The Pros And Cons Of Immigration To America

The United States has had tension with Asian immigrants since the first wave of migration in the 1840’s, and in 1882 the United States declared a Chinese Exclusion which was to keep all Chinese from migrating into the United States. For the Chinese already in the U.S this created worry and tension. With the Chinese people no longer being welcome the freedom for the Chinese inside which was already not much was even more condensed. The little equality that they had was taken away and they were excluded, and looked down upon everywhere they went. They had trouble living and socially because of the prejudice they were facing. An example of the Chinese struggle before the exclusion act would be the Chinese Lynching that took place in 1871. In Los Angeles a mob captured men and in this case a 12 year old boy and hung them all at a Spanish hacienda because of the citizens strong discrimination against

Immigration has always been a complex issue in the United States. Previous and current administrations have had great difficulties in setting policies and programs in place to address this problem. During the course of American history, laws were enacted to address such issues. There were numerous legislative milestones in regards to immigration in the United States. In order to understand the current issues regarding immigration, we have to look back at the policies that were in place along with the goals that they intended to serve. According to (Barusch, 2012), the United States had an open immigration policy; which means that anyone could relocate to this country. As a result of this policy, the government had to redefine

Throughout most of America's history immigration was seen as a natural process that benefited the nation (Divine 2). There were no clearly defined policies on immigration until the 1890's. During this time the country started questioning the economic benefits of more immigrants. In May 1921, the first bill in American history dealing with immigration was passed. This bill restricted European immigration and created the quota system (Divine 5). The downward turn in the economy could justify this turn toward restriction. Who could argue for more immigrants when the nation's own citizens could not find work. The slowing economy and the "spirit of intense nationalism" in the United States at this time made immigration a hot topic (Divine 23). After the depression hit, everyone agreed that there was a "need to limit immigration," of course the extent of those limits was not easily agreed upon (Divine 77).

The United States is a country that was built on immigration. The first settlers, Native Americans, represent less than 2% of the total population; the remaining 98% of the population are immigrants or decedents of immigrants. Today, the US still has the highest immigration rate in the world with 757,434 naturalizations in the 2012 fiscal year only (US Naturalizations 2012, Department of Homeland security). People try to immigrate to the United States for many reasons. Some people immigrate because they have been granted a refugee status or asylum and other people immigrate to fulfill their dreams. Immigration has an effect on the American society and economy. The US cannot survive without immigrants.

Since its founding, the United States has attracted immigrants from all over the world and consists of a variety of different cultures. Immigration has had an enormous impact on American society and economy and shaped the country remarkably.

The framework for American immigration policy began around the 1750-1820 period through the incorporation of colonial legacy with existing state and federal policy (Zolberg, 2009). The United States legislation has excluded whole nations and regions from migrating due to internal and external factors. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Page Act of 1875 restricted Chinese female immigration. In 1917 and 1924, quota systems were adopted to prohibit considerably “undesirable and “inferior” ethnic groups and races. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, between 400,000 and 1 million Mexican laborers and their families were deported under the “repatriation” programs. Approximately

In 1882, the U.S government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to limit the immigration of Chinese people. This was because the Chinese immigrants had skills, and were able to do multiple tasks while getting paid in a low amount. This was beneficial for the owners, so this caused them to get hired easily and take over the jobs of other people in America. Americans will lose jobs because of this. According to document 1 a primary source it stated, “…Whereas, in the opinion of the government of the United States the coming of Chinese labors to this country endangers the good order of certain localities (areas) within the territory.” This means that the Chinese were strong enough to cause danger in the goods in areas, and take over/ affect the territory. They were that strong that even the government had to take this step. This act prevented Chinese labors to come to America for 10 years. According to the same document it stated, “ The ninety days after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the united states be… suspended” This will prevent Americans to lose their jobs and also won’t over populate U.S. According to document 2, a cartoon analysis (secondary source) it shows a Chinese man with a lot of hands,

