The United States of America is an immigration-magnet, strongly attracting millions of foreigners from around the world. Known as the land of the free, the US gives a large variety of freedom to its citizens and outside tourists, which also allows ANY immigrant to apply for citizenship. However, if illegal immigrants are allowed by the government to become citizens of the United States, the economy and the health of many Americans may remain at risk. According to Robert Morrow in Immigration, almost all immigrants want to immigrate to the United States because of the opportunity of economic gain. Illegal immigrants are eligible for free lunch at schools, housing subsidies, food stamps, free medical care, and other forms of welfare, (Morrow,
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Tuberculosis, a coughing disease, wasn’t brought into the United States until the late 1980s, which was carried by immigrants and refugees from Third World counties, (Gerdes, 24.) Immigrants have also helped circulate the HIV/AIDS virus, which can be treated, but not cured. The HIV/AIDS virus is deadly, and according to an article by the World Health Organization, 36.7 million people were living with HIV globally at the end of 2016, and 1 million lost their lives from it. The US knowingly admits between 700,000 and 900,000 immigrants per year; (Biddle, 11,) that’s almost a million foreigners entering our nation that could have HIV/AIDS or another disease that could be spread. If illegal immigrants are not allowed to become US citizens, less will enter the US; which prevents them from spreading diseases and harming our nation’s …show more content…
In a book published by Wendy Biddle, 10, she wrote about an immigrant by the name of Anser Mahood, who was arrested for overextending his business stay on a Student Visa, and was charged for using an invalid Social Security. Illegal immigrants also make up about fourteen percent of the state prison population, (Morrow, 113,) which equals out to 322,000 immigrants in prison for illegal actions, (Wagner.) Even though some in favor of immigration may say that “certain research has shown virtually no support for the enduring assumption that increases in immigration are associated with increases in crime,” (Charis,) more than half of employed immigrants don’t have to pay taxes, which is illegal. If we can’t even trust immigrants to go by the same rules actual American citizens have to go by, such as putting money back into the economy, how can we trust them to obey our more serious laws? In conclusion, if our government prevents illegal beings the right of becoming a citizen in the US, the amount of immigrants will decrease, and our economy will thrive; we won’t be spending millions per year on foreigners, and we can focus on the about of debt our
Tuberculosis, a coughing disease, wasn’t brought into the United States until the late 1980s, which was carried by immigrants and refugees from Third World counties, (Gerdes, 24.) Immigrants have also helped circulate the HIV/AIDS virus, which can be treated, but not cured. The HIV/AIDS virus is deadly, and according to an article by the World Health Organization, 36.7 million people were living with HIV globally at the end of 2016, and 1 million lost their lives from it. The US knowingly admits between 700,000 and 900,000 immigrants per year; (Biddle, 11,) that’s almost a million foreigners entering our nation that could have HIV/AIDS or another disease that could be spread. If illegal immigrants are not allowed to become US citizens, less will enter the US; which prevents them from spreading diseases and harming our nation’s …show more content…
In a book published by Wendy Biddle, 10, she wrote about an immigrant by the name of Anser Mahood, who was arrested for overextending his business stay on a Student Visa, and was charged for using an invalid Social Security. Illegal immigrants also make up about fourteen percent of the state prison population, (Morrow, 113,) which equals out to 322,000 immigrants in prison for illegal actions, (Wagner.) Even though some in favor of immigration may say that “certain research has shown virtually no support for the enduring assumption that increases in immigration are associated with increases in crime,” (Charis,) more than half of employed immigrants don’t have to pay taxes, which is illegal. If we can’t even trust immigrants to go by the same rules actual American citizens have to go by, such as putting money back into the economy, how can we trust them to obey our more serious laws? In conclusion, if our government prevents illegal beings the right of becoming a citizen in the US, the amount of immigrants will decrease, and our economy will thrive; we won’t be spending millions per year on foreigners, and we can focus on the about of debt our