The Pros And Cons Of Immigration

Immigration: Friend or Foe? Where would this world be without compassion or reason? Finding the balance between the two extremes needs both to properly restrict the flood of immigrants, both legal and illegal, and accept the people who truly need the shelter and peace of our country.
When such a structure is easier said than done, one must keep in mind that one thing will not work for everybody and that nobody can predict every outcome of a situation. This tenuous balance needs to have a basic, flexible structure with many different variants based upon the needs of both the United States and that particular immigrant. We need to be understanding of other people’s plights and generous in our aid as would be warranted or, I daresay, expected of a decent person. Sometimes though, there are people ready to spring and take advantage of our nation’s niceties. The greedy and …show more content…
This is a separate solution to our problem with too many immigrants. We could send humanitarian aid to other countries who seem to be losing the most of its citizens to the United States. This could be a joint effort of America with the afflicted countries and maybe even the United Nations. We could help develop these other countries into such an improved state where not near as many people would want to leave. According to the American Immigration Council, there are many different facets in the whole of immigration. There is family- and employment- based immigration. Visas, refugees, humanitarian relief, and citizenship are other criteria when considering immigration (American Immigration Council). Many of these would be close, if not completely, irrelevant if we as a