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Persuasive Essay On Open Immigration

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“Illegal immigration endangers everyone, exploits the taxpayers, and insults all who aspire to enter America legally,” (2016 GOP Party Platform). Immigration has been a huge debate in the past election cycle. Some insist on protecting those here illegally, others believe they should be sent back to their country of origin the latter of the two ideas normally belonging to conservatives. Although immigration is normally frowned upon by conservatives, a new compromised approach should be made that allows for security to inhibit the entrance of illegal aliens and a more open policy to invite legal immigrants. To begin the opposition shall be acknowledged. The major debate against an open immigration policy normally relies on an idea of protecting the jobs of working class Americans. Many conservatives blame the lack of open positions for Americans on illegal immigrant. While this can be true in the case that some illegal aliens work jobs that could go to the legal denizens, it is often forgotten that these are jobs that the average American doesn’t want to work. In Idaho many immigrants, legal or illegal, work the potato harvest because local farmers cannot find anyone else willing to accept the position. Panhandlers seen on the street corners in Idaho Falls could take these jobs, and by doing this they could get off the streets, but they refuse to accept work of this sort. Now to discuss the original claim, security still should be a priority in handling immigration, and

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