Should Immigration Be Legal Or Illegal?

Contrary to what most Americans believe, illegal immigrants are not causing our economy to weaken, in fact, they are causing just the opposite. Immigration enforcement has increased greatly in the past few years and undocumented immigrant workers are being deported much more frequently. America refuses to recognize the positive impact these illegal workers have on our economy. Without the surplus of illegal immigrant workers in the U.S. our country’s economy would suffer greatly. Illegal immigrant workers help our economy flourish and they positively influence the American workforce.

The United States is set apart from other countries in that we have a unique economic, political, and spiritual system from the rest of the world. This also poses a unique problem to our society: Since we possess desirable aspects as a country, we have to deal with the issue of immigration. Legal immigration is a great benefit to our society, and if we can control and harness immigration, it will better our country for years to come. While illegal immigration is an enormous problem that needs to be solved, legal immigration is a great asset to our economy and American society as a whole.

“A nation penetrated every year by some 300,000 illegal aliens…is not a nation experiencing ‘immigration.’ It is a nation experiencing invasion.” (Haerens 109). For centuries, our nation has been a safe haven for people of different cultures and nationalities to inhabit. Since the beginning of America as we know it, our society has been considered a “melting pot” for all ethical backgrounds. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Europeans flocked to the “New World” in hopes of a more prosperous life. Since then, immigration to the United States has exponentially increased.

The immigration debate in this country has grown stronger over the past few years. There are valid reasons for being in favor of allowing immigrants to enter this country. However, there are also legitimate concerns from those who oppose immigration to this country. I believe that by allowing immigrants to enter the country, it’s diversity increases and culture expands. It gives struggling people from all over the world an opportunity to a better life. This country was built by immigrants who sought opportunity, political & religious freedom, etc. Some of the most intelligent and ambitious individuals, who are unsatisfied with their own countries, bring their skills to America.

In this article, McRobbie explains how the raids on the Peninsula by federal immigration officials affected the local immigrant population (McRobbie, 2007). These raids led to the development of an organization called, Redwood City Immigrant Rights Coalition, which coordinates community outreach, facilitates services for families affected by such raids, and prompts officials to oppose the raids by immigration agencies (McRobbie, 2007). This supports the statement that immigration raids and deportations greatly affect families. The fear created by immigration raids has led to organizations such which oppose these actions.

cultures, has a profound effect to level of stress an immigrant experiences in their new surroundings. These pressures become more and more apparent as an immigrant rises through the educational system.

Illegal Immigration is a huge problem in the United States. It has been a huge debate in our country over the last few years. Some people think that they should be deported but others that Immigrants should stay because the U.S. benefits from them. Studies have shown that over half of the agriculture workers in our country have been unauthorized and from Mexico (Source 1). Over half of our fresh products, they have helped out in. Illegal Immigrants have helped us in our

Illegal immigration has become a controversial and enormous economical issue for the American government as well as tax payers. There are people coming to America out of desperation for work, food, and money. The typical illegal immigrant will work for less money and therefore it can make it harder for someone living here legally to find work. Employers can also be

The national debate of whether or not illegal immigrants should be able to obtain driver 's licenses is not an easy issue to resolve. Two different sides have strong, valid points that adequately support their claims. So prior to making any rational decisions, both viewpoints should be closely observed. After a lot of research and deep thinking, I have decided that I am against the notion of illegal immigrants being granted the right of having a driver 's license. To be clear, I respect the illegal immigrants who work hard for a living in America, but I still do not agree with them driving illegally just because they feel entitled to having driver 's licenses.

It’s true that from Kennedy to Clinton there have been a lot of executive orders that have been taken relatively to immigration. As an example, in 1987 under Reagan there is been an executive orders for minor children for parents legalized by 1986 called the Immigration Reform and Control Act. This Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) granted up to 3 million unauthorized immigrants a path to legalization. This executive orders is in some way similar to the DACA in a way that some immigrant had the possibility to work here legally and more extensively become U.S citizens. Moreover, bush extend this policy “Family fairness” to all spouses and all children of people legalized by 1986. This Act is in many way similar to the DACA and is going even further than what the actual provision act such as not only targeting youngs but also spouses.

The total amount of American citizens that are of the working age are unemployed is around 54.7 million people. It's hard enough for American born citizens to get a job already, but now you have illegal immigrants coming here and taking even more jobs. Some Americans only have a high school degree, which means that they are incapable of getting a higher level job because in today's society employers want more educated employees. Also a research done by CIS found that 74 percent of illegal immigrants have no more than a high school education, which means that they are directly competing for jobs with lesser educated American citizens. This a problem and it's unfair because they are taking away opportunities from born American citizens and

First, the U.S. economy is highly dependent on illegal immigrants. For all the eloquence about illegal immigrants stealing jobs, illegal immigration provides benefits to the national economy. Their importance was highlighted in a report by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, who states, “Without the undocumented population, Texas’ work force would decrease by 6.3 percent and Texas’ gross state

Illegal immigrants are taking the jobs of American citizens. The article “Unskilled Workers Lose Out to Immigrants” states that 58 million working-age native-born Americans not working, unemployed or out of the labor market completely. The cause is that American citizens are having to compete for jobs against illegal immigrants. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data

A specific debate regarding the impacts illegal immigration has on the U.S. is whether illegal immigrants take American jobs, or not. One would argue that they do not take American jobs with the reasoning that they occupy jobs that do not require skill, and has a low pay making them jobs that Americans do not want, therefore it does not increase the labor market competition, but actually complements it. Businesses have shown to be more exceeding when there are multiple employees

As the illegal immigrant population in the U.S. swells, the need for these immigrants to get jobs also swells. “One recent estimate by researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center puts the number of illegal aliens in the workforce at 8 million out of an overall population of 11.2 million illegal aliens” (“Immigration Issues”). Eight million U.S. jobs are being acquired during a time when citizens cannot get a job. Many illegal immigrants have families back in their home country and they come here to earn money to send back home. Sending the money to a different country takes the money out of the U.S. economy, weakening it. By imposing stricter regulations, it will be more challenging for illegal immigrants to get jobs in the U.S.