Sociological Analysis Of Illegal Immigration

As a flourishing country, the United States of America has been a recurring land of hope and prosperity for immigrants. These foreigners may have been looking for religious freedom, job opportunities, escape from economic and environmental problems, shelter from war, or simply a fresh start at life. With immigration becoming larger and larger as every years passes, with it comes reasons for more legislation and new trends that are contributed by the different array of people who come together in the crucible that is the United States. The nationality or ethnicity of the immigrants vary from the Germans, Irish, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese. While there are many cases of immigrants to the United States, they are not always honest, there is always the issues of illegal immigration, that is believed to threaten the American society, “Americans perceived that the large number of immigrants from ethnically, religiously, and culturally different places

Almost 100% of Americans are immigrants or descendants of immigrants. No matter where immigrants came from or what year they arrived, they all had the same hope: a hope for a better tomorrow. For centuries, The United States of America has been a haven for the persecuted and the weary, but also for people who were looking for a shining new beginning, since its founding centuries ago. Moreover, since America’s founding, it has been an intermingling of different peoples from different backgrounds. In fact, the roots of our great nation are of hundreds of different ethnic backgrounds.

The United States of America has always been considered a “melting pot”, a place where people of all backgrounds can coalesce and share ideas and cultures and succeed together as one. From afar, America as seen as a place of white picket fences and limitless prosperity, where anyone can achieve opulence regardless of their social class or the circumstances of their birth. . Countless immigrants come to America each year, holding onto this fading idea of the American Dream. Some seek opportunity, better lives for themselves or their children. Others seek asylum, fleeing countries and territories to escape deadly regimes and gang violence. Many of them come illegally; as many as eleven million illegal immigrants currently reside within the United States, according to a study published by the Center of Latin American Studies at the University of California at Berkley. Reception of the immigrants has varied over the past thirty years. As the number of immigrants who travel across the border increases, so do the tensions. Many Americans are calling for immigration reform from both sides, half asking lawmakers to grant immigrants amnesty, the other asking to strengthen our borders. With this change in the political climate, it is important to assess the pros and cons of illegal immigration. The question isn’t if reform is needed. It is what direction it is needed in.

The first theory to be discussed is symbolic interactionism, which can be related to the term “illegal immigration” and some of the other words that derive from this. The main idea covered and supported by this theory, is the fact that communication is based on the exchange of symbols. In a sense language, words etc. are symbols, and the terminology given to the current social problem contributes to the creation of perceptions that people have. For instance, when an average American thinks of the word “illegal immigrant” the first thing that comes to mind is a brown/Hispanic immigrant, most likely a

Throughout the history of the United States immigration has become apart of our country’s fabric which, began centuries ago. Only to become a hot topic in the US in recent years with its primary focus being illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is when people enter a country without government permission. As of 2008 the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in the US which is down from 2007‘s 12.5 million people. Although the Center for Immigration Studies estimates are very different from other estimates that range from 7 to 20 million. While the Pew Hispanic Center estimated in March of 2009 there are 11.1 million illegal immigrants and that number is from March 2007’s peak of 12

Undocumented Americans are like any other Americans, but with limited freedoms and opportunities as their other American peers. In the United States, undocumented Americans number about 2.1 million, and almost half of them are now adults (Friedman, November 10th, 2016). Many of these undocumented Americans were born in Mexico, moved to the United States and began their lives as American since they were young. This particular group of immigrant youths face uncertain futures clouded by fear and frustration due to the lack of rights, opportunities, and supports from both the general publics and the government. Many undocumented Americans do not fully realize the constraints of their status until they become young adults. Undocumented Americans’

From the moment of its inception, the United States has always been a nation of immigrants. Throughout American history, the numerous immigration waves have undeniably defined the infrastructure of America. By bringing a different set of views and innovative ideas, immigrants injected the economy and advanced technology through innovative work. However, the United States has not kept up its immigration policies with the changing times for the past three decades. The faces of this broken immigration system are the estimated eleven million of undocumented families, including two million children, who are living an American lifestyle as they work, live and study in American soil (Garcia, 2013). Although undocumented individuals have adopted American

The foreign born population in the United States has increased significantly over the past decades, with projections for the future demanding great attention. The growing population of people born outside of the United States reached 13.7% in 2015, not far from the country 's all time high of 14.8% in 1890 (Gomez, 2015). Out of this population, Mexico and El Salvador are placed in the top ten countries of immigrants origin (Figure 1.)(Zong and Batalova, 2015). Undoubtedly, the Latino migrant population has significant power in the United States, but this clout extends far beyond the United States and into their countries of origin, particularly through the impact of remittances

During the period of 2000-2005, an estimated 440,000 people per year emigrated from Africa, most of them heading to Europe.

The stereotypical view of immigrants is reinforced by the frequent images portrayed in the press of the millions of unskilled Mexican immigrants who illegally cross the border with the U.S. every year. It is a perception that is shared by most Americans. For example, in an analysis of a sample of illegal immigrants in Chicago, Illinois, Chiswick concludes that, “most illegal aliens have low levels of schooling. (Walters)” Similarly, a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences observes that, compared to legal immigrants: “illegal immigrants...are generally more poorly educated.

Every year, a huge number of immigrants, legal and illegal, from around the globe, decided to come into the United States. These migrants have many different goals that they have in mind. Some enter the U.S hoping for a better life and some are refugees escaping from persecution or civil wars that happened in their motherland. Large number of these individuals trust the United States as the best place to go. There is more opportunity, freedom, protection, and benefits which are they belief is important for their future. Around sixty-eight million immigrants have been added to the United States since 1970, and it is predicted that 130 million individuals will be added throughout the following fifty years. They all had similar goal and dream.

Through the past few decades, the rise of illegal immigrants has been both good and bad. The topic of illegal immigration has recently been brought up frequently by politicians, seeing the economic problems that have occurred. An “illegal” immigrant is somebody who enters a country without following the proper legal requirements to make them a citizen. Illegal immigration is not only taking place in the United States, but all over the globe. The United States has seen the most amount of illegal immigrants by far. A 2010 Census reported that there were more than 10 million immigrants living in the United States. Although many disagree, saying that that number is only an estimate, some

Introduction: The United States of America, is built on immigration much of the progress of the country is because of it. Immigration is rapidly growing, as of 2014, 13% of the United States population are immigrants (The National Academic Press). Today, there’s so much opposition to immigration for reasons that aren’t concrete. Some Americans believe, immigrants are here to cause problems and steal their jobs. They believe that there aren’t enough jobs for everyone, and they are here to live off the government. However, many people choose to immigrate to the United States to achieve “The American Dream” as the United States is full of opportunities and resources to help them achieve their

One in every fifty human beings – more than 150 million persons – live outside their countries of origin as migrants or refugees. They are highly vulnerable to racism, and discrimination. The fact that an increasing proportion of international migration today is irregular and unauthorized facilitates abuse and exploitation. But, even when their movements are legal and authorized, non-citizens face high levels of discrimination. Immigrants both legal and illegal make up 13% of the nation’s workers, the highest percentage since the 1930s. They dominate job categories at both ends of the economic spectrum. Immigrants hold 35% of the unskilled jobs. It is not that Americans are not afraid of doing hard work; they are just unwilling to put themselves at risk of losing an eye or finger for minimum wages.

The true evangelical revival that U.S experienced many years ago went out of their borders and transforms many lives around the globe. Many people were saved knowing the true of the gospel and the work of the church were extended too many remotes areas of the planet and this was the beginning of something greater that it came from God.