Immigration has been around ever since people have chosen to move around to different lands other than their own to settle and live on. The United States is one big melting pot of immigrants; it is made up of immigrants from everywhere in the world: people from Ireland, Germany, China, and everywhere else. According to bbc.co.uk immigrants migrate because of “pull factors” which are reasons why people immigrate somewhere new. Some examples of pull factors are higher employment rates, more money, better help, better climate, the feeling of more security, and freedom (Migration). Lately immigration has become a big issue with the United States and many people have different opinions on the subject. Some of the issues have to do with jobs, taxes, and the economy and has made the topic of illegal immigration a big deal. Immigration has become an overwhelmingly heated debate in the United States because our country is involved and as a result, our people have many different outlooks on the matter. This is why it is imperative to be well educated on the issue of illegal immigration.
Becky Akers, a historian and freelance writer, believes that illegal immigration has a positive effect on the economy. Akers makes the argument that immigrants actually do not drain tax money and that they significantly improve the United States economy. In other words, Akers believes the economy strengthens by immigrants working here in America. As Akers further explains that they actually help the workforce, she states: “…falling wages raise profits. And higher profits are the soil from which better wedges grow” (25). Akers goes on explaining that as the workforce grows, more jobs are created, which then improves the economy. Akers believes that America ...
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...cause both sides have strong opinions; it is good to educate ourselves on any topic that is highly debated or that has highly influenced us in one way or another. It is best to always remember to keep our eyes open at all times, before we know the whole story. If we do not know something, we should look it up and educate ourselves because when people throw things at us that we do know about, we become susceptible to their opinions without knowing both sides of the story. That is why it is important to know before we get hit in the face with a topic that we do not understand so that we can protect ourselves from them.
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