The United States of America is rightfully deemed the ‘Melting Pot of the world’, with approximately 43.3 million immigrants living in America. This sums up to about 13.5% of the total population of the total US population. The influx of immigrants certainly benefits the US, however over 50% of these immigrants are not citizens and about 25% of this total population are undocumented migrants (The Facts on Immigration Today: 2017 Edition). These illegal immigrants are defined as migrants that have entered the U.S without an entry or immigrant visa, especially a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or who overstays the period of time allowed as a visitor, tourist, or business person. This is clearly a problem if about 33.7 million people that are living in America are yet to be given the title as a citizen. Some people believe that accepting these illegal immigrants into citizenship will solve the issue; others think the opposite and want to push them out. Both options are plausible however we …show more content…
In the Huffington Post’s mock argument, Roque Planas and Elise Foley writes, “Undocumented immigrants often do pay taxes, though that’s not always enough to balance out how much they cost state governments.” This proves that yes, some undocumented immigrants are paying tax money to the government but even if they do, the money they’re paying back isn’t sufficient to balance the amount of money they use. Some statistics FAIR (The Federation for American Immigration Reform) presented is, “Illegal immigration costs U.S. taxpayers about $113 billion a year at the federal, state and local level…”. With the amount of debt America is in right now, this adds even more troubles into our already building economic crisis. This adamantly shows that illegal immigrants are just adding to conflicts we are trying to deal
Undocumented immigrants are mostly in every country, the U.S maintains a high status of illegal or undocumented workers. Every country seems to think there is a problem and are trying to cut the number of undocumented immigrants or illegal workers. We seem to think, why is this happening? Are undocumented workers ruining the economy or supporting it, are they stealing jobs from Americans or just taking unappealing jobs? Undocumented workers are moving to the United States, seeking a better life and opportunities for themselves and their families. They live in a country where their unable to find work and eventually struggle. Some feel that undocumented/illegal immigrants shouldn’t be a major concern. They support this opinion by denying the major problems that result from the arrival of illegal immigrants into our country.
Most of the United States (U.S) is comprised of immigrants—including those who have migrated to the States from another country and those whose ancestors freely travelled to the States in search of a fresh start. Every year, the U.S. grants a limited number of people around the world the opportunity to immigrate to the States each year. As a result of the restriction, citizens from neighboring countries cross the border illegally. According to an article by Jens Manuel Krogstad, 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the U.S. in 2014. This whopping number has stirred controversy both politically and economically for America’s government officials. As a result, many people argue whether illegal immigrants should or should not be aided
Most people believe that illegal immigrants are a strain on the American economy. That is, that they oftentimes live off the system yet do not contribute funds. This is a common misconception, though the extent to which the American economy might benefit, if it does at all, is debatable. Immigrants do, in fact, pay taxes. Though we can only estimate, it is believed that 50 to 60% of undocumented workers have social security and Medicare payments withheld from their paychecks. Oftentimes they do this by using fake social security numbers, so their lack of legal status leaves them paying for benefits that they cannot use (Brulliard B01). And all undocumented workers pay other taxes, such as sales, property and consumption taxes (Brulliard B01).
There are over twelve million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Many came to America to work, go to school, or be reunited with family members who are already residing here. Most migrants want to work and pursue the “American dream”. There are many barriers for residents to achieving success at the work and life balance. The immigrants fall back on public assistance to support them.
The legalization of illegal workers currently in the U.S. is not a good resolution to the illegal immigration issue because it is not a durable solution. We could legalize all of the current workers here today, but then who would
There seems to be no general agreement on how the government should alleviate undocumented people entering our country, or how change could be introduced to improve the current immigration situation. The two sides of the controversy are whether to open immigration and/or expand the policies to accommodate those wishing to migrate to our country, or if policies need to be tightened to reduce or eliminate any folks coming into the United States of America. One thing that can be agreed on is the proposals from both sides wanting to increase legal immigration while decreasing illegal immigration. Most feel that this will alleviate the violence for our border patrols and law enforcement, as well as the dehumanization and disruption of families that occurs to those illegal immigrants trying to enter this country. According to Garcia (2013), “In 2000 there were an estimated 8.4 million undocumented persons residing in the United States.
