Immigration And Utilitarianism

Immigrants, especially illegal immigrants, have caused numerous hardships for the U.S. economy. The rate at which our country allows immigrants in has increased to such an amount that it threatens both the well-being of American labor and our cherished environmental resources. Others would say that America has the most resources and that we should allow our population to increase to the amount of people that can be sustained by our resources here. Denying those in need access to such fundamentally basic needs is an act that is inhumane and unjust. Sharing the wealth of our land with those less fortunate is another way of ethically responding the immigration reform issue.
By strengthening the borders and enforcing stricter laws for immigration is applying utilitarianism to the social issue of immigration, either legal or illegal, the choice is made to base the ultimate decision on what is the best outcome for the greatest amount of people. Choosing to limit the number of immigrants or refugees will ensure that the United States can control the population and preserve our economic standards for generations to come. Illegal immigrants have tarnished the image that the public has of immigrants. To form an opinion of someone because …show more content…
Utilitarianism is choosing the option that benefits the greatest amount of people, this would be by placing stricter policies and restrictions on the current immigration reforms. Deontology is choosing the option that is considered moral or right without thinking of the long-term consequences, this would be utilized by allowing immigration to occur at the same rate or even higher than it is now. Immigration evokes emotion from everyone involved, especially from the views of refugees fleeing worn-torn countries, the emotions range from anger and frustration to empathy and sympathy for those