In 2010, approximately 11.2 million undocumented immigrants resided in the United States (Passel & Cohn, 2011). Citizens of other countries migrate to America for different reasons to receive better education opportunities, to earn enough income to support family members still living in their homelands, and to ultimately experience the American way of life. Some politicians, lawmakers, and American citizens believe that entry into the country should be regulated and, to a certain extent, restricted for economic, security and cultural reasons. I argue that Immigration Reform is not needed in the United States because it will have detrimental effects on the economic stability, innovation, and reputation of the country.
Reform, refers to the changing, improvement or restructuring of something. In the United States, Immigration Reform is used by both those who support and those who oppose immigration. U.S. Immigration Reform is most often characterized as a set of policies that address the problem of 12 to 20 million undocumented workers in the United States (usaimmigration-reform.org, 2011). There have been several failed attempts to implement an Immigration Reform policy throughout U.S. history. Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 was the last failed attempt by congress. Immigration Reform has five primary focuses, increasing border security, creating new worksite enforcements, implementing Guest Worker Programs, revamping the current immigration system, and employing The Naturalization Process. In attempts to keep illegal immigrants from getting hired, fewer documents will be accepted when determining worker eligibility (usaimmigration-reform.org, 2011).
When comparing the benefits of a society with immigrants, and the costs of having them in them in the country, it is clear that Immigration Reform is not needed. Both legal and illegal