The Pros And Cons Of Immigration In America

The subject of illegal migration into the United States is a very controversial and challenging issue; but overall America’s systematic approach for regulating illegal immigrants entering our country has failed. It pertains to millions of individuals and families journeying to the bulls-eye country of America without proper documentation; but it also consists of people entering the country legally, but they violate the terms of their approved visas and passports by permanently residing here, rather than the allotted time frame they’re given. Amazing enough, The Federation For American Immigration Reform or better known as FAIR, estimated that in 2007, “the illegal immigrant population seated well above 13 million people.” Also considering this massive number grows roughly by “as many as 500,000 people every year,” across the United States; therefore a more efficient way of controlling our population needs to be effectively put into action. But why would these aliens risk so much to inhabit and live in the United States? It doesn’t involve too much cognitive ability to understand that under the unsatisfactory circumstances of poverty, economic deficiencies, and high unemployment rates, many will do whatever it takes to pursue the American Dream.

There is already enough crime in the United States as it is and with the flooding of illegal immigration the crime rates keep growing larger and larger every day. Not all illegal immigrants come to the US to work or to better their families, sometimes they come to participate in criminal activity, or to leave their country because of trouble they have gotten into there. A U.S. government study reported that, "In our population study of 55,322 illegal aliens, we found that they ... ... middle of paper ... ...e legal residents of this state. In order to get these tags, all of their paperwork has to be correct. In conclusion, illegal immigration is a growing problem that has some negative effects on the United States.

These looked over Americans grew in their resentment and anger toward the Chinese as this theme continued over time. At first Zhu points out that this was merely a regional political issue for the locals to deal with but over time it grew to be a nation-wide phenomenon that eventually led to the Chinese Exclusion Act. This major impact was mostly to do with the timing of the actual riot. There were only two days that separated the riot and the national election which impacted the voting of society. The negative impacts of the riot gave way to the equal rights that had shortly before been won after the Civil War.

For many years, people from all over the world have come to the United States seeking a better life for themselves, their spouse, their children and even their children's children. However, not every immigrant comes into this country legally and many of these illegal immigrants are poor, uneducated and may be carrying contagious diseases. They may arrive here via human trafficking, smuggling or other methods. There is one thing we know for sure that many of them choose to remain silence when they become victims. The three main reasons they become invisible victims are they are not aware they are victimized, they don't know the right way to ask for help and they are afraid to be fired or even deported.

The author of this article is not saying people from other counties should not be allowed in legally if they got through the right procedures. The big topic that this author is trying to get through to the audience reading this is that by illegal immigrants coming to this country they are taking jobs away from the Americans that always lived here. Henesywar states, “The truth is that by every illegal person acquiring a job, an American citizen is denied one. Or an illegal immigrant will obtain a job with a fewer pay rate than an American citizen would, so it forces the American citizen to lose his or her job leading to a situation we have seen before, the Great Depression.” This is true the immigrants coming here are willing to work for way less then Americans will and this only leads bosses to the least pay person over someone that is more qualified. There are some jobs that immigrants do that we don’t want to do because we please they are below us and not paid enough for the work you do.

Integration of immigrants into American mainstream Since the creation of the United States of America, immigrants from all backgrounds have sought refuge, a home and a life in this country of prosperity and opportunity. The opportunity of freedom to exercise natural rights is a large pull factor that causes many people to come to America. Others come because it is a country where one can prosper. Prosperity of people in a country, however, is a more challenging phenomenon to explain than opportunity. Immigrants seek economic, social and educational as well as cultural prosperity.

Americans have qualities destined for success and growth. The people of this great country show characteristics such as hard work, imagination, and independence. America, considered a melting pot, has a diverse amount of culture and different life experiences for everyone. However, Americans all have common characteristics like the three listed above. Companies creating commercials realize this, modeling their commercials under these traits in the hopes of attracting more viewers.

One of the most powerful myth of American myth which for centuries has been attracted people from all over the world to start life in a new life is the concept of the“American Dream”. James Truslow Adams in his book “The Epic of America”(1931) states that the “American Dream” is the dream of a land where everybody is equal and has the same opportunities for being happy and gain the success. He also refers to the chance for everyone regardless their origin of birth of proving their value and being recognized by one’s success.“The American Dream” become a widespread recognized term which referred to the way of life which American society lead and the values which its members believe in. But since this idea was very divided and had an individual meaning for everyone till today nobody managed to form one universal definition of this confusing term. As some of the historians claim “The American Dream” has its roots in the United States Declaration of Independence which states that “(...) all men are created equal” and the basic idea of every woman and man being treated equally , regardless of their birth, background, beliefs.

People believe that many Illegal Immigrants come in harm, but many of them don 't see that they come to better their lives, see family, and get a better paying job. Millions of people cross over each year. The largest year being 2007, was an extremely high peak of 6.9 million of illegal immigrants (DHS Secretary Johnson.) Even with children trying to cross over on their own. The United States border patrol has caught about 15,647 unaccompanied children attempting to enter the country illegally between October 2014 and March 2015.

“The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there…It can be done with an idea, hard work and determination” (Rancic). Bill Rancic, an entrepreneur hired by Donald Trump, gave this quote about The American Dream to motivate others to reach the dream. The American Dream is the picture people envision when they move, to or live in, the United States. Whether or not it is reachable, people come from all around attempt to live out this dream. The American Dream is defined as the idea that every U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.