The Pros And Cons Of Immigration Reform

Immigration Reform should be granted America is widely known not only for its rich state of the economy, but also for its profoundly rich culture aspect. It is usually referred to being a nation of immigrants from all over the globe. Throughout history, immigrants have settled the country contributing to their foreign environment. “Between 1882 and 1914 approximately twenty million immigrants came to the United States. Mass immigration from eastern and southern Europe dramatically altered the population’s ethnic and religious composition” (Lehram Par. 6). Billions of undocumented illegals migrate to foreign countries in the hope of a better life for their loved ones. The hopes of the immigrants rapidly dwindle when they are unfairly threatened …show more content…
In order for Americans to see a change in the nations economy, they must first stop spending unnecessary money for border patrol security. “The “U.S. taxpayers will fork over $12 billion for border security in a year” (Vetter Par. 1). Americans do not realize that it is a very ineffective idea to continue to fund border patrol security. Border patrol Security has had no impact on immigrants whatsoever, yet it has d caused a decrease in the nations economy numbers. Therefore, by admitting immigrants in to the nation legally it allows for immigrants to contribute to the nation financially through their jobs and taxes etc. As once said by Democratic New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne Jr. “for the sake of our…for the sake of our economy, and for the sake of our future we cannot continue to afford to rely on a dysfunctional immigration system any longer” (Flannery par. 3). Immigrants and migrants filled the labor demands of the new industrial order, transforming the nation” (Lehrman Par. 5). Americans need to realize that there are more ways that immigrants can contribute to the economy if only they were given the chance to do