Persuasive Essay About Immigration

Immigration has become an issue all around the world. Everyone have different opinions on how immigrants affect our society. Is immigration good for the economy, the employment rate for immigrants and their pay, how the ban could have a major impact on the U.S., why do people migrate, and DACA (deferred action for childhood arrivals). This essay will hopefully answer any question about immigration and we should handle the ban.

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.

The student organization, CHANGE, hosted a rally on Thursday to educate the public and support the undocumented community here at Central Connecticut State University and around the United States.

Each year, U.S. Immigration Policy allows roughly 1 million individuals to immigrate legally into the United States. These immigrants all have one thing in common when coming to the United States. Most of the people that immigrate are young and are looking for better employment opportunities or reunite with family already in the U.S. Other people are highly skilled or are entrepreneurs and come to the U.S. looking to utilize their skills. Although they have the same goals they fall under two categories; those who are legally in the country, and those who enter the U.S. illegally. The bill I choose to discuss is known as the ``Immigration Compliance Enforcement Act’’ or (ICE). The bill prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from using

America is considered to be the “land of opportunity,” yet ironically, its doors are closed to the vast majority of people seeking to become citizens and pursue this opportunity. Legal immigration to the United States is a complicated process that is generally limited to those that have been petitioned by family members or employers, or have fled their home country as refugees. Most unauthorized immigrants do not meet these requirements, and even those that do may have to wait years or even decades. This leaves many with the choice to either immigrate illegally, or not immigrate at all. Those who choose the former receive criticism from Americans that do not understand why they refuse to just “get in line” and become legitimate citizens, but this line already has 4 million people, and for many there is no line at all. The naturalization process is specifically designed to protect the national security of the country, but there are some immigrants that could potentially be hard-working, law-abiding citizens who are denied this opportunity due to the complexity of the process. It would be beneficial to make a simpler pathway to citizenship for these immigrants specifically, and reduce the number of illegal immigrants, strengthen the economy, and keep families together.

Since as early as the 17th century, immigrants from foreign countries came to America to start a new chapter in their lives; and in turn found success in a wholesome way with foreign. Flash forward in time a century or two, and find that the U.S. has gone a little too far to allow so many immigrants to arrive to the point where we let our guard down and allow certain catastrophic historical events to occur (Boston Marathon bombing, 9/11, San Bernardino shooting, etc.). I for one am against immigration due to the fact that if we are willing to go this far to let terrorists be invited into our home land only to tear it apart, then we might as well just limit immigration to a minimum.

One morning there is a knock at your front door. When you open the door, you notice it is a family that is in need of your help. They are looking for a place to stay, so you invite them in for the night, a night turns into a week and then months and now years. During this time, this family needs food, money and shelter. You end up having to pay for their medical bills, for their children’s education and their food. You think to yourself, “I really wouldn’t mind helping this family out, if only they would work to become a part of our family”.

Throughout history, everyone has come to the United States seeking The American Dream. The hope of starting anew and living their own going from rags to riches dream has drawn people here for generations and will continue to as long as the opportunity is given. If we were living in a perfect world all of the people who immigrated to America would do so legally. Of course, that is not the case. Although some may argue that having undocumented people enter our country is a bad thing, it might surprise some to find out that these “illegals” serve a very real need. For the most part, they come to work and do the jobs us Americans do not want.

With the recent presidential election, which resulted in the inauguration of Donald Trump, immigration has been thrust into the spotlight, as it has been a heavy platform for the current president. The president of the United States has been very harsh on immigration and has called for stricter regulations and has expressed his displeasure with the current number of immigrants that the United States has accepted. I currently am a consultant for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which is the largest immigration reform group in the country and a public interest organization of concerned Americans, united in the belief that our immigration policies and laws should again serve the nation’s future needs (About FAIR, n.d.). I am purposing a plan to raise awareness of the issues with immigration with the goal of increasing regulations for incoming immigrants into the United States and trying to introduce a merit-based immigration system to combat the current problems that the United States faces in regards to immigration. I also think that increasing funding to the border patrol to help reduce the problem of illegal immigration would be a smart, but not necessary idea. Better border management, lower levels of overall immigration, and a greater focus on highly skilled immigrants are important policies and ideas of FAIR’s and my agenda (About FAIR, n.d.). These proposals are important as the United States has a larger immigrant population than any other country, and is a world leader on the policies of immigration. Immigration to the United States should be based solely upon the following principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, protecting refugees, and promoting diversity (How the United States Immigration System Works, 2017).

As time has passed, millions of immigrants have flocked to this country searching for these unalienable rights: “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” With immigrants of the past and present the United States of America became and has remained the ultimate melting pot of the world: races of every color, varieties of languages, different cultures you name it, America has it, and that’s what make our country so special. However, today the immigration system is much more complex than the days of Ellis Island, making it more difficult to get into this country legally. This has given way to a new kind of immigrant: the illegal immigrant. Desperate to become part of this democracy and booming economy, these immigrants ignore laws set forth by the national government and flood this country. The United States is the third largest country in the world, giving it large borders that we are unable to fully police and enforce these immigrations laws. Instead of making a good impact on the country like the immigrants of the past, these

Immigration has continued to be a vast concern in the United States considering America has a substantial population of foreign born people. There has been many degrading statements of immigrants such as, immigrants ruining the economy because they don’t pay taxes and according to President Donald Trump, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” That’s why I consider it an immense controversy since The United states is founded on immigrants yet immigrants being in the United States is a towering issue in this century.

Attending college is seen as an essential and exhilarating stage of one’s life. From admissions to paying tuition, pursing higher education seems stressful enough. However, every year, tens of thousands of undocumented seniors graduate without a game plan and face bigger challenges due to their illegal status. Immigration is a huge problem in the United States. It is understandable that our country cannot simply welcome everyone to reside here. However, there are millions of immigrants who have already settled here and are given an extremely difficult time living a peaceful life.  Various proposals have been made to accommodate those that have settled and been living here for years; especially families that have children and further generations

Lots of people move to different states to start a new life and to better themselves. They want better for not only themselves, but for their families. This is also the same for immigrants. As an immigrant they come here to live better. In their countries, they may not have the same opportunities to do want they need to obtain the level of success they desire. They should be able to obtain some of the rights that citizens have. I believe that they shouldn’t been turned away for medical treatment or if they need emergency help shouldn’t be afraid to call the police. America is the land of the free and home of the brave. Everyone should be able to live comfortably regardless if they are a citizen or not.

There are around 43.3 million foreign-born people living in the United States today. Since the beginning of this country, immigrants have come to the US in search of a better life, better opportunity, or more simply put: the American Dream. Attitudes toward immigration throughout this time have been mostly up and down until the new Trump administration. Throughout his campaign, one of Donald Trump’s main promises was the idea of cracking down on illegal and even legal immigration. Since he has taken office, Trump has attempted to ban people from certain countries from entering the United States; to use billions of tax dollars to build a border wall; and even to destroy programs like DACA from helping immigrant students. Extreme vetting and general discriminations on immigration in America contradict the basic ethics and ideals on which it was founded and should be repealed in order to allow immigrants to help the US economy as much as they can.

For many, the United States is more than nation of freedom. By September of 2016, 84,995 refugees had been admitted to country, the largest amount since 2002. All of which are fleeing persecution and harm from their country of origin. However, hundreds are denied entry to the U.S., not for suspicion of being a terrorist, or for criminal charges, but because a judge doesn’t deem a threat serious enough. Should the criteria for asylum be altered to allow immigrants who suffer from other forms of maltreatment to gain asylum?