Persuasive Essay About Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigration has become more of an important issue in the United States since Donald Trump’s campaign for president in 2016. Immigration can be known as the act of people crossing national borders to live permanently in other countries. It becomes illegal when they cross those borders without the legal right to be in those countries. The U.S. has been an immigrant country since the pilgrims in the 1600s and has ever since, been diverse. Most of the immigrants are Latinos that come from Central America, but they also come from all over the world. The current path to legal citizenship is flawed and needs to be reformed to allow rights to be upheld, equal and fair treatment of all applicants, and to facilitate the process altogether.

Immigration can be seen as an important role to maintain diversity and a steady economy in many countries, including the United States. However, while people are trying to immigrate to locations where they would get better opportunities for themselves and their families, they are instead being greeted by death or closed doors, caused by awful conditions when trying to cross the border or the inability to gain access to a country with better opportunities. Immigrants are forced to cross illegally to improve their and their family’s lives due to the difficulty of attaining citizenship or visa; millions of families have been separated and they have to live not knowing what has happened to their loved ones. The trauma of an incident like this can impact someone’s life forever, and in order to ensure people’s safety and wellbeing, everyone should have a real chance to gain citizenship, disregarding their country of origin. The path to citizenship should be made easier and more inclusive so that people who are searching for opportunities are given the chance to improve their lives.

It was July 1, 2015 when Kate Steinle was shot. She was walking on a busy pier with her father when the shooting happened. The man accused of shooting her was a 45 year old man: Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez. He is an undocumented immigrant that had been deported 5 times already and had seven felony convictions. Kate Steinle died that day during surgery.

Should illegal immigrants be deported and not be allowed to pursue a better way of life in America? Immigrants did want, in fact, to become Americans in every sense of the word, not just in terms of the ability to achieve a measure of economic prosperity. Immigrants and refugees are entrepreneurs, job creators, taxpayers, and consumers. According to Center for American Progress “They add trillions of dollars to the U.S. gross domestic product, or GDP, and their economic importance will only increase in the coming decades as America’s largest generation...” The goal of this research paper is to construct a strong case that illegal immigration/deportation should be dealt in a different manner, show how America benefits from this and is best addressed in terms of culture relativism, poverty/inequality, and post modernism.

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Immigration is the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country (“Immigrant”). Which began in the early 1600s, when the pilgrims from all over Eastern Europe, later Asia (Procon.org “Historical Timeline”) when the pilgrims came across to find freedom of religion and look for a better life. Immigration is the foundation of this country; however, immigration is one of the most talked about topics in the country in recent years. Immigration has had a positive impact on this nation’s economy by doing jobs as construction workers, and picking fruits and vegetables for the local markets. This is what immigrants are getting done, even with the little pay they receive there are some of the things immigrants have done to contribute to the workforce. If immigrants are contributing to the country, why are they not receiving any help in the process of becoming a citizen or getting visas so they can become legal residents? What kind of border control should the U.S implement on their borders?

Immigration as a whole is very healthy for the United States. It promotes cultural diversity within our borders which helps other people get to know what it’s like in other parts of the world. Additionally, it gives people that are fugitives a place to call home and make a living off of the life that they are given. However, illegal immigration has been a problem for the United States for a long time. Thousands of illegal immigrants have come into US through either the Mexico border, the Pacific Ocean, or through many other ways. Some people have entered the country legally through a visit visa, but then have stayed illegally and are working in various places. There are good reasons and bad reasons for illegal immigration. It is great because it provides the local economy with some sort of labor, making them more productive. However, these illegal immigrants do not pay taxes and their employers also do not pay their taxes. Illegal immigration is overall a negative because these people do not abide by the law, are sometimes running criminals, and can make the United States an overall unsafe place to live.

In 1987, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, a 19 year-old from Mexico crossed the border from Mexico to America. At the time, he couldn’t speak English and worked as a farmhand in California. He left Mexico in desperation, hoping for a better life. He wondered at first why he chose to leave his family, because at least he had that before he left. Yet, 29 years later, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa has the prefix “Dr.” before his name and is now known as one of the greatest brain surgeons at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. But Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa didn’t enter the country legally. As an illegal immigrant, the United States didn’t make it simple for him to succeed. The United States should make it easier for immigrants to legally enter the US and should allow legal rights and amnesty to undocumented immigrants because such immigrants help the American economy and bring more positive action to the workforce than negative.

