The Importance Of Immigration In The United States

For many decades the history of the United States and immigration has always been a very talked about topic of debate. Many Americans did not like the collision that immigrants would have upon the native-born American people, while others welcomed the flow of people as adding to America’s multiculturalism of difference. According to Immigration: Good or Bad for America (2016), a large amount of immigrants try to enter the U.S. borders without proper documentation, in this manner being labeled as illegal immigrants. In addition, the United States unusual position as a nation of immigrants is being questioned by

The legal and moral issues concerning immigration have been debated for countless of times since their booming popularity during the 19th century. People who believe that it is morally wrong for a country to deny immigration status argue that immigration promotes democracy, egalitarianism and libertarianism. On the other hand, people who believe that countries have every right to deny people who seek immigration argue that immigration taints the cultural roots of a country, weakens national security and reduces the natural resources that would have been distributed to the original citizens of the country.

Millions of immigrants over the previous centuries have shaped the United States of America into what it is today. America is known as a “melting pot”, a multicultural country that welcomes and is home to an array of every ethnic and cultural background imaginable. We are a place of opportunity, offering homes and jobs and new economic gains to anyone who should want it. However, America was not always such a “come one, come all” kind of country. The large numbers of immigrants that came during the nineteenth century angered many of the American natives and lead to them to blame the lack of jobs and low wages on the immigrants, especially the Asian communities. This resentment lead to the discrimination and legal exclusion of immigrants,

Immigration has been a central theme in the development of the United States. The influx of foreigners into the country has been met with acceptance and restrictive policy since its formation. The reaction to diverse immigration created exclusionary policies first introduced in the late nineteenth century and held in place by national origins quotas until 1965. The purpose of this historiography is to show how recent scholarship on immigration has developed and changed in the last fifteen years. This historiography is divided into three types of studies. The first is focused on how historians have extricated the individual from the broad historiography to give voice to specific ethnic groups as they negotiated for a place in the country.

James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, once stated that “America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.” In this quote, James Madison explains that to the US immigration is vital and indebted to to for making America what it is. Though stated in the past long ago, this quote still has relevance in today's society. America is still and always will be just as indebted to immigration as it was long ago. For this reason, I believe that, not only to the US, but to the entire world; immigration ought to be recognized as a human right not only because it can be defined to be one already by

Immigration and naturalization seem to be a relentless ever present concern of the American government. The immigration of different European, Jewish, Asian, and Hispanic groups during different eras of American history have continuously raised interest in how the government should balance America’s reputation for being a welcoming place where anyone can succeed, without sacrificing the economy. One group which was especially targeted and discriminated against by the legal system throughout American history was Asian immigrants. This is evident in naturalization laws, and the results of Supreme Court cases petitioned by predominantly Chinese as well as other Asian groups such as Japanese and Hindus.

In America, there has always been a long-standing history of hostility and opposition to immigrants. In a sense, immigrants are viewed under the same light and manner as an enemy threatening the constitution and safety of American citizens. During, the introduction the author states that “the antagonism was based on fear of what the wretched refuse was doing to America” (Elliott 25). This mindset and attitude towards immigrants eventually lead to the immigrant restriction of 1920. Although the terminology has changed, the fear of the unknown and what we cannot control still remains. History has a tendency to repeat itself and if anything, the recent executive order signed by our president is proof of this.

The issue of immigration limitations has sparked much debate amongst the political world, particularly as of late with the US presidential election taking place. Politicians and philosophers argue about the number of immigrants a nation can sustain and the rights of states to limit immigration. I will argue that restrictions are justifiable because the state has a right to choose whom they associate with, and immigration has serious economic costs. After I develop my argument I will respond to a few objections to my position.

The United States of America was founded on the principles of immigrants becoming citizens to chase after the dream. Immigration plays a pivotal role in the development of the country through assimilation of those immigrants into society providing diverse skillsets needed in the job market. Many economist claim that a benefit to allowing more legal immigration would allow for more economic growth which would help tremendously chop off some of the $16 trillion dollar debt the nation is currently in (Furchtgott-Roth, 2015). While many illegal immigrants do not pay federal income taxes due to them not being in the system, they still have to pay state and local tax (Mooney et al., 2015, p.284). Companies would not have to worry about paying higher

According to certain society, the definition of an illegal immigrant is an individual or group that has migrated across the national or international borders in a way that violates the immigration law of that country. Most individual’s state that the government should crack down on unlawful immigrants, on the contrary other’s think that the government shouldn’t crack down on the immigrants.

Immigration in the United States has had a contentious history since this country’s first settlers, with overtly exclusive and xenophobic policies being de rigueur throughout colonialism until the mid 20th century, and arguably today. Anti-immigrant sentiment has reigned with each historical immigration wave, intensifying as the demographics shifted from Northern and Western Europeans during Colonialism to more “unassimilable” races like Southern and Eastern European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern ("History of Oppression: Lesson 4- Cultural Imperialism", 2016). Policy is inescapably shaped by public sentiment, and the American white majority believed in the objective supremacy of the “Nordic race” to exercise political, economic and social control over “inferior” races (Grant, 1916). This is in stark conflict with the Constitutional values that America is built on, and to whom many have gestured to in the same breath as their anti-immigrant vitriol. It is in this contrast that one must look at the social constructions of immigrants, race and who is worthy of citizenship, and how our country has historically sought to deny and restrict those considered a threat to “the American way of life” (Jimenez, Pasztor, Chambers, & Fujii, 2015, p. **).

In the halls of Congress there has been continuous debate over one issue, immigration, which has dated as far back as the Reagan administration. Immigration laws have been a hot topic for a long time now, and there have been many reforms and referendums to try and change and make certain laws more clear. And, in the recent years of the Obama administration, this subject has taken the stage again. Should we, or should we not, reform the current immigration laws?

The international movement of people into a designated country of which they do not currently have citizenship in or where they are not natively born in is known as immigration. In many cases, the newcomers often stay in the country they have migrated to as permanent residents or as naturalized citizens. They may also take jobs as migrant workers or as a temporary foreign worker. The laws and regulations of immigration has been a conflict for decades. Immigration laws have resulted in a situation where many illegal “aliens” are either deported or legalized. Immigration laws have certainly resulted in an issue that has been constantly brought up by the media and politicians. Immigration appears to be a major source of controversy in parts of the developed world, raising political, legal and social issues.

The U.S government should take to tackle the immigration issues. The first reason that is illegal immigration’s violent crimes. Because the border policies of immigrations is not stringent currently. Thus, some criminal offenders use the loopholes of the immigrant policies to enter into US. After they enter into USA, they can start violent crimes such as robing, stealing quickly, and they will leave USA to avoid punishments. Actually, incomplete immigration policies become a guilty accessories. Another terrible result caused by illegal immigrations is smuggling guns. Some people will bring guns enter into USA, and sell guns for other criminal offenders. Thus, the USA government mangers should aware haltingly immigration policies will hurt

In this essay written by George F. Will, he highlight the existing rules of American citizenship, stating that US-born children of immigrants should not be eligible for citizenship. He includes both the legal and illegal immigrants. He states that the definition of citizenship itself needs to be rectified, as it gives undue advantage to people who reside in the country and are immigrants. He states that on one hand, the Government invests a lot of time and money in tracking the illegal people and deporting them, and on the other hand, it makes their American born children enjoy all the civic welfare rights. The writer is against this concept. He is anti immigrant in his approach. He feels that the people who come to the country, diplomats or immigrants, should not be granted citizenship. He states that the immigrants in some way or the other are in fact, renouncing his loyalty or commitment towards his country and giving it up, due to the fact that he can get better prospects in the other country.