The Importance Of Lawful Immigration

Immigration in the United States is a complex demographic activity that has been a major contribution to population growth and cultural change throughout much of the nation's history. The many aspects of immigration have controversy in economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, crime, and even voting behavior. Congress has passed many laws that have to do with immigrants especially in the 19th century such as the Naturalization Act of 1870, and the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, or even the Immigration Act of 1903 all to insure specific laws and boundaries set on immigrants. The life of immigrants has been drastically changed throughout the years of 1880-1925 through aspects such as immigrants taking non-immigrants

America has, is, and will always be a nation of immigrants: the great melting pot. In the years that have passed since Emma Lazarus' poem was inscribed on the Statue of Liberty "the golden door" Americans have seen times when the door was open wide and times when it was close shut to most immigrants (Sure 4). Many people look at the present immigration problems as a purely modern dilemma. The truth is America has always struggled with the issue of immigration, both legal and illegal. Changing times, however, makes it imperative that our government reexamines and adjusts today's immigration laws to today's standards. Those standards, however, are not easily defined. Too often the issue of

Immigration through out the late 1800’s and early 1900’s created nativism throughout the United States. Millions of immigrants flocked to the United States trying to find a better way of life to be able to support their families. Industrialization in the United States provided a labor source for the immigrants. Native born Americans believed immigrants were a “threat to the American way of life” (ATF chapter 11) Social and economic fault lines developed between natives and immigrants, through out the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, going unnoticed until the late 1920’s when the Sacco and Vanzetti case brought awareness of issue to much of the United States.

Mai Ngai’s book, Impossible Subjects, powerfully studies the unfortunately understudied period between 1924 and 1965, the lifespan of the national origins quota system. This era begins with the passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act in 1924 and ends with the lifting of national origins quotas through the passage of the Hart-Celler Act of 1965. The era from 1924 to 1965 remapped the nation by developing both a particular racial and ethnic identity and a "new sense of territoriality" (Ngai p.3). This period demonstrates the most widespread immigration restriction in U.S. history that literally "remapped the nation" (Ngai p.3). Ngai argues that widespread immigration exclusion created an intensified sense of national borders as well as increased security on those boarders. This helped produce what is now defined as the illegal alien (Ngai). Impossible Subjects primarily concentrates on immigrants categorized as illegal aliens, alien citizens, colonial subjects, and contract laborers. Because these are immigrants whose experiences are not greatly represented in our national narrative, the regulations that have governed them have never greatly been exposed, resulting in a collective oblivion within United States history. Ngai turns her research to important analytical use. Ngai’s most interesting lines of argument lie within her analysis of the creation of illegal immigration from Mexico and her analysis of Japanese internment during World War II.

Before lands were set up into fixed colonies, people were free to roam and sail as they pleased. However, this is not to say that discrimination did not exist, and some were killed when they entered into foreign borders. The same holds true today in the United States of America, not necessarily due to discrimination but due to the immigration laws that were put into practice in 1790, beginning with the Naturalization Act. While it is safe precaution to make sure who enters the country and what their motives are, many are being denied the access to the American dream. It is because of this that the U.S. must take a step back and reevaluate their immigration policies.

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.

During the beginning of the time period between 1882 and 2000, the United States policies towards immigration and naturalization became more and more restrictive due to American’s fear of competition with immigrants for jobs and their buildup of racism towards those immigrants. Chinese immigrants were the first

In 1952 the Immigration and Nationality Act was put into place to remove restrictions on Asian immigration but still upholding immigration quotas that were established with the Immigration Act of 1924 (Immigration). There was an amendment to this act in 1965. This act was written to rid the quotas of countries of origin.

Immigration is something that has been a part of the country’s history since it was found it. The first Immigration Act was found in 1980; those seeking asylum or refugee statuses are admitted to the United States if they have “a well- founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion (DiNitto, 2014). Since the 1986 amnesty, more than 11 million illegal aliens have now settled in the United States, and the country knows very little about whom they are or what their intentions may be (Immigration News& Activism, 2015). In the 20th century, the United States government established the illegal immigration reform and Control Act. Which forced on the enforcement to deal with the illegal undocumented immigrate and amnesty (Center for Immigration Studies, 2010). When this bill was passed it brought a lot of attended to the growing immigration problem. In the 21st century, the immigration policy was a change in the wake of September 11th. The United States has poured many more dollars into increased southern and northern border and port security to

Immigration to the US has always been a complex phenomenon involving the development of different people from different nations, cultures, and has added to the United State’s rich history. Immigration has brought both benefits and consequences to the United States in forms of economic stability and opportunity, mass settlements of foreign peoples, but also culture clash all resulting in the US attempt to curb immigration with the passing of several legislations. Many attempts to curb immigration were taken by US Congress with the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, and the Immigration Act of 1903; all used to insure specific laws and boundaries set on immigrants. Heavy resentment against immigrants in the US pushed Congress for limitations that brought many tensions against races like the Irish and Chinese.

Throughout the 19th and 20th century America has made their decision indecisive on whether to allow immigrants to come to America or not, because of overpopulation and the destruction of the American citizenship. However, America was marketed as a free country and was a place for immigrants to start over, and have a better life. The immigration restriction act however, was passed in 1901, and restricted all immigrants from America. Immigration should not have been restricted in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s because America was advertised as a country full of opportunity for everyone and these restrictions would go against this principle. In 1880 an unknown illustrator draw a cartoon called, “Arc of Refugee”. In the cartoon the illustrator draws a reference to Noah's Ark, but instead of Noah and his animals which were supposed to be used to start a new life, it's Uncle Sam as Noah taking in a male and female immigrant from different countries for them to start over a new life a better life in America. We can also see in this message on the side of the arc, as the people continue to move ahead, signs saying things like ” no oppressive taxes” “ no expenses Kings” “ no compulsory military service” and “ no knout or dungeons” Also next to Uncle Sam it says, “ free education, free land, free speech, free valid, free LUNCH” (Arc of Refugee illustration). This is a resemblance of America advertising better things trying to persuade immigrants to come to America for better treatment and a better life. The illustrator of this drawing shows his opinion as being against immigration restriction because as we see in the image he has Uncle Sam welcoming immigrants for better lives and wants them to have all the perks of Living in America, like free education free land, free speech, free vote, etc. If immigration was restricted at this time the people coming to America for better right would have to continuously live as they were being deprived of their proper right and wouldn't be able to migrate. America can not advertise these perks of immigrating to America if they're going to restrict immigration. Later, in 1915, the US passed the literacy test act, this is when immigrants must take a test, and can only

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 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

I want to say, that I really enjoy reading your post you point out very important points, where immigration matter is a hot topic, and how our president have this controversial tactics, and way of thinking against immigration issues. We can see how his way of do things against the minorities communities such immigrants, he create this fearful tactics. This reflect how many of our Latinos, and Hispanic communities decide to left this country because of the fear that the government and our president put to through the media in order to prove that immigrant don’t deserve to be here. I would say I am against this tactics on putting fear to innocent people, which they deserved to be here, because many of those people help to our economy in many different ways.

There is little question that these changing times in American immigration policy make it imperative that United States government re-examine and adjust current immigration laws to