On average how much money do taxpayers have to pay for illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. well, American taxpayers have to pay $3 billion dollars. “ In 2013, FAIR estimated the total cost to be approximately $113 billion. So, in under four years, the cost has risen nearly $3 billion.” (Fair,1). This reveals that U.S taxpayers have to pay $3 billion dollars to give them a place to live, to pay for their health care, and to clothe them. This is money that should have went to schools and hospitals and kids in need instead that money is going toward someone that came here illegally.
In the United States, there are approximately 10 million illegal immigrants: 62% are Mexicans, 12% come from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and 6% come from Philippines, India and South Korea (Richwine). There are many reasons why people cross the border each day, such as escaping violence, having a better life, or getting new opportunities, but there are also many reasons why illegal immigrants represent a problem for the country. Bill Armistead, Ala...
JOSE SOPON ENC 1101 HARRIS OCTOBER 17, 2014 ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION An immigrant is a person who immigrates, leaving his or her nation of birth to find an establishment in another nation either for person, social or economic issues. There has been an enormous issue in the United States for the past years thru the immigration system breakout.
Immigration. A word that is spoken by the world’s leaders daily. As a widely debated topic in today’s modern world, there are numerous different opinions surrounding immigration. Some countries choose to take as many immigrants and refugees as they can, while others favor a more selective process. One common habit held among these countries, taking in immigrants, is the inability to see immigrants more than numbers on a spread sheet.
Today, immigration has been a very popular topic especially in the media. It has been a subject of intense national debate because of the new election. Every year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, from around the world, come here to the United States. Because they feel like the United States has more benefits, and freedom. These people all have different reasons; some hoping to get a better life, some hiding from persecution etc... Many of them believe America is the best place to go. I plan on finding answers to the following questions: Why should/shouldn’t immigrants be allowed to stay? Should we have any restrictions on who is allowed to immigrate to this country? If so, which ones? How does immigration affect the
Imagine a world where thousands of foreign aliens invade our country, destroying everything American. But this is not an imagination or a Science Fiction story, it is happening here in the U.S. daily. Thousands of illegal immigrants sneak their way across the American border and infiltrate our country every day. Illegal Immigration is the biggest and most horrendous problem in our country because the illegal immigrants are a safety issue and our country as a whole is wasting too much of our money and resources in aiding them.
The current political event I chose to write about and analyze is illegal immigration. Illegal immigration has been a topic of debate for quite a while in the United States. In 2010, there was a high estimate of over 30 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. (The Political Guide, 2007). There is no wonder this is such a huge issue. There are some who say that illegal immigrants should be granted asylum, while others say that the borders should remain closed to them until the immigrants can gain legal citizenship.
The 2017 presidential election was won by Donald J. Trump, whose main campaign focus was centered on immigration with the promise of mass deportation of illegal immigrants. Since his inauguration, Donald Trump, has kept true to his promise and there has been an increase in the number of deportations, as well as heightened border protection to reduce the amount of illegals that enter the country. According to PewResearch Center, “ There were 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S in 2014”, since then the number of immigrants has remained relatively the same (Krogstad). The dilemma that arises with deportation is how individuals will be affected by the implementation of deportation, since it will cause families to split, leave jobs unattained and cause a decrease in employment.
Immigration poses an ongoing debate in which people are becoming increasingly unsure as to whether immigrants are benefiting their society. This paper will examine three of the main benefits of immigration: the increase in diversity it provides, the rise in skills and labor and the benefits to the economy. Immigration leads to cross-cultural integration, therefore increasing ethnic variety. This increase in diversity is beneficial as it leads to improvements in society, as well as educational development. Increased immigration also means there are more skills and experts available to the hosting countries, as well as extra workers to take up jobs that need filling. Immigration also leads to improvements in the economy as taxes are paid and employment and wages increase.