The events of September 11, 2001 initiated another shift in the United States' immigration policy by dramatically increasing immigration enforcement. Immigrant removals, including deportations and so-called voluntary departures, had doubled since the attacks and fewer immigrants, especially from the Middle East are allowed in the Western countries. United States and other big countries in the European Union were the first ones to revise their policy in line with the new context of national security. Since September 11 attacks, the emphasis of American immigration policies became border security and removing criminal immigrants to keep national safety and prevent future terrorist attacks. At the same time, the United States kept its commitment

The immigration act of 1924 was really the first permanent limitation on immigration. This limitation was like a quota system that only aloud two percent instead of the three percent of each foreign born group living in the United states in 1890. Like it say in Document A “Under the act of 1924 the number of each nationality who may be admitted annually is limited to two per cent of the population of such nationality resident in the United States according to the census of 1890.” Using the 1890 census instead of newer up-to-date ones they excluded a lot of new immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe that came by in resent years (This is shown awfully well in Document B). This acts annual quota changed from 358,000 in 1921 to 164,000

Immigration is the migration of people into a country of which they are not natives or where they do not have proof of citizenship nor a green card in order to resign, live, or work in the country. This particular situation is causing chaos to the natives of the United States because they are taking the jobs and the money U.S. citizens should have willingly. Therefore the three branches of government are all involved in the political discussion of the chaos of immigrants coming to the U.S.

In the general mind, the undocumented population living here outside of recognition from American law are hispanic, mainly Mexicans that pass over the border unknown. In the opinion of their supporters, they are individuals taking the labor others do not want. Living here to make a honest, safer and overall better living for their families as well as themselves. At the White House, they are social outcast, lawless risks that are threats to the American neighborhoods, American jobs, sap Americas resources and need to be expelled. Undocumented immigrants can be a number of things. About eleven million gives room for a considerable range of conclusions. Today there is no other vicarious symbol then the wall President Trump has proposed, however this is type of scrutiny isn't the first of it’s kind. Opposition for immigrants has been seen throughout time which is why they have had courageous leaders that stand up to defend “La Raza.”. Today immigrants are not alone in their struggle, they are joined by civic organizations such as labor unions, churches, other faith based organizations, civil rights groups, and student organizations. Immigrants advocacy is multicultural and multiethnic in character, bringing together mixture of immigrants from different countries to fight against exclusionary policies.

Arguably the most heated topic of debate that stems from the most integral part of the history of the United States is the policies of immigration. From its very existence, the US has been known as a ‘melting pot’, a safe haven from persecution and injustice. However, as terrorism increases and populations are on the rise, some individuals are calling for stricter boarder control, more difficult applications for citizenship and less immigration altogether. So, that begs the question, is it permissible that a nation state should impose restrictions on immigration? Is that morally just, especially in circumstances where the immigrants are refugees? Finally, if we believe the terrorism fear, are we really to bundle every immigrant into the category that they are only wanting into our country to hurt us? These are some of the high pressing issues that immigration debates create.

Immigrants came to the European countries because they are searching for work so that they support their family financially. People's view immigration as bad over time because of hostile views of politicians or political parties, people think immigrants are outcasts just because of their cultural differences, and they are opposed and racist to the immigrants & give the immigrants excessive work than the others. The immigrants look different, so the people and politicians think that they do not fit in with the rest of the people and they cannot have the same rights as the citizens or the rest of the people do. When the immigrants first got here, they wanted to get a good job and a better life than they had during the experience in their colonies.

Since the terrorists attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, the United States has been hesitant about immigrants coming into our country. As a result, illegal immigration has been a topic of debate amongst political leaders. There are those who would agree that illegal immigration is helping our nation grow in terms of economic prosperity and labor force. On the other side are those who disagree, saying that the economy is suffering and affecting the labor force. Illegal immigration is a heated topic with two opposing sides.

The issue of immigration has plagued the United States government for almost its entire history. Although the America is a nation of immigrants, the nation has been debating immigration policy and the treatment of immigrants for its entire history. There have been long periods of time in