Problems Of Immigrants In America

Globally, the United States has been known as "a nation of immigrants" almost from its inception. Beginning in the 1600s with English Puritans and continuing today, America is a melting pot of culture and ethnicity. In fact, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, immigration was the major source of U.S. population growth. Looking over our 200+ years we find that to clearly be true, with approximately 1 million immigrants coming to America during the 17th and 18th century. Almost 3 million arrived during the 1860s, and another 3 million in the 1870s. In the next four decades, the number of immigrants rose to over 25 million people, most from various European nations, most arriving in New York or one of the Eastern seaports (Damon, 1981). Despite the politicization, as of 2006, the United States actually was the number one country globally to accept legal immigrants into the country, with a current immigrant population of almost 40 million (Terrazas and Batalova, 2009). In fact, the peak of immigration was 1907, when over 1.2 million Europeans entered the country beginning a push towards legislation limiting immigration in the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1924 and the 1921 Congressional Quota Act. These immigrants came for two sociological reasons: the push factor (wars, famine, persecution and overpopulation) and the pull factors (jobs and the promise of freedom). Most came by ship, and a passage often cost the equivalent of an entire life's savings causing many

The United States of America is a nation of many immigrant people. People come from all over the world, leaving their homeland and sometimes leaving their loved ones to escape deep poverty and violence. When immigrants come to America, in their dreamland they face many problems such as language, education, employment, legal problems, housing, food, and health issues. Immigrants do all kinds of low-paying jobs. They clean houses for a living. Some immigrants come with very small businesses. Many immigrants contribute their skills, knowledge, and education to improve the U.S. economy.

The United States is a country that was built on immigration. The first settlers, Native Americans, represent less than 2% of the total population; the remaining 98% of the population are immigrants or decedents of immigrants. Today, the US still has the highest immigration rate in the world with 757,434 naturalizations in the 2012 fiscal year only (US Naturalizations 2012, Department of Homeland security). People try to immigrate to the United States for many reasons. Some people immigrate because they have been granted a refugee status or asylum and other people immigrate to fulfill their dreams. Immigration has an effect on the American society and economy. The US cannot survive without immigrants.

First of all, immigrants positively benefit the United States in which most of the time is not understood. One of the most important political rights is that all persons born in the U.S. are automatically citizens. Immigrants have been able to live in any place where they please, buy a house, land, or business without restrictions helping the government’s money cycle. Immigrants can seek for jobs, except for certain government jobs that are restricted to U.S. citizens, on an equal balance in ways that bring new

As we all know, Canada is an immigrant country. This beautify country attract more and more people who are longing for good future. In 2011, the population of foreign-born in Canada is about 6.7 million. No matter where we are from and what background we have, from the moment we land in Canada as immigrants, there are some problems we need to face to. The commonest three problems are learning a new language, adjusting to a new life-style, and finding a suitable job.

Since the start of our country, America has been known as a land of immigrants, a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities working towards the American motto of the land of the free, home of the brave. Since colonial times, immigrants have been an integral part of society, majorly contributing to U.S culture and economy, yet many Americans have always had very conflicting ideas on immigration. Many people look past the benefits immigrants bring to our economy and society and instead scapegoat them for many of the United States’ problems surrounding unemployment and budget. The positive effects of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, in our country far outweighs the negative effects because of their important impact on society and the economic help that American relies on.

According to the National Venture Capital Association, immigrants have started 25 percent of public U.S. companies that were backed by venture capital investors. This list includes Google, eBay, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems, and Intel. According to the Small Business Administration, immigrants are 30 percent more likely to start a business in the United States than non-immigrants, and 18 percent of all small business owners in the United States are immigrants. Increased immigration to the United States has increased the earnings of Americans with more than a high school degree. Between 1990 and 2004, increased immigration was correlated with increasing earnings of Americans by 0.7 percent and is expected to contribute to an increase of 1.8 percent over the long-term, according to a study by the University of California at Davis. According to the Census Bureau, despite making up only 16 percent of the resident population holding a bachelor’s degree or higher, immigrants represent 33 percent of engineers, 27 percent of mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientist, and 24 percent of physical scientists. Additionally, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy, in 2011, foreign-born inventors were credited with contributing to more than 75 percent of patents issued to the top 10 patent-producing universities. Comprehensive immigration reform could support and create up

Immigrants come to America chasing hopes and dreams of someday having a life of wealth. The United States has this imagine that everything will be better and all your problems will be solved. However, in the last century we’ve had a raise of Illegal Immigrants in the country.

