The Controversy Of Immigration In The United States

Furthermore, your immigration reform plan has far too many flaws and it is absurd. It is incredibly cruel to want to end birth right citizenships, require that Americans get jobs over immigrants, and enhance penalties for overstaying a visa. This country has always been a land of immigration, and suddenly deciding to deny foreigners’ rights is immoral and uncalled for. We have economic and religious freedoms, the freedom of speech, and the right of suffrage. With your reform plan, freedom will cease to exist. This is exactly the opposite of what our founding fathers would have wanted. Racism continues to be a rampant problem in America, and your proposals will only further the issues we have.

The United States of America declared its independence from Britain in 1776 and became its own nation. We were created by immigrants from all over the world and from this, the country obtained the nick name “the Melting Pot.” America gained this prestigious title by staying true to the American Dream, where people can start from nothing and climb the ladder to the top. This dream seems to be slipping further and further from the peoples grasp due to immigration policies currently being set in place.

The issue of immigration is a constant concern for many in the United States and around the world. It connects to the political debate topic of building the wall to prevent Mexican immigrants from entering the country as well as send away the illegal immigrants that are living here as well. According to Renwick & Lee , as President Donald Trump begins his presidency, he has been sharing about how he wants to build a wall on the borders to eliminate any immigrants from entering the USA. This has caused many to feel rejected due to their differences. Also, it has encouraged many citizens to discriminate against

In the United States, there has been many causes on immigration within the United States. The controversial issue revolving the initial question that stimulates and impacts of the United States, is, “Should the Government allow immigrants who are here illegally to become U.S. citizens? To locate the immediate cause of such an important question is to contextualize and condense the question to a matter of how economic impact is portrayed in the United States and how undocumented immigrants bring economic growth. In this research and analysis essay, there will be a immediate cause, history of the controversy, and how the propositions are demonstrated within economic impact within the United States.

Those living in border states such as Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas are most affected by Mexico’s proximity and the controversy with immigration. As someone who lives in one of the southernmost cities in California, I can attest to the large population of Mexican people, who are here with legalized papers whether it be citizenship or residency - in my almost 20 years of living in San Diego I have not yet encountered an illegal immigrant nor have I seen a discrepancy with an immigrant whether illegal or not. Considering I can see the fence and many gates that separate the borders of San Ysidro and Tijuana, it is not necessary to fund a multi-billion dollar wall.

The issues surrounding our nation’s immigration policies continue to play an important role for voters, especially with the increased amount of discussion by most of the presidential candidates left. Like in previous years, the people in the federal government will try to push comprehensive reform bills that can affect the millions of immigrants in our country. Although both parties want immigration reform, the candidates have different ways of approaching it. Because of this, voters, especially those who are immigrants, will pay attention to this topic and the candidates’ viewpoint(s) as it can affect them. In particular, for this November election numerous people will go vote for/against the policies that Republican presidential candidate Trump discussed such as limiting immigration and deporting all undocumented

Immigration is a highly controversial and big problem in the United States today. “While some characterize our immigration crisis as solely an issue of the 11 to 12 million unauthorized immigrants living in this country, our problems extend beyond the number of undocumented people to a broader range of issues. The lack of a comprehensive federal solution has created a slew of lopsided, enforcement-only initiatives that have cost the country billions of dollars while failing to end unauthorized immigration.” The bigger issue with immigration is that we do not have a system in place to stop it on all the levels federal, state, and local the only system we have is when we find them we deport them which ends up costing billions of dollars.

When going into the immigration unit, I have to admit that I had very little knowledge on the topic. Therefore, I had to do a little bit more research to formulate an opinion and take a stance on the whole issue. My initial thoughts were to deport all of the immigrants in the country with no exceptions. After all, there are eleven million people in the United States who are forbidden by law to be in the country. Looking back into the history of immigration, I discovered that in 1986, Ronald Reagan implemented an amnesty policy that granted 3 million people citizenship. Unfortunately, this did not solve the overall problem in the long run because the current immigrant population is circulating around eleven million people. Due to the past failure with amnesty, I did not think it would be wise to try that again. In addition, I did not think that it is fair for legal citizens to have to pay for unauthorized peoples’ welfare. United States citizens spend eleven to twenty-two billion dollars a year on the welfare of people who, in my eyes, have not earned their way into the country. Next, I took a look at the process to obtain a green card. To my surprise, it is not very difficult to acquire a green card. I was worried that people are able to come into the country for malicious reasons and cause harm. I felt like the immigrants needed to show some effort in order prove that they want to be United States citizens for the right reasons. The only solution I could think of was to

