The land of opportunities is also known as the United States, which is a place of freedom when the Gonzales family leaves their home and everything else, to better their conditions. Fifty-eight percent of immigrants migrate to the United States to provide themselves and their children a better life full of freedom and rights never given to them before. The United States provides people with a job and minimum wages which are a major factor for immigrants.
The Gonzales family left behind their home town, culture and their usual everyday routine to be given a second chance in life. Although living in the United States is beneficial, undocumented immigrants live in constant fear of being deported and sent back to where they came from. To
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Although some Americans argue immigrants should not be allowed in the United States I disagree. Immigrants should be permitted in the United States and deserve equality. Reforms of immigration provide immigrants security and job opportunities. For example, the agricultural job opportunity, benefits and security act are intended to provide a process for certain illegal workers to obtain permanent status. Over the years, presidents develop new reforms for immigrants, which are beneficial in several ways. During the year 2004 president George W. Bush started on a hopeful note for U.S immigration advocates announcing his administration support. Part of his new reform includes comprehensive immigration reform, including a guest worker program. Although many Americans disagree with the new political reforms being introduced, presidential candidates agreed that legalizing undocumented workers in the U.S was necessary. Continuing with George W. bush and his reforms, he allowed an immigrant with job offers to enter The U.S temporarily. As long an immigrant is working and is obeying all laws they are able to apply for residency. Although applying for residency is a long process there are several of beneficial Factors. For example, a green card holder has the ability to leave and enter the united states as they desire. A green card holder can also apply for financial aid to pay for an
Part of the problem with no change in immigration policy is the struggle in Congress; the President is of a different party than majority of Congress and policies are constantly being blocked or vetoed. Hopefully, however, perhaps sometime in the long run, a new favorable and effective immigration policy will be sorted out, and a better life can be provided for the future U.S. and its next generation of
Many people from all over the world migrate to the United States for a variety of reasons, education, work, freedom, or for crimes like selling drugs, violence, terrorism , etc. Yet, after typically coming to the United States at a young age, they call it home. It being the only place they know, since they never return to their native country. For instance, Julia Alvarez in her novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, refers to the immigration experience, because after their initial struggle, immigrants feel more at home in the United States than in their own countries.
Furthermore, the proper outlook here is one where we acknowledge that we have these potentially undocumented individuals living and working in the United States, and they aren’t going be be removed all at once, so while these individuals are here, why not give them the necessary tools and programs to allow them to function as productive members of society without restriction. In many of our readings, we’ve witnessed legislation that has also played a role in the deterred success of illegal immigrants and those here legally. Legislation such as barring immigrants from being able to acquire driving license or being able to receive healthcare benefits are laws that not only hurt the immigrant population, but also the American population.
Illegal immigration has been a controversial issue that has benefitted and harmed the country in several ways; however, many issues dealing with the subject have transformed the future for America dramatically. Although the United States has absorbed and benefitted from the contributions of the undocumented, their presence has imposed harm to the country’s economy and political stability. They have taken over American jobs by retrieving several advantages that come along with the country’s policies, as well as harming the country by not assimilating to the culture and sustaining their identities. The influx of immigrants from other parts of the world has prompted an overwhelming change in society and the immigrants themselves due to more opportunities available in the United States. These immigrants have different motives for entering the country, hoping to obtain a better life in the land of opportunities. There is a greater chance of freedom, protection, and benefits, which are a priority to the migrants to achieve the American dream. Although the immigrants are advancing to achieve their goals, the government is advancing towards stabilizing the overcrowding population due to the hazards caused to the environment and the country. Many of these aliens have aspirations and hopes for a better future in this country, and they do not plan to harm it. On the other hand, some are a threat, but they come to reach that goal of self- independence and a new opening of opportunities.
Between the years of 1950-1995, why were so many illegal immigrants crossing the American borders and how did they affect America?
The number of unauthorized, or more simply stated illegal immigrants has started to stabilize since the year 2007. After decades of significant growth, the wave of illegal immigrants has decreased by few numbers. As shown in recent studies, during the last five years, the flow of illegal immigrants has stabilized. Before this change in statistic, in the arc of seventeen years, alien immigrants coming from South-America, Mexico, Europe and Asia triple their amount. The not authorized resident immigrant population in the United States is defined as illegal residents. These foreign-born non-citizens are alien residents who have entered or already reside in a country, without any approval of the state’s government. Some countries have thousands or even millions of illegal immigrants and others have less, but it is a certain fact that the wave of these illegal immigrants is increasing year by year. Different are the reasons these people run out of their countries, but the majority of these alien immigrants either entered their countries, which in this case are the United States of America, without any kind of inspection or immigrant visa, or by crossing the border of this nation. Another common example of unauthorized residents are those who were temporally admitted to the county but stayed past the predetermined date, which required them to leave. From 1990 to 2007 the flow of immigrants went from 3.5 million to 12.0. Due to this stabilization, the United States
inspection and receiving of green cards proves helpful to illegal immigrants as well as the U.S.
