...Immigration Immigration has always been a huge topic for discussion in the United States of America, but with the recent statements made by Donald Trump and the other Republican candidates, the topic of immigration has received more media attention than normal. I believe that Immigration is a good thing for the US so long as it is legal and controlled in some way. From my own personal experience, my parents immigrated to the United States after the Vietnam War and have been in the country for over 30 years. I do not believe that my parents or the majority of Vietnamese immigrants have had a negative impact on the United states but instead have actually helped bring some of our culture to the western world introducing Americans to things like the Lunar New Year’s, or even things like Vietnamese cuisine. I think immigration has played a big role in helping America become the great diverse nation it is today. But i also believe that immigration should be strictly controlled and monitored so that just not anyone can come into the country because even though the vast majority of people are good people there are still those who wish to do us harm. Having strict policies and making the immigration process a bit more difficult will help prevent these bad people from entering the states and causing harm to our loved ones. Immigration in the United States is one of the key factors of why the US is considered one of the best countries in the world because we allow people from all...
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...countries, as well as bringing to negative effects. In this essay, I will discuss that how influence the economic of developed countries. For example, population of America will be twice in this century. Especially, the number of children increased sharply. So that need as twice as houses, cars, roads, prison, hospitals, schools water treatment facilities and so on. Therefore American needs more nature resource than before. Firstly, immigration helps late Twentieth Century Massachusetts economy in America. More specifically, during in 1970s, as population of Massachusetts move to other place and Massachusetts of birth rate decreased sharply. Massachusetts suffered from urban flight, closing industrial, and so on. However, in 1980s considerable immigrations that come from different countries settled in Massachusetts, which bring a host of labors. Under depressing economy, most of labors can find a job on manufacturing, thereby promoting the development of economy. For instance, much immigration is employed in manufacturing, which in every 100 workers, there are 78 workers in this department. Secondly, immigration that has high-skilled makes a great contribution on the economy of Massachusetts. Comparing with native people who have professionals such as engineers’ physical scientists and computer scientists, over about 2% of foreign worker held these professionals, while less than 1% native people work at these fronts. Moreover, immigration who be university and college teacher...
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...REPORT United States Immigration Immigration is the movement of people from one place to another. Immigration into the United States dates back to the 17th century where a huge percentage of the immigrant population came from the European continent and a few others from the other parts of the world. Others were brought from Africa to work as slaves and ended up staying here after slave trade was abolished. Immigration counts for the majority of the population in America today. The ongoing migration into the United States has seen people coming from different continents around the world to come and settle in the United States. The basic reason of immigration today is due to the fact that the United States has always been looked at as the land of milk and honey, in other wards people come to the United States with the hope of getting a better life and achieving the ultimate “American Dream”. Indeed the United States being a developed country and having one of the best economy has favourable living conditions in comparison to other parts of the world. This was not the basic reason back in the 17thand 18th century where America was more so a dump place for the poor or people trying to escape harsh governments. Immigration into America is still going on to this very day and it has become an issue amongst many who claim that it is impacting the country in a negative way. Is immigration really having a negative impact in the United States? Perhaps Immigration does have its pros...
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...The Effectiveness of Immigration Threatens American Culture The essay Immigration Threatens American Culture is written by Lawrence Auster In this essay, the author will evaluate the effectiveness of Auster’s paper in terms of its claims, evidence, and the presentation of the claims and evidence. The author’s main claim is that post-1965 immigration is threatening the American Culture. It is clearly stated fairy early in this essay because the author makes a clear introduction, lists many examples of the negative influence of outside culture on American society, and then stresses the thesis. In terms of his subsidiary claims, he proposes the reason why American people allow the negative impact of immigration take place and even feel helpless about the issue. They are not very related claim because he focuses on criticizing the law makers’instead of explaining why immigration threatens American culture. Besides, his claim is very partial because he ignores all positive influence of immigration. As for the evidence in this paper, the author adopts various types of evidence including the facts, examples, expert testimony and analogy. The number of the evidences is a bit over sufficient. The author uses so many simple examples and facts in each section of the essay especially the first paragraph. The evidences are relatively very specific, because the author writes down the examples or facts with very detailed information. For instance, the name,...
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...Immigration Debate BCOM/275 October 21, 2013 Immigration Debate America always was and still is a nation filled with a diverse group of people, many who have come from different countries. There have always been people on both sides of the fence, even back then on the subject, and we still have the same issue today. People have always been coming into the United States throughout history both legally and illegally. The issue has always been a topic of debate; even more so with each passing day. During the 1870s and on up through the 1920s a huge wave of immigration changed our history. Immigrants came from all over the world in search of both new lives and opportunities in what would be a great new land for them. Many came because their countries were so poverty-stricken they needed to start over. Some of the immigrants had difficulty being accepted into American society due to the oppression and hardships challenging their new start. Racial discrimination and rejection were common among new immigrants. The sudden spurt of immigration and the resistance from natives caused suppression imposed by the US government. The 1924 National Origins Acts drastically cut the number of immigrants allowed to come into the country. When this went into effect immigration, mainly from Asia and Southern and Eastern Europe, ended. During the years between the 1880s and 1920s around 25 million people came to the US which caused it to become a huge melting pot, with a variety of...
