Immigration is the movement of people into the foreign country for a variety of reasons. These reasons could be related to job search, education, and lifestyle change or to escape unfavorable conditions in their home countries. It is a matter that has been in the minds of many American leaders. Due to the reasons that lead to immigration, it must be understood as a phenomenon that is meant to be there permanently, rather than temporary movement. Further, most immigrants tend to move into a new country with their families hoping to change their life (Bailey, 2008). The problem of immigration, therefore, covers multiple dimensions and is multifaceted. Apart from the mere movement from one country to another, whether seasonal or permanent, immigration issues cover the effects of the permanent residence of the immigrants. The result so described refers to the direct impact of this movement to the economy, and the social life of both the immigrants and the natives. The results could be related to labor uncertainty, as well as unemployment levels that have a direct relationship to the crimes and lawlessness (Rubin & Melnick, 2006). Another issue related to immigration that raises great interest is the aspect of illegal immigrants. These are the people who move into the country through illegal means or remain in a country far longer that their visa permits. These people reside in the countryside with poor or no income at all and contribute significantly to the income inequality in the country which is currently on the increase. The significance of the topic and its penalties have led to intense politics concerning the issue. Since 1986, laws and bills have been enacted in an effort to streamline the problem and provide a once and for al... ... middle of paper ... ...on in global perspective. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Hoerder, D. (1983). American labor and immigration history, 1877-1920s: Recent European research. Urbana: University of Illinois P. Moloney, D. M. (2012). National Insecurities: Immigrants and U.S. deportation policy since 1882. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Rodriguez, M. S., & Conference at Princeton University. (2004). Repositioning North American migration history: New directions in modern continental migration, citizenship, and community. Rochester, NY. Rubin, R., & Melnick, J. P. (2006). Immigration and American popular culture: An introduction. New York: New York University Press. Tilly, C. (1978).”Migration in modern european history.” In Human migration: Patterns and policies. Edited by W. H. McNeill and R. S. Adams. Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press
Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing primary sources and the secondary sources to back up the information, one could find out about what Chinese, Italians, Swedish, and Vietnamese immigrants have experienced in the United States in different time periods from 1865 to 1990.
Considering the ideas that both authors have brought to the table, I have concluded that in order to make progress in solving the problem of undocumented immigrants, we as a country must decide what’s best for our country. We either look at undocumented immigrants as an asset or a parasite. America is the ‘land of opportunity’ where millions of people want to live there and pursue the ‘American Dream’. We should not let people stop from achieving their dreams. But on the other hand, a quantity of immigrants leave their country because it does not have “stable democracies and free markets” that “ensure economic growth, rising standards of living and thus, lots of jobs”, because the countries of these immigrants “birth rates and native populations fall”.
Daniels, Roger. Coming to America: a History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life. New York: Perennial, 2002. Print.
Firstly to justify why countries limit their immigrations, there should be knowledge of the different types of immigrants as there are different reasons to leave from one country and move into another. In the last 30 years, the number of international immigrants has been estimated 191 million worldwide, two times as before. As ...
This paper will discuss the arguments for and against immigration within the United States addressing topics related to employment, healthcare, increased poverty and increased country revenue. I am against immigration because I believe it is out of control and it...
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Immigration came primarily from continental Western and Southern Europe a decidedly left of center mentality. This mixing of cultures in the American melting pot has produced a uniquely American culture. A culture which is steeped in tradition and has accepted the old world cultures of the immigration influx of the early 20th century. A culture which has been embraced, feared, and chastise by virtually every nation on the planet at one time or another. It is part of the foundation of study in understanding twentieth century American society.
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A big proportion of the people in this country think that the illegal immigrants bring more trouble than benefits. Nevertheless, it’s illogical to think that owing to the fact that this nation is founded and established by immigrants; the country works due to a tremendous quantity of intellectually gifted people who have migrated to this country to develop their skills and at the same time to help the country to have a greater diversity in culture and thinking. On this manner, we will see the benefits that the immigrants bring with their arrivals and analyze a solution to reduce the numbers of immigrants that bring trouble.
This article from a well-known newspaper discusses something called the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He explains how it created a new approach to reuniting immigrant families and brought skilled workers to the U.S. which dramatically transformed the makeup of the country. “the Immigration Act” was like a time-release capsule he said. “year by year, it reshaped America into the America we know today” (n.p.). This article also explains why immigrants break the law to move to the U.S. I believe this article is an important aspect in my research because he discusses important facts about immigration.