Immigration to the United States is what built the country up to what it is today. The U.S is known as the “Great Melting Pot,” because people from all over the world travel the distance to settle here. Living in the U.S is so desirable because it is the “land of milk and honey,” as well as “land of opportunity.” This desire is still as strong as it was when the country was first being built. In today’s society there are numerous opinions on the subject of immigration, whether or not it should be allowed at all. Since the United States is viewed as a sort of “promise land” for people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, it is not only expanded by legal immigrants but also it is intruded by people who enter the country illegally. With the number of illegal aliens entering undetected increasing, many people say that immigration in general should be cut off. People say that the immigrants take up the jobs and take advantage of the governments funding programs. To generalize all immigrants into a category of lazy and useless is wrong. Many immigrants come to this country to better their lives by receiving a higher education, better jobs or better living conditions so that their future generations can live a happy life. People see America is a land where they can escape persecution, poverty, and fear for their lives. By shutting the door to all immigrants, the country would be turning their back on people, who really need their help. God would not approve of that and would view that as selfish behavior. By saying that immigration should be allowed is not saying that immigrants, whoever they are should be let in and allowed to do whatever they want. There should be some sort of limitation of the amount of people the United States takes in per year. This is so the country does not over populate or allow people to come in when there is no jobs or room for them. Also,