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...Immigration is a topic that has sparked heated debates and controversy in the United States for decades. Some argue that immigrants are a burden on the country, taking away jobs and resources from Americans. However, others believe that immigration is necessary for America to thrive and grow. In this essay, I will argue that immigration is indeed necessary for America and explore the historical context, key figures, impact, and potential future developments related to this topic. Immigration has been a foundational element of American society since the country's establishment. From the arrival of the Pilgrims in the early 17th century to the millions of newcomers who continue to journey to America today, immigrants have played a crucial role in shaping the nation's identity, culture, and economy....
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...into new geographical territories with various reasons that motivate them. The most basic motivation of discovering and searching new territories is for economic development which is the terms of immigration. And there are not many of economically developed countries, which pulls high number of immigrants and takes actual high percentages in immigrant statistics. In present time, this immigration experience assumes as the constant affairs of American life. Because the views of people from other countries are America as the land of full opportunities for their better life no matter that they are coming in America legally or illegally. Juan Gonzales the author of the book titled, Harvest of Empire, criticized and analyzed this view by focusing on the Latino population of immigration and how the America’s foreign policies influences toward it. In his work, Juan Gonzales tries to overviewing how the Latino immigrants started to move in American historically and he also provides an analysis of the current events that showing the effects and frictions on Latino population thereby America’s politics and diplomacy. During reading Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzales, I thought a lot of time that this book is for all people who want to know about the history of Latino immigration in America in detail. Because Gonzalez delivers Latino’s historical processes of movement and settlement through all over the time periods from past to present day and divides his book into three parts as “Roots”...
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... The Immigration Crisis Over the past 20 years immigration has become a hot topic in American culture. Since September 11, 2001, the concern for security at our nation’s borders is higher than ever. The threat of another attack lies imminent in the country’s mind. With the increase in concern for border security comes the issue of how to approach and handle the illegal immigration epidemic that is currently affecting the United States. We should first look back at the Roman Empire to give us a better understanding of the problems and solutions of immigration. There are astonishing similarities between the rise of the United States and power and the upsurge of Roman Republic. (Pagdan) These likenesses are not due to the specific character of both states, rather there is a common pattern in the development of every powerful state and the United States and Rome are examples of this pattern. The effects that immigration has on the United States are limitless. There have been endless debates over these effects since as early as the colonial times. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule these debates. Regardless on someone’s political view of immigration, everyone should realize how it has and is shaping the United States today. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule the debates on immigration and its laws. It is without a doubt that the United States was founded on immigration and its...
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...country to thrive. Most illegal immigrants come to America for good reasons, to live the “American Dream” and help their families, but most don’t know that they are putting the U.S. in greater debt and putting all of its citizens in danger. “More than 10 million undocumented aliens currently reside in the U.S., and that population is growing by 700,000 per year.” Illegal immigrants put our security at risk, raise the costs for the US, and raise crime rates; they fill up prisons, get free education, and get free emergency medical services, even though they are not citizens. Background: Most claims-makers who believe that illegal immigration is good for the country are economists looking at the economic factor of having illegal immigrants. These economists agree, “that the U.S. economy is larger, and growing faster, due to the supply of illegal immigrants, and that most Americans with higher job skills are better off for their presence” and that without them the country’s workforce would decline a few percentages. They want to prove that it is good that we have illegal immigrants in our country and that they are helping our economy, but that is only a small aspect of how they effect the United States. The fact is that “About 85.5 of every 100 new workers are new immigrants in this decade” and “we've ignored that illegal immigration has put a lot of young adults into economic jeopardy.” Even the claims-makers who see illegal immigration as a good thing for our economy have realized...
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...Dan Isaacs 8/19/14 Mr. Mchugh summer assignment Immigration Immigration is the chosen movement of people from one country to another, usually with the aim of permanent settlement in the adopted country. If the people who are fleeing from their country because of an immediate threat to there health and family then they are considered refugees because they seek refuge in another country. Immigration is a human form of migration. Migration is as old as the first human group. One example is indian tribes would hunt in groups or pacts. When the hunt would move they would move. The tribe would move wherever they have to so that they can survive. Even now people immigrate. It might be because of war or as a result of a bad government, but whatever the reason immigration will never stop as long as one country has a better place. Throughout history immigration have occurred in different societies because of politics, religion and many other reasons. Immigration has effects on the society, it could be a negative or a positive effect or a combination of both. Today's most common immigration is the immigration we can observed from undeveloped countries to more industrialized countries such people from all over the world to the United States. In the past immigrations was much different then today. In the past people immigrated from many countries like italy, germany, asia, france, united kingdom and many other countries....
