not only beneficial to the United States, but is a vital component of what the country is made up of. The United States of America was founded on immigration several hundred years ago when individuals and their families left their home countries for various different reasons. Immigration is defined as “the movement of people from one country into another, for residential rather than visiting purposes, which may be for a number of reasons,” (QUOTE). Some of the reasons that people do immigrate to the United States are for economic, familial, personal, and social reasons. Many individuals come to this country to find a job, support their children or families, or provide better education for their children, among many other things. Regardless of the reason, Christians are called to have mercy and be compassionate toward immigrants as outlined in several different Biblical scriptures. Christians have a moral duty to look after the needs of their neighbors, and by allowing for more open borders, this can be accomplished. It is important to examine immigration from several different perspectives, especially from the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral is an important component to apply to any controversial topic because it causes one to see their worldview from four different perspectives: scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. These elements bring a fulfilling understanding of Christianity and
In today’s American society, there are few issues more divisive in politics than immigration. It’s an issue that’s argued in nearly every debate, with Republicans and Democrats with their own views and thoughts on the matter. The issue goes as far as dividing homes, young liberals arguing with their conservative parents on who is correct.
Immigration has played a large role in the history of the United States since the very founding of the country. As even the founding fathers of the United States were immigrants coming to the U.S. to seek a better life. For varies reasons, immigrants have been traveling to America to seek a better life whether to achieve better economic opportunity, religious freedom, and/or political refuge (Jiménez). These reasons have caused immigrants to flood into the U.S. In the most recent years’, weather to allow immigration to keep going as it is has been a hot topic for America. This controversy over immigration has grown as Americans continue to wonder if immigration is still good for the country. Therefore, the immigration controversy has many Americans
strongly presents the case that although there are no direct teachings on immigration in the New Testament, Christians can learn how to treat immigrants. Jesus’s attitudes and actions help to show Christians how to treat outsiders, like immigrants. Just as Jesus transcended cultural differences and accepted Samaritans, Christians should accept immigrants. Today it is clear that Christians should embrace the ideals of the New Testament, rather than Romans 13, because it allows them to follow biblical teachings. Therefore, I believe it is important for Christians to help immigrants by embracing the New Testament ideals seen through Jesus’s own actions and
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.
For the immigration proposal what I think about immigration and the Mexico pay for the wall I think they should let immigrants come to the United States but on some of the reasons I don’t because in the article it says an immigrant broke into a 64-year old ladys house and beat her to almost to her death but some immigrants cross to get a better education and to see a different prospective in life. In the information it was talking about how some americans were loosing there jobs due to immigration population, and that the minomon wage is going down and that today nearly 40% black teenagers are unemployed and nearly 50% of Hispanics are unemployed. In the earlier text it says that all illegal aliens in gangs should be apprehended and deported,
As the plane slowly landed on the airport terminal in Washington D.C., my parents held their excitement. After the long fight of waiting on the list and doing all the immigration paperwork, they awed that they finally arrived here in the United States, the land of opportunity and freedom. My parents immigrated to the United States from Vietnam. They hoped to seek a better future for themselves and for future generations. When I was a young child, my parents put in many grueling hours of work to support our family. My mother worked as a waitress and a cashier at a Chinese restaurant while my father worked at a steel factory where he assembled parts for furniture. They both worked for minimum wages which made it more difficult to have extra money to enjoy and relax. As our family lived here in the United States, my parents received some harsh judgements and critiques from American citizens. My mother got some feedback for her limited English skills, and she got taunted for that. My father openly practiced his cultural beliefs which differed from American traditional values and customs. He prayed and meditated to his God with his special incense. This behavior received some backlash from others in his workplace. As we continued to live here in the United States, immigrants widespread such like my parents have received negative judgements and misconceptions from Americans. The topic of immigration has became more controversial due to border patrol issues and illegal immigration
It appears that Senator Rob Portman is a bit more open to the idea of supporting immigration reforms in a positive way. He voted no against the bill that require hospitals to report illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. That bill had the intention to place restrictions on those who came in and were not documented aliens. It would be possible to deny them care and have employers be held financially responsible for the patient if so. This is a big factor pertaining to businesses. While I do believe that all immigrants should be here legally, I don't think that if they are severely injured that they should be denied any type of care that could save their lives. He also voted to extend the period in which illegal aliens could stay in the
A liberal mayor tipped off illegal immigrants 24 hours before federal immigration officers and Border Patrol agents carried out a large raid in California.
Undocumented families and individuals are a key to America’s working economy. President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election was well known for his thoughts about illegal immigration where he believes those who are not in America legally, should go back to where they came from. Illegal immigration has been happening for over generations where undocumented immigrants want a better life than they had in their previous country. Without illegal immigrants, our nation wouldn't be where it is without them, therefore, it is essential that they should not be deported back to their country.
Even with the evidence presented, some will still argue illegal immigrants should have a path to citizenship. The opposing side may proclaim that immigrants take unwanted jobs, or that some pay tax. The truth is, those arguments are blasphemy. If you say immigrants are taking unwanted jobs, you clearly have not seen the homeless rate in the United States. In 2013, 610,042 Americans were without jobs. I’m not saying all of them actively search for jobs, but it has been shown that over 65% of homeless people (about 310,000) are actively searching for a job. Furthermore, to address the other argument, the fact that some pay tax isn’t good enough. These people are stealing your jobs, education, healthcare, and welfare, but the fact that some pay
Immigration (Merriam-Webster), “The movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there”. Or in other words, when a group of individuals make a permanent move from their home country to another is an issue facing society today. Throughout history, immigration has always been a prevailing concern for societies amongst most nations. Due to this, many have given their own input and interpretation in regards to this matter. Two individuals such as Dr. Richard Rodriguez and Professor of Earth and Environmental sciences, Dr. Mark Pires have both given similar compelling arguments about immigration. Given though specifically their texts address different
There are many reasons I believe are behind the need for states to regulate the activities illegal immigrants perform on a daily basis. While being originally from Mexico City, I have always tried to keep an open mind when facing the topic of immigration. In a way you could say I know, see, and hear both sides of the story, at least in part. In regards government agencies, I believe a lack of understanding and knowledge on the subject create a communication gap that allows for gray areas to exist leaving agents unsure of what is the right thing to do.
There are many immigrants around the world that come into the United States to seek a better life. The U.S. is known for immigration because of how large the country is and the great amount of diversity it holds. Immigrants may seem beneficial for the U.S. when it comes to economy, but they can cause overpopulation, the possibility of terrorism, and even the loss of jobs and lower wages for American citizens. At the rate that immigrants are coming into the U.S., it can be threatening which is why there need to be stricter laws. Although immigration is a heavy issue, it would be quite difficult to actually ban it, which is why the laws of immigration should be stricter for a safer environment for both the immigrants and the American citizens.
Immigration has been a heated issue for a long time, it has began to come up again because of the election of Donald Trump. Trump believes that there should be a restriction to the amount of people immigrating to the United States, and i’d have to agree. Immigration is stealing millions of U.S jobs away from their rightful citizens. There’s also a threat of terrorism, Trump believes that there should be a sanction on Muslims from entering the city, he has been stated as saying “We have to get down to creating a country that’s not going to have the kind of problems we’ve had with people flying planes into the World Trade Center.” Which I agree with to a certain point, there is a serious threat of terrorism each time a plane full of Syrian immigrants enter the United States. But we can’t just shun these people away, they have the right to come into our country, and they deserve to have all of their basic rights upheld as long as they are in the United States. My proposal is to ship their kind off to a remote island in the
agriculture. Natives have a mindset that they are too good to be working at such lowly