The Pros And Cons Of Immigration

Immigration is a hot button topic today and so many people have different opinions about it, but who oversees its laws? Our government is split into three main branches, Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Every branch contributes in a different way to have a law in action. The Legislative branch, which contributes to the first step of making any law, consists of the house of representatives and the senate, which together form the United States Congress which have the supreme authority to enact legislation, the privilege to confirm or reject many presidential appointments, and massive investigative powers (“The Legislative Branch”, 2017). The Executive branch, contributes to enforcing the laws and it mainly involves the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet (“The Executive Branch”, 2017). The Judicial branch, puts the final touches on the law and polishes it. It consists of the United States Supreme Court and lower federal courts. The Supreme Court's primary function is to hear cases that challenge the constitutionality of legislation or require interpretation of that legislation ("The Judicial Branch", 2017). Immigration laws are made within the Legislative branch, carried out by the Executive branch, and evaluated by the Judicial

Since the early 1990’s, the immigrant population in America has doubled to over 40 million. The population could be higher factoring in illegal immigrants with the number estimated to be over 11 million. Majority of these immigrants both legal and illegal are mainly from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Uncontrolled immigration has been blamed on loss of jobs, higher crime rates and housing problems in the US. While these immigrants play a unique role in the economy, the executive and the legislature have found it necessary to control the inflow of these immigrants for various reasons. A number of laws and immigration policies have been enacted to create order in this issue. How these laws are perceived by immigrants and the general American population has varied and has been a major topic for debate.

Twenty million undocumented immigrants live in the United States today. About one-hundred thousand immigrants cross the border each year, and nearly sixty percent of undocumented immigrants enter the U.S. legally but stay after their visa expires (Wepman 314). To enter the U.S. legally, one must have a secured job in the country. Another way to enter is by having a family member who can prove they can support the person they want to bring into the U.S. Most immigrants do not have a secure job waiting for them, or a family member inside the country. All they have is their family living in poverty, their children not being able to get an education, and their family not having enough to eat or anywhere to sleep. It is extremely expensive and may take up to ten years to go through the legal process.

The first effort to control immigration was not to bar immigrants entirely, or turn back those who wanted to travel to the United States, but to set standards for immigration and separate the desirable newcomers who would add to the country from undesirables which would only tear it down. The very first immigration enforcement enacted by Congress was in 1798, and allowed the present to deport anyone that was deemed dangerous to the United States.

Immigration started with Spanish settlers in the 1500’s and eventually moved on to French and English settlers in the 1600’s and so on and so forth. Nearly 1 million immigrants arrive in the United States annually. Though you may see this is as a bad thing, there are actually so many pros to immigration. One of the main pros, though, is that immigrants are taxpayers, consumers, and job creators. The United States benefits from these things in multiple ways such as getting new homes and stores.

If you had the chance to move to somewhere new where you could escape the previous troubles and horrors you had just experienced, would you? Many immigrants came to the United States because there were many political problems in their homeland that they wanted to get away from and wanted to start over again with a clean slate. They figured that since the U.S. was accepting new people into our country, more and more could come, but that didn't end very well for most immigrants.

During 2015 and 2016, thousands of immigrants, from just Syria, Iraq, and other countries in the region, moved westward to the United States. These immigrants left their home countries for the U.S. seeking safety from the ongoing Syrian Civil War and terrorist groups such as ISIS. By not allowing illegal immigrants in the U.S. to become legal citizens, they will face deportation back into those unsafe environments in their home countries. Subsequently, more than 11 million immigrants are estimated to live in the U.S. today. These immigrants are factory workers, teachers, business owners, waiters, and people like every other American. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to become U.S. citizens because their home countries are too dangerous

“When you cross [the border illegally] with the expectation that you’ll be released, there’s no need to hide, there’s no need to run. You just look for a uniformed agent and turn yourself in.”

Illegal immigration has been a problem for the United States for a long time. Illegal immigrants have come into US through either the Mexico border, the Pacific Ocean, or through many other ways. Some people have entered the country legally through a visit visa, but then have stayed illegally and are working in various places. Illegal immigration is a double-edged sword; on the one hand it provides the local economy with cost benefits as the illegal immigrants are not paid so much, while they are more productive. On the other hand, these illegal immigrants do not pay taxes and their employers also do not pay their taxes. There are both pros and cons of illegal immigration and this paper shall take a look at some facts pertinent to illegal immigration in the United States. With so much immigration happening it can be viewed as a social problem perspective and it depends if the immigration affects us for the better or the worse. Also, honestly in time of 2017 illegal immigration is a problem that should addressed at this period of time.

Immigrants today are well treated than those back in the mid-1800 and early 1900’s and helped shape America for what it is today. Immigrants is treated as second class citizens often time they are knowing for “stealing other people jobs”. Looking back, immigrants has been improving since and makes up half of the population. “their education levels, the diversity of their jobs, and their wages are improving, and the newest generations of immigrants are assimilating into American society as fast and broadly as the previous ones. simulating into American society as fast and broadly as the previous ones” Immigrants are getting the grasp of the American life. The newer immigrants are learning more quickly than the previous ones. Based on the results

In this paper I will demonstrate that the immigrants in the US are good for the country and they are not that bad or are the criminals that some of the United States’ citizens are talking about them as the worst. In this paper I am to provide reasons that make the immigrants good for the country and how helpful they are and I will prove that the wall that divide Mexico from united states or how US citizens call it the wall that protect us is only a waste of money.

The United States of America deals with a hand full of issues everyday, but one of the main issues that the united states has been dealing with since around the eighteen hundreds to the present time. Illegal Immigration is not anything to new to the United States. The United States often refers Illegal Immigrants as “illegal aliens”(Gale, 2016) or “undocumented workers.”(Gale, 2016). Immigrants such as Hispanics, Middle Easterners, etc. populate almost fifty-two percent of the American population. Although there are negative issues associated with Illegal Immigrants such as “ Jobs, and Medicaid”(Shaping and Reshaping), Americans believe that Illegal Immigration to be more of a problem than an overall solution. When in reality Immigrants among

The immigration system as of January 2017 is debilitated, it does not serve in a way that is impacting our socioeconomic conditions in a positive manner. Unskilled immigrants are hurting the American economy in many different ways, such as bringing U.S. dollars out of the country, taking jobs, and advantage of Government assistance.

The people living in the United States of America are confronted with a debatable issue each and everyday. Illegal immigration into America and the immigration laws that follow make for an emotional topic. Often times people in the U.S argue whether the laws against illegal and legal immigration in America are the proper laws for the issues at hand. Many people think that illegal immigration should be stopped while others believe that the outbreak of newcomers can help America grow. There is a growing debate about immigration in the United States; some natives believe that the immigrants are adding to the country’s diverse background and providing more culture while others believe that the new coming immigrants are taking away opportunities for those already living in the United States. Despite the few beneficial changes immigrants bring to America upon entering, the negative aspects that affect the lives of many Americans each day, far outweigh the positives.

As immigration has risen over the years, immigration enforcement actions have increased as well. Bringing significant physical, emotional, developmental, and economic consequences not only for the parents, but for the children who stay behind. Unfortunately, more children will end up in foster care, leaving an uncertain future for children with many disadvantages to overcome. Up to the present time in the US immigrants from all different countries continue to be one of the most suppressed and diminished groups in the history. From the time they crossed the border to the time they are struggling to survive in a foreign country. Immigration is a current social issue that is separating families.