The Fight Over Immigration Analysis

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The statue of Liberty sits in the New York harbour welcoming immigrants from all around the world to the United States so, why have Americans become so prejudice against something the U.S. has endorsed for hundreds of years?: Illegals. Whether it’s the British who founded this country, the Chinese who helped build our railroads or the Mexicans who push our produce, immigrants --legal and illegal alike-- have helped the United States become what it is today. Illegal immigrants are beneficial to the U.S. because they have a huge impact on our economy and do the work most citizens refuse to do.
Immigrants altogether are the backbone of the agricultural community. In the article “The Fight Over Immigration,” author Bryan Brown states that, “...undocumented

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