Persuasive Essay On Unauthorized 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.

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.

The opportunity to come to America and create personal wealth, settling down with a family and pursuing the freedom of one’s dreams has always been at the core of American ideals. Unfortunately, businesses have taken advantage of the Federal government’s lack of conviction when it comes to immigration law. American jobs have continued to hemorrhage at an alarming rate. As thousands of illegal immigrants surge across the southern border on a daily basis, American businesses are disregarding immigration laws in the name of the almighty dollar. In conjunction with the incoming flood of humanity, federal and state assistance programs are swelling to levels that are not sustainable in the long term. Regrettably, there seems to be no reaction from either President Obama or the

Americans today, know that there is a problem with illegal immigration. Everyday many illegal immigrants cross the borders. There are between twelve and twenty million illegal immigrants in America. (“Scary Immigration Statistics” 1) The U.S. should make all illegal immigrants register or deport them to their original countries. The U.S. should also make a program so that the immigrants can get a license for legality. If the immigrants do not want to cooperate, then they cannot be in America. The government spends billions of dollars a year on foreign aid. America is trillions of dollars in debt. Most of that money is from the U.S. trying to help out foreign countries. The economy is affected by illegal immigrants because they take a lot of American jobs. Those reasons are why illegal immigrants should have to file for citizenship.

Over the past decades, America has seen economic prosperity that has resulted from the increase of immigrants to the United States. But the status of many of these immigrants as U.S. citizens remains at risk. Illegal Immigrants come to the United States in hopes for a better future, they wish to prosper and build a better life for their families. Several of these illegal immigrants living in the United States account for a huge part of small businesses and jobs that make up a large portion of our economy. The United States would suffer without its immigrants. Therefore, we should leave doubts regarding the actual dilemma when it comes to protecting our borders. America is a nation born from immigrants, which makes each one of us equal in that respect. Yet, one of the greatest problems currently troubling our nation rests on how to deal with our borders. The answer lies beyond restricting and deporting the illegal immigrants that do more to help our country than harm it. Illegal Immigrants come to the U.S. for better opportunities economically, they hope for bigger and brighter futures which cannot be taken away by a wall or a border, as revealed through data and statistics as well as economic reports and history.

Currently, there are around 12 million-plus unauthorized immigrants living in the United States who are undocumented. Most of these immigrants came across the border either illegally or into the country with some sort of visa or work permit and then remained past the date they were required to leave. Although many U.S. citizens disagree that they shouldn’t remain in the country, most of them are having a difficult time understanding how extremely beneficial they are to America.

Should the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants protected under (The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program) be given a chance to live and study in the U.S or should they be left without any legal status and let them return back to the shadows of society? Just when the dreamers thought that they were going to be given a chance live and thrive in the United States they are given the back foot. Immigration reform has long been a debatable issue and there is both side of the story but know is the time to act fix the issues that have for long divided the nation. Even though, DACA has been rescinded it is up to congress to pass bipartisan Dream act and restore hope as well faith in the hearts of over 800,000 young immigrants, who truly believe, they are American. Otherwise if our elected officials do not agree on a solution before the six month deadline issued by the Department of home land security it is most likely that hundreds of thousandths of young immigrants will lose everything they have and return to a state of fear and unfortunate uncertainty as they previously have done so for so long.

Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. It is an important action that will continuously affect the future of the United States. The act of coming into the country is needed for positive change of the world. Because it boosts the economy, mixes cultures, and keeps families together, legal immigration should be allowed.

One of the most controversial issues of today’s society is illegal immigrants from Mexico moving into the United States. It is a problem that should be stopped but also if immigrants want to move to the U.S. they must contain a series of documentation and obtain citizenship. Savant, John said it best when he said “In issues where law and morality seem to clash, as in the current debate over undocumented immigrants. Imagination (which speaks to both heart and mind) can lead to right action”. Immigrants come from all over the place seeking to fulfill their wants and necessary needs to live. Meyer, Herbert defined immigrants as people who has a burning desire to be an American. Chavez, Linda, Meyer, Herbert, and Savant, John articles (“American Dreams, Foreign Flags”, “Why Americans Hate This Immigrants Debate”, and “Imagining the Immigrants”) all demonstrate negative and positive ways immigrants effect the U.S. throughout today’s society. Immigrants hurt the economic system in the U.S. Being an undocumented immigrant not only effect the way we live but get all the benefits of American citizen without playing for nothing at all. Not every immigrant is this way, others come to the U.S earn their citizenship, pay taxes, become an industry worker, and add diversity to the country.

Illegal immigration has been an issue in the U.S. for a very long time. The government has attempted different methods to wipe out all undocumented individuals. From deportation and increasing border security, to implementing laws that punish employers for hiring illegal immigrants, to awarding temporary work permits, and then to legalizing illegal immigrants through amnesty, these attempts have all failed. Nowadays, many questions, ask if this problem of illegal immigration can ever be solved? That I don’t know. What I do know is it would be a great change in our economic system if we minimized it. All undocumented individuals who are currently employed or full-time students should be given amnesty.

From its birth, the United States of America had the ability to prosper from the innovations, the achievements, and the diversity of immigrants. Immigration policies have been changing over the course of history of the United States and still continue to. One of the first policies includes the Alien and Sedition Acts created in 1798. These set of laws were passed by Congress to restrict the number of immigrants during an impending war. Today, illegal immigration has become one of the most debated topics in politics. Immigration acts and policies serve to restrict the number of immigrants from entering the country. Immigration quotas were introduced in the mid 1920’s to prevent even the most potential immigrants from entering the United States. Since then, immigration has been the hot topic in American politics especially with the debate on refugees and undocumented immigrants already living in the U.S.

The United States is historically known as the nation of immigrants. For centuries, people have come to the United States in search of prosperity, freedom and financial success. However, many people that come to the United States are in most cases labeled as an immigrant or an illegal alien. Although there is a huge difference between the two classifications. An immigrant is a person that comes to a country with the intent to become a citizen and live there permanently with proper and legal permissions, and an alien is a person who lives in a country where they are not a legal citizen and have entered the country illegally. Each status can easily become mistaken in today's society when meeting native people in the United States, however, each is different by the action of entry and by definition. So why is it that people, in general, want to come to the United States? It is simple really, because of the freedoms our nation has to offer as declared in our Bill Of Rights. Many countries around the world do not offer or any of the same benefits that the United States has to offer. Most immigrants wanted to pursue a lifestyle of freedom, and to practice their religion freely, or to escape their country's poverty or oppression and of course their desire for a better life.

There is no such thing as illegal immigrants. These people who come from another country just to have a better life than the one they had before. Others see these people as bad people taking their jobs, but what I see are opportunist who are willing to give it their all just to succeed in their new life. Now that newly elected President Trump is in office, he has raised some tension over this topic saying that he is going to build a wall to keep the illegal immigrants from coming in and he also wants to close all borders to prevent any more immigrants to come into the United States. Well in this paper I want to talk about the problems that are going on involving illegal immigration and what it could lead to in the future.

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.