Real Immigration Debate

In The Real Immigration Debate, it also seems like a familiar feeling. I am currently a first generation American experiencing some of the things mentioned in this article. Krikorian mentions that his primary concerns are “stagnating forces of our workforce, the dysfunction of our public finances and the fragility of our civic culture.” The current enforcements are not even being taken seriously. With immigrants, there has always been controversy over them taking away jobs from Americans. In his article, Krikorian also states that limits on immigration also protect the stability of our social arrangements. Although, he may have a point I still do not agree with him because no matter who comes into America, he or she are at the bottom of the …show more content…
As stated before, there is no defined culture that some countries have. The culture is made up of immigrants. With the stagnating forces of our workforce, there are advancements being made every day. There is not necessarily a decline because something new happens every day. Also, if there was a problem with choosing who works, there are people who would rather have immigrants work for them because they start from the bottom. The dysfunction of public finances is completely false. No matter what, immigrants are still getting taxed. Some do not even know what they are being taxed for, also they are the ones who help the economy because people are going to need food, they will buy it. The need for open borders is immense especially in the world we currently live in. Fine explains how Wellman critically appraises the libertarian case for open borders. If immigration is limited, then people would experience a whole different life just because of where they were born. It is not limit immigration. The only valid argument that could be used for immigration and for its limitation is to limit the illegal activity that occurs. As for Krikorian his argument, seems unjust especially closing off the