Immigration Does Not Affect All Americans Equally Summary

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Is Immigration really a problem? In “A Burden That Does Not Affect All Americans Equally” by Jan C. Ting, he states that immigration is becoming a problem due to the rising unemployment rate. Another author named James Meza Jr., in “A Problem for Some School Districts,” thinks that even though there are many problems with immigration, he offers up quick solutions to why immigration is tolerable which involves immigrants attending school. The last author named Anne-Marie Nunez states in her article, “Immigrants Bolster Academic and Civic Engagement,” that immigration is beneficial because it enhances the economy and education. Because the Immigration population is increasing, the U.S. should be required to account for immigrants and allow them …show more content…
Immigration is the act of coming to live in a different country permanently. In “A Burden That Does Not Affect All Americans Equally” by Ting, he states that he is against immigration because by July of 2015, there were over eight million unemployed Americans. He says that the black unemployment rate is twice the amount compared to other Americans and how all Americans aren’t impacted equally. Ting proclaims that if immigration laws are enforced, then American jobs will be preserved better because immigration will be reduced. It is evident that the U.S. is the leading country to give out green cards than other countries combined. Even though there are new jobs that arise, there are twice the amount of new immigrants, not to mention the native population is still increasing. Ting provides facts and statistics to show the reader that immigration is prevalent in the U.S. and that it is becoming a widespread problem. He does this in a logical order; he first provides information on a broad spectrum and then progresses to be more specific: provide information on unemployment for blacks. He ends by stating information on immigration laws and how the amount of immigrants precedes the amount of jobs. Ting does this so the reader can get an understanding of the different levels of how immigration is hurting

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