Illegal immigration in the U.S first began with the Chinese in the 1800’s. The big reasons they migrated to the U.S was to work in the gold mines, build railroads, and work in agricultural jobs. Americans didn't like the idea of the Chinese taking all the labor. For that reason the Chinese were being discriminated and a law was passed. The law was known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, it restricted the Chinese from immigrating to the United States for 10 years. It also demanded for all Chinese flying into and out of the country to have a certificate that identified their status. The Act wasn't repealed till 1943. Of course later on and even today many other ethnics that migrated to the U.S will still face discrimination and encounter laws being put upon them. The causes for illegal immigration include the hope for a better life, a safer environment, and the effort needed for the process of naturalization. While an outcome is discrimination.

Illegal immigration has our nation divided between those who believe undocumented immigrants are leading to the corruption of America, and those who believe they deserve a chance at a better life and should be able to stay. Many argue that illegal immigration brings in criminals, ruins the economy, and takes jobs from Americans. But the biggest issue with illegal immigration is the safety of our nation, and not knowing who exactly is entering our country. And I believe that in order to secure our nation, we need to initiate a guest worker program, set firm punishments if not followed, and also remember that these are families seeking a better life, not gangsters or thugs.

There were 11.7 million illegal immigrants from Mexico in the United States in 2014. Illegal immigrants can come from anywhere in the world and in many ways for tons of reasons. It also brings unnecessary crime and debt to our nation. Illegal immigration negatively affects our nation in more ways than it benefits it.

The first immigrants that the United States welcomed, were the Europeans and the Native Americans. Throughout the years, Asians and Hispanics have been added to the list, alongside many others. An immigrant is someone whom comes to live permanently in a foreign country. For example, Puerto Ricans coming to the United States and plan on living there long-term. There are many factors that contribute to individuals fleeing their countries. Some come to seek political freedom and the freedom to practice their religion freely, others may seek an opportunity for a better life for both them as well as their children, many come for employment opportunities, education, family unification, and to escape the poverty and oppression. While some immigrants complete their citizenship legally, some stay in the United States illegally, and that is where the conflict began. Any individual that is not a citizen of the United States or entered the country without permission, is considered an alien. Many consider the terminology, an insult. There is a certain confliction as to whether illegal immigration is beneficial or harmful to the United States. Many of the public’s opinion is divided with some individuals strongly stating that it is the most important problem the United States is facing, and others saying that it does not pose any threat, but rather helps the country.

It is not easy for the immigrant to come into the United States and obtain legal citizenships. The world is a crazy place which has led to many foreigners coming into the United States illegally to escape religious prosecutions and war. Today, many Americans do not want immigrants to even enter the country because they believe that the illegal immigrants are terrorists, taking most of the jobs from the Americans, and increasing the crime rate.

Illegal immigration is a current issue in the US, one that has been sparked by debate and controversy. President Trump further heightened controversy by initiating a travel ban, initially keeping out visitors from seven nations and banning Syrian refugees indefinitely. This sent shockwaves across the nation, as it brought up the issue of how far the US would go to further enhance the country’s national security. Trump’s travel ban is unconstitutional though, even if meant for national security purposes, on the basis of violating multiple aspects of the Constitution.

America, the home of the free and brave!!! Not all countries offer that not-so-simple right to be a citizen in their country. Some countries are so corrupt that citizens cannot live a happy, peaceful life. Illegal immigrants in certain situations try to seek refuge in other countries in able to provide for their families. Leaving their country was the only thing on their mind at any means necessary. Of course, America is the best place of refuge, but it has been becoming a problem for the American government. An influx of illegal immigrants has always been a concern in American history. In the past ten years, immigration reform became a major concern. In order to put a stop for illegal immigrants to enter America is to have strict higher border patrol and to put restriction for allowing illegal immigrants in America. I believe there should be some type of policy on making a signature or finger print contract on illegal immigrants by understanding that there are being allowed to settle in America, but if illegal immigrant commits a crime, there will be given punishment or deported from America.