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... Immigration One of the most controversial political issues of today is that of illegal immigrants from Mexico. Illegal immigration into the United States is a problem that should be stopped, as it is unfair to both Americans and to the people of the country from which they illegally immigrated. It is thought that the majority of illegal aliens residing in the U.S. are Mexicans (Anderson 55). Roy Beck clarifies the situation by stating, "The national consensus is that the United States should be a post-mass immigration country has included most leaders of business, religion, labor, academia, and social work." Illegal immigration from Mexico must be stopped by means of different policies and other methods of prevention, because the effects on both Mexico and the United States are predominately unfavorable. There are multiple policies and means of preventing illegal immigrants from entering the United States. Immigration laws are the catalysts of illegal immigration prevention. Proposition 187 is a tough immigration law clamping down on illegal aliens, used in California, the state with the most illegal immigrants. It doubled the number of boarder guards, made it harder for legal immigrants to bring their families over, not permitting as much political asylum and was harder on illegal aliens already here (DiConsiglio 3). NAFTA, officially, hasn’t reduced as much illegal immigration as had been hoped, but, it helped Mexico recover...
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...making the United States Bureau of Immigration cut down on the laws of entering the U.S. illegally. Since congress passed the law of allowing a certain amount of immigrants to enter the U.S., they issue them passports and visas. After their passport and visa expire, they have to leave the country. Although this is a law, most immigrants do not leave the country, living illegally. If it were not for the Border Patrol, the American population would be higher than it already is. The Border Patrol regulates immigrants from illegally crossing the border. They patrol the border searching for possible immigrants crossing the border. If an immigrant is caught by U.S. authority, they will deport them and can charge them with additional fines and some jail time. For example, Mexico has the largest population of immigrants coming to America. Mexicans will actually hide from the Border Patrol in bushes, dirt, rubbish etc until they see the right moment and “run for it”. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) keep the documents of Immigrants who are legal to live in the United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service strictly enforce the law of keeping immigration to a minimum. They only let a small amount of immigrants to come to America each year. The immigrants who can legally come to America are carefully chosen, it sometimes can take years to get approved. Estimated four million immigrants now live in the United States. America alone (without immigrants) is over populated...
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...Immigration of Yesterday and Today As I was a child growing up in Southern California I never once doubted my citizenship or right to live in the United States. However, that was until one of my older friends in my neighborhood was shockingly deported when I was in the ninth grade. Since that time the issue of immigration has definitely been more relevant in my mind but honestly not that important. Maybe it’s because of the fact that the majority of American citizens never think about serious issues outside of the ones that directly affect them. When in reality the issue of immigration is so enormous that it not only affects the United States but the entire world. Throughout the past fifty years there has definitely been events that have changed, shaped and influenced the public opinion and perception of immigration greatly. In 2014, one of these events occurred when United States President Barack Obama decided to implement a major executive action on immigration policy, offering temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation (Ehrenfreund). This significant event now meant that the idea and topic of immigration was currently ever present and may change a vast amount of opinions in our country. In order to understand who we are today as a culture concerning immigration, it is important to know how we came about to our current status. During the 1960s when the civil rights movement was gaining momentum, our country...
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...Title Influence of the social media on illegal immigration into the U.S. from Latin America Name of student: Christina okanyuri Name of course: History Institutional affiliation: Submission date: America is informally termed as a "nation of immigrants" because of the widely open-door policy based on accepting foreigners chasing the vision of the so called American Dream. Legal and illegal immigration is a situation that not only exists in the U.S., but all over the world. Illegal immigration is defined as the relocation of individuals into a state in infringement of the immigration sovereignty and laws of a particular nation (Garni, 2010). Illegal immigration also involves entering a foreign country legally but refusing to depart after one’s visa expiry. It involves trespassing international political boundaries through land, air, and water unlawfully. Most illegal immigrants in the U.S. enter the country using two popular ways. First, through the U.S Mexico border and the other is by over staying their visas. A large percentage of illegal immigrants in the U.S are from Mexico, Canada, Africa and Europe. The impact of immigration is mostly felt in states where great numbers of immigrants have resided. Examples of these states include California and New Jersey. This has become a key concern to the U.S. government and its citizens. The genesis of illegal immigration dates back to the late 19th century. In 1875, a national law was approved which barred entry of prostitutes...
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...Social Science 101 Illegal Immigration One of the most controversial political issues of today is that of illegal immigrants from Mexico. Illegal immigration into the United States is a problem that should be stopped, as it is unfair to both Americans and to the people of the country from which they illegally immigrated. It is thought that the majority of illegal aliens residing in the U.S. are Mexicans (Anderson 55). Roy Beck clarifies the situation by stating, "The national consensus is that the United States should be a post-mass immigration country has included most leaders of business, religion, labor, academia, and social work." Illegal immigration from Mexico must be stopped by means of different policies and other methods of prevention, because the effects on both Mexico and the United States are predominately unfavorable. There are multiple policies and means of preventing illegal immigrants from entering the United States. Immigration laws are the catalysts of illegal immigration prevention. Proposition 187 is a tough immigration law clamping down on illegal aliens, used in California, the state with the most illegal immigrants. It doubled the number of boarder guards, made it harder for legal immigrants to bring their families over, not permitting as much political asylum and was harder on illegal aliens already here (DiConsiglio 3). NAFTA, officially, hasn’t reduced as much illegal immigration as had been hoped, but, it helped Mexico recover faster from it’s...
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