Selective immigration is necessary for a healthy balance in the United States. Europeans started migrating into this country during the 16th and 17th century. This country declared its independence and became known as the United States of America on July 4, 1776. During this time, “the US government encouraged open immigration in the interest of settling as much territory as possible. In 1790, Congress passed the Naturalization Act in order to control the composition of the US population. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which made immigration from China illegal. This law was repealed by the 1943 passage of the Magnuson Act” which allows Chinese immigrants to become naturalized citizens (Issitt and Walter). In 1891, Congress
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In September 2015, President Barack Obama allowed 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country. “An increase of 15,000 per year for the next two years in the number of refugees the country takes in,” says John Kerry, Secretary of State (Reuters). Bringing in these refugees without allowing them to go through the immigration process which by passes all laws and regulations. This country has based all ideas on these laws up until the Syrian crisis. Immigrants have been welcome to come into the United States as along as they go through the correct procedure of becoming a legal citizen. My family were refugees from Laos due to my grandfather had served alongside the United States Military, in a secret war, fighting against the communist regime. They came into the United States in 1976 and became a citizen in the mid-1980s. “I think this is a matter of conscience for this country. But I also think admitting more refugees is critical to maintaining and gaining credibility in the region,” says Senator Chris Murphy (Reuters). Continuing to take in Syrian refugees or illegal immigrants would show the United States is a compassionate country as well as help the workforce industry. The White House released a fact sheet stating President “Obama’s executive actions would spur economic growth by expanding the U.S. workforce and reducing the national deficit through increased tax revenues” (“Immigration and Executive Action”). Continuing to allow “undocumented immigrants to perform unskilled jobs for low wages allows companies to keep prices low, which helps Americans and encourages consumer spending, promoting economic growth” (“Immigration and Executive
In September 2015, President Barack Obama allowed 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country. “An increase of 15,000 per year for the next two years in the number of refugees the country takes in,” says John Kerry, Secretary of State (Reuters). Bringing in these refugees without allowing them to go through the immigration process which by passes all laws and regulations. This country has based all ideas on these laws up until the Syrian crisis. Immigrants have been welcome to come into the United States as along as they go through the correct procedure of becoming a legal citizen. My family were refugees from Laos due to my grandfather had served alongside the United States Military, in a secret war, fighting against the communist regime. They came into the United States in 1976 and became a citizen in the mid-1980s. “I think this is a matter of conscience for this country. But I also think admitting more refugees is critical to maintaining and gaining credibility in the region,” says Senator Chris Murphy (Reuters). Continuing to take in Syrian refugees or illegal immigrants would show the United States is a compassionate country as well as help the workforce industry. The White House released a fact sheet stating President “Obama’s executive actions would spur economic growth by expanding the U.S. workforce and reducing the national deficit through increased tax revenues” (“Immigration and Executive Action”). Continuing to allow “undocumented immigrants to perform unskilled jobs for low wages allows companies to keep prices low, which helps Americans and encourages consumer spending, promoting economic growth” (“Immigration and Executive