The United States is a country that has always drawn much of its strength from having people come here and add to the energy and prosperity of the country. Immigrants who have chosen to make the difficult and challenging choice to move to America have often been some of the most productive citizens of the countries they left behind. They are, by nature, driven people who were willing to take the risk of pulling up roots and moving. As a result, the United States has, for the most part, gotten the benefit of talented and committed citizens who have raised our culture and our standard of living. Right now our country is facing the problem with undocumented immigrants and has to decide what to do about the eleven million people living here illegally.

Thousands of years ago America was just a piece of land where Native Americas lived, many years later immigrants form Europe, South and Central America, Asia, and many other continents have all contributes to the populating of the United States. Immigrants brought new ideas and cultures, creating an evolving synthesis. Thanks to all the immigrants and diversity that has happened during the years America has become The Land of Opportunities. Immigrants come to the U.S. so improve they social and economical status, something that many cant do in their home country. Not only do they have to adjust to a new environment but also leave their loved ones behind to be able to provide for a better life and be able to provide a better education to their

The consensus concerning the state of all societies in the world is that each society has its unique problem. Some of these problems are poverty, insecurity, poor hygiene, and underdevelopment. The most prevalent of these problems is poverty which has affected many parts of the world. Its ability to regurgitate in subsequent generations of families creates a vicious cycle which seems unstoppable. Poverty seems to be a culture in its right with the ability to attract other societal vices such as violence and retrogressive behavior. The effects brought about by poverty in society are dehumanizing, and they further increase the prevalence of other social problems such as insecurity and underdevelopment.

Immigration in the U.S. has made in big difference in the economy. Many people think they deserve to stay, but then some like Donald Trump believe they don’t deserve to stay. Most immigrants cross the border for the opportunity to work, some come in hope for a better life for their family. Only a few of the immigrants that are brave enough to take the trip actually stay in the U.S. Their jobs were often dangerous and dirty, they worked long hours, and didn’t get paid much. Almost all immigrants are not lucky enough to find good jobs, with decent pay.

Many people decide to migrate, but they do it for different reasons. Some do it to be with family, while others do it to get more opportunities and a chance for a better life. In other cases, people move because that is the only way they will survive because their country is a war zone. There are however many challenges that immigrants have to overcome to get a chance at a better life. Through the eyes of Obinze, Ifemelu and Auntie Uju, the main characters in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah, readers get a taste of the motivations and challenges immigrants face.

Second of all, immigrants increase the employment rate in the US by creating small business and investing in America. According to Harjit Arora in his article, “Internal Migration: Trends and Economic Benefits”, he claims that immigrants can be helpful to replace the aging labor force by increasing the percentage of people that are employed and by creating small businesses (31). World Bank asserts that the percentage of immigrants self-employed in the US is 7.7 percent compared to 5.9 percent for those of the native-born (Arora, 31). In addition, in July 2013, the Executive Office of the President stated that immigrant-owned small businesses increased the assets of the U.S. by not only generate a total of 776 billion dollars, but also by employing

Immigrants have been coming to America since the start of this country. However, there is a fine line between an illegal and legal immigrant. Although most immigrants come here in search of a better life for themselves, they do not think about the consequences the rest of the country must fac. Since they are not citizens, they do not receive some of the benefits that an American citizen has, including health care and public schooling. Although they do not have these benefits, they continue receive treatments at hospitals and attend schools, which Americans cannot afford. Illegal immigrants affect the United States’ economy, health care system, and education system in a negative way.