5/2/12Immigration ReformThe definition of immigrant is one who migrates from one country to another usually for permanent residence. Immigration, after all, is the soil in which American has grown its roots. In 1600 a new and mysterious land was discovered and to live on this new land was the old "Space Race." Especially the British hopped on boats and headed for the new American colonies for they held untold treasures. Usually when immigration is brought up, people generally tend to think of the border between Mexico and the US. Yes Mexico right now is the current most troubling immigration problem, however everyone always misses the original immigrants; they were also more popularly kn ...view middle of the document...
Those who believe in a closed border would argue the negative effects illegal immigrants have on the economy and safety of America. However, the opposite point of view believes that those same effects are positive. If you do years of research and analysis and are still unsure of which side to choose, you are not alone, and you are not wrong. So which side do you choose? It's a delicate subject and the winner of this debate isn't easily determined. We need to understand why migrants come to this country if we're ever going to have change. Ultimately, we may not be able to choose sides. Immigrants are known to have inviolable, iron-bound determination. Immigrants come here because they absolutely need to, and America has grown custom to the help they give us. The only thing that can settle this debate is for the immigrants' country to offer as good a life for them as America, and for America to become economically independent.America may have derived more success from immigrants than any other country in the world. Diversity has molded America into a strong and competitive power-house of cultures. Migrants swarmed into North America from England when unlimited resources and freedom of religion was promised to them. Shortly after, the US gave a lot of Irish families refuge when they tried to escape poverty. Since then America has given people from all over the world a chance to better their lives. America is often seen as a melting pot or kaleidoscope of the world. Nowhere else in the world can compete with our cultural diversity and it has led to many wonderful things. Intelligent and artistic people of all religious and cultural backgrounds bring their trades together to create and develop the best of technologies. Yet, there are many anti-immigrant views floating around.Some Americans believe we should have a closed border or a reform on our current policy. America may have lured illegal immigrants into the country with our economic boom a few decades ago, but since our economy has declined, immigrants keep coming in. With the immigrants coming into the country during our current economic crisis, they may be making our problem even worse. The Federation for American Immigration Reform argues their side:"Illegal immigration causes an enormous drain on public funds. The [study] of the costs of immigration by the National Academy of Sciences found that the taxes paid by immigrants do not begin to cover the cost of services received by them. The quality of education, health care and other services for Americans are undermined by the needs of endless numbers of poor, unskilled illegal entrants."However, this is just one side of the spectrum. Both sides of this debate have a plethora of logical and valid points they can argue. While the anti-immigrant views are abundant, it never takes long to find someone with the opposite point of view. Many Americans believe that the positive effects illegal immigrants have on our country outweigh the bad. A la...