“Immigrants in the United States and their U.S.-born children are approximately 81 million people, or 26 percent of the overall U.S. population” (Zong and Batalova 1). Immigrants make a big portion of the US and are essential to the economy and how matters work. The U.S Immigration System should be reformed because of economic challenges, lengthy wait times, and abuse and prejudice within the country.
“To be eligible to apply for an immigrant visa, a foreign citizen must be sponsored by a U.S. citizen relative, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or a prospective employer. The sponsor begins the immigration process by filing a petition on the foreign citizen’s behalf with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)” . A U.S. citizen can file an immigrant visa petition for a spouse, son or daughter, parent, or brother or sister. A U.S. lawful permanent resident also known as a green-card-holder, can file for a spouse, an unmarried son, or a daughter. Although, there is a limited number of visas that can be given each year, so there is an extremely long waiting list. (“The Immigrant Visa Process”).
Immigrants come from all over the world. They fled their country seeking to fulfill their wants and necessary needs to live, especially the ones with families. They come to America frequently and in big groups. Their intentions is just to give the best life that they can to their children or themselves. The United States offers great job opportunities and freedom to all these immigrants. “Many people see America as the land of opportunity - the land of milk and honey - the Promised Land. Whether this is true or not, it becomes a matter of personal experience. For many, the move to America may be the best thing they ever did, and these are the people who become successful in their endeavors. For other people, the move to America may become a
Other available visas are permanent residency, temporary residency, student visas, political asylum and refugee status.
The strict immigration policy has restricted countless non-immigrants in entering the United States. Every year, United States grant entry to a substantial amount of non-immigrants who generally enters the United States through various means. Due to various reforms of immigration policies post 9/11, the policies have become stricter than before. But, due to this many non-immigrants are neither allowed to enter nor stay in the United States for an extended period. Thus, many eligible non-immigrants are forced to leave United States. Moreover, non-immigrant visas are constantly being rejected for no particular reasons, thus creating a barrier for many deserving non-immigrants from entering the US. Students, refugees, workers are some of the many people who are negatively affected by this policy. Innumerable non-immigrants are being deprived of certain rights due to implementation of this strict policy, and so the policy should be reformed in such a way so that it can work in their favor. This topic has been subject to countless debates and arguments over the years.
This applies to all Immigrants seeking to be naturalized from possibly an entirely different country than the U.S. Another method of legally entering the united states is through green cards which are also technical and a hassle to obtain. One may receive a green card for the following reasons: Jobs, Family relations, being a refugee, or through other methods. In order to apply through a Job, the employer must file for a labor certificate, and applications for the labor certificate can vary depending on the type of labor and whatever program is being used at the time. Those who want to acquire a card through family an immediate family member must file form I-485 and to become a permanent citizen, the same member must file form I-30. Typically, these kinds of green cards get priority due to the government wanting to reunite families as quickly as possible. These green cards are used to prove that an individual is eligible to work, receive social security, and a driver 's license as well as being required to have your green card at your side at all times. One must petition for visa and wait patiently as the massive amounts of paperwork is worked out and reviewed. One can clearly see how non-native speakers and peoples get lost so easily in the broken immigration system.
Politically immigrants have a drastic effect on leadership within the host country in which they moved to, on account of they will choose the candidates who seem to benefit the needs of the foreign population. Culturally immigrants help to create a more diverse environment by introducing new traditions and delicacies to the host country. Economically immigrants provide a variety of skills that many citizens in the host country may not have, so they can be more flexible for employment opportunities, often achieving jobs in the blue collar sector such as working in factories and restaurants. Also due to the increase in population the country’s overall economy will increase due the higher amount of purchases made by the new foreign population.
As long as America has been established, people from other cultures, countries, and backgrounds have been immigrating within the nation’s borders. Recently, immigration has been on the agenda as a topic of crisis amongst the American government. There are mixed beliefs concerning the act. Some believe the current amount of legal immigration is taking a toll on the American economy and stripping valuable jobs away from the American people who need them. Others believe illegal immigration may be an escape, with America being that safe haven. Even if the status of an illegal immigrant is temporary, the requirements and time people are mandated to endure often tear families apart when an illegal family member is caught residing or working in the