Immigration in the United States continues to increase rapidly year by year. According to an analysis of monthly Census Bureau data by the Center for Immigration Studies, the immigration population in the United States, both legal and illegal, hit a record of 42.1 million in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 1.7 million since the same quarter of 2014 (CIS.org). Clearly, Immigrants make up a large part of the population in the United States, and for most immigrants, migrating to the United States contains one main purpose: to pursue a better life with more opportunities, a purpose also known as “the American Dream”. The concept of immigration is embodied with different viewpoints that can be based on facts or subjective reasoning, but overall, the viewpoints on immigration are narrowed down to two general perspectives. For some Americans, Immigration, especially illegal immigration, impacts the United States in a negative way. People with this perspective argue that immigration has a negative impact on the country’s security, economy, education, and public health. On the other hand, supporters of the presence of immigrants in the country suggest that immigrants contribute to the well-being and development of the country. Supporters of immigration argue that immigrants help boost the economy of the United States rather than hurting it, and believe that the moral thing to do is to give people the opportunity to better themselves in a country filled with the

„Every year, nearly a million people immigrate to the United States. Over 41 million legal and undocumented immigrants live in the country today. That’s 13% of the population. How the US deals with the flow of immigrants directly affects the countries security and economy.” This opening statement made in the video “Immigration Policy and the Presidential election” produced by Hagit Ariav and Jeremy Sherlick in October 2015 for the Council of Foreign Relations expresses why immigration is an ever present issue in American politics. However, statements and policies introduced by this year’s candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have brought the controversial topic of immigration to a historic high, sparking wide spread opinions and discussions throughout the country.

Then, immigrants must fill out the official naturalization application called the N400 form. Within this form, there are several questions asking about the immigrant’s life, family, employment, and criminal background. After completion, immigrants must send in the N400 form with a passport and application fee. Next, the immigrant has to have his or her fingerprints taken and participate in an interview.

Immigration has been around since the early 20th century. Right now there are more than 11 million immigrants living in the United States. They come from all over the world but a lot of people think they all come from Central America or South America. They come to the United States looking for a better life than what they had back home. Most of them either come alone or they bring their families with them. If they are closer to the border, they might even try to cross the border illegally. They come through a coyote, a guy who helps them sneak in, and they have to cross a hot dessert. Not everyone survives the trip and most of them might even get caught and get deported back to their countries. Some of them come to the United States with a visitor visa and they just over stay their visa. Most people do not want illegal immigration in the United States and actually most of them do not want immigrants even if they come legally. They say that immigrants take jobs, government money, and they are criminals. What they really don’t know is what immigrants really do to help the economy, why they even come to the United Sates in the first place, and what deportation does to immigrants and the United States.

My current event is on immigration and refugees, and how they are mistreated in our society. Immigrants have been the backbone of what made America great. This country is supposed to be the land of opportunity. For the people that come here it is all that they hear. Wanting a fresh start from whatever country they came from. The NASW (2015) said that “Immigration has increased rapidly in the 1990s, with more than 13 million people moved to the United States” (p.176). Immigrants and refugees is an issue talked about for so many years. “In 1965 the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments provided a sweeping change in immigration law. The national origins system was abolished and a new set of priorities for admitting immigrants was adopted” (NASW, 2015, p. 176). Immigration has been a part of our culture, American society, and policy making for a long time now. It is talked about today even during our Presidential campaign for 2016.

“The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people” (Noam Chomsky). This quote correlates to current American society because many people believe that immigrants are the cause of increase in crime, and economic disadvantages. For that reason, Immigration has become hotly contested issue in policy making over the past few years. The government attempts to create laws to strengthen the United States border with the intention of curbing illegal immigration. This paper looks at the impact on American society immigrants have, and focuses on recent immigration policies and their consequences to show that the intergovernmental bureaucracy fails in achieving the goals of

Illegal immigrants in the United States (US) have long been an issue of debate for policymakers and the public. The foundation about them is that they do not pay taxes; they add to the costs of taxpayers and use up funds in resources meant for assisting people and legal immigrants (the legal people). Therefore, they are perceived as a threat to the US economy. The true influences of illegal immigrants on the US economy are debated by debating over the economic benefits as well as economic costs of these immigrants. The bad impacts, discussed first, presented the decreases in low skilful jobs’ wage rates for legal immigrants and citizens instigated by illegal immigrants, the social facilities such as educations and healthcare that they utilize and add to taxpayers. Then contrary to the negative impacts, the positive impacts reveal benefits of low manufacture costs, rises in the resident market sales, undocumented tax generation, effect on development and employment brought forth by illegal immigrants. These impacts, both harmful and helpful, are independently analysed and weighed against each other. The discussion does show a minor net positive impact on the US economy in dissimilarity to the normal belief about illegal immigrants.