They're taking all our minimum wage jobs! We're all going to have to learn Spanish! They clog up all the hospitals!
Someone call the whambulance. Jeez, quit complaining. I don't see immigrants coming in and taking over our country I see a bunch of lazy people calling for Poppa Gov'ment to make life's problems go away. We natural born citizens are just descendents of older immigrants. In fact the Indians were here first and from the way that turned out I think it would be best if we still consider ourselves immigrants in a land of freedom. It must be understood that America is a place where anyone should be able to feel at home, that is the basis of our ever-mentioned melting pot and in my opinion it could use a little spicing up.
I believe that anyone willing to run, jump, or swim their way across the border to live in a foreign land deserves to live here, because they are the ones who recognize what great opportunity lies in the damn sexy nation of America. I can remember the family stories of the McBurnett clan (my peeps) who came from Scotland to Georgia back when it was still a debtor colony. Those McBurnetts probably rich, they were sent to a debtors colony, and they probably didn't have very many capital investments or business ventures that that America desperately needed and they very likely smelled of potatoes and had funny accents but here we are generations later living in a country far better than anywhere else I've ever been where you can go into a restaurant order a large cold dring and get a gallon sized cup brimming with ice (Europeans don't put enough ice in my cup).
America should let more of these hopeful citizens, except for the terrorists, if not all of them into America. If they are willing to leave everything they grew up knowing back in their home country I would be honored to let them be a part of mine. As for the hospital business, make them all citizens and start collecting taxes on their eager to work backs. I think it's just plain foolish that we wouldn't let them participate in every part of American culture. If you weren't born here wouldn't you want to live here unless you were born in the Bahamas, that place is heaven. The water is too blue.
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How do you keep cockroaches out of your house? The answer is simple, you erect a large wall hoping that those millions of swimming, jumping and indestructible pests don't make it into your home. Of course, there not cockroaches, there kind and hardworking people (most of the time), who just want a more comfortable life, isn't America a giant melting pot? Isn't America's culture based around immigration?
It would seem wrong to block out these immigrants in need.
And if you want beaches, go to New Zealand
The case either for or against immigration, whether legal or illegal, is a tough one to tackle. In my college’s blog “Immigration Shimmigration”, the author has seemed to take a relatively simple view of the subject that I believe simply must be looked at in more detail.
I have mixed views over immigration and do not believe there is any perfect solution to the issues related to it.
First, I absolutely believe in helping others when they are in need. When an individual’s country provides a dangerous environment from war or political turmoil, I believe it is natural to allow for the shelter and compassion from others who are able to help. In the case of persecution or repression, I believe the individual has a right to freedom of expression and the ability to pursue a productive life while not harming others.
I also understand the benefit to the American economy that comes from the cheap labor offered by these undocumented aliens. A worker with limited skills and no documentation of legal status has little choice but to work for meager wages in generally pitiable conditions. The businesses that take advantage of these low wages and avoidance of taxes are able to make great profits and in many cases are able to fill in jobs that fewer and fewer Americans are willing to do. This also plays a role in keeping some businesses from having to outsource to other countries that are likely to hire employees at basically the same cost and in the same or even worse working conditions.
While many people site these reasons as good enough to relax the immigration laws, as my college suggests America does, I personally do not believe that the benefits outweigh the costs of illegal immigration. Although I am overjoyed to see a less fortunate individual come into our country, willing to work hard and earn a productive and proper living, the negative effects on our nation should not be ignored.
A recent New York Times article points out that Liberals and Conservatives both have arguments as to why illegal immigration must be controlled. The first paragraph states it clearly: “After early pledges by President Obama that he would moderate the Bush administration’s tough policy on immigration enforcement, his administration is pursuing an aggressive strategy for an illegal-immigration crackdown that relies significantly on programs started by his predecessor.”
In 2008, for the first time, the number of illegal immigrants outnumbered the number of legal immigrants. This is a reason for concern, as the number of undocumented persons living in America raises the potential of crime that cannot be verified, households that live below the poverty line, and the violation of laws by employers.
The costs to legal citizens from illegal immigration are often overlooked. Illegal immigrants are often uninsured; therefore when they get cause accidents someone else is likely to pay the cost. They often resort to obtaining fake identification and documentation, which causes a significant security risk. The fact that many of these persons come from extreme poverty and continue to live in poor conditions raises the crime rate amongst illegal immigrants far above that of legal citizens. Also, since most immigrants entering our country are from Mexico, it is important to take into account the massive issue of drug trafficking. Especially recently, the drug problems in Mexico have had a major effect on border states in the U.S. and cause significant problems for the entire nation.
There are also considerable economic losses that stem from the mass number illegal immigrants currently living in the United States, which, according to the Times, is estimated to be around 11.9 million. The Center for Immigration Studies makes it clear just how much Americans are losing from the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. Table 1 in this document shows that households headed by illegal aliens use 17% of Medicaid provided by the government; compared to 14% used by legal U.S. citizens. This fact is astounding to me and some reform must be done to control this, especially as the rising costs of healthcare are a major topic of discussion at this time. The same table also points out that illegal aliens use 26% of government assistance from food assistance welfare programs, as compared with 11% by all other households. Again, astonishing.
Continuing on, the Center points out that “If the estimated net fiscal drain of $2,736 a year that each illegal household imposes on the federal treasury is multiplied by the nearly three million illegal households, the total cost comes to $10.4 billion a year.” And later: “Illegal households impose very significant costs on the federal education budget, however, mainly because illegal households have more school-age children on average. The costs for the federal prison and court system are also significant because, although persons in illegal households account for about 3.6 percent of the nation's total population, illegals now account for almost one-fifth of those in federal prison and others processed by the federal courts. Thus, they impose costs on that system that are disproportionally high relative to their share of the total population.”
While I will not continue on with what reform policies should be done, I think it is important for anyone who is taking a lax judgment on immigration to do the research and take a second look. The CIS even continues on to make the case that the costs of providing amnesty to those illegal citizens already living in the U.S. would actually likely double or triple the current costs. This provision of amnesty is a major part of President Obama’s immigration reform plan.
For a simple overview of the economic impact on America created by the illegal immigration of people into the country, I would suggest looking at Wikipedia for more.
The world is a very funny place with most people believing they will only be happy once they have something they don't have already. Which is why for the past 350 years or so people have immigrated to a new land one that offers all of us opportunities which otherwise we would have been deprived of. Considering the vital function that all immigrants serve your essential argument of why can't people just accept them I find correct. Many of these people come here looking for ways to support their family which is a valiant goal. In fact current laws make it so immigrants contribute more to society than they receive. Who ever said illegal immigrants are stealing our jobs is an idiot. Last time I checked their was not a line of people who were dying to be bus boys at the local Luby's or the housekeeping lady at a Motel 6. If you want to look at something stealing US jobs blame outsourcing. Back to the point about immigrant contribution many of these illegal immigrants have false documentation saying they can work essentially giving them legitimate jobs and having to pay taxes but they cannot benefit from social security or medicare if you are not a citizen so in that respect they ease the beasts bulging financial belly. So I argue let them stay teach em English and watch them prosper with the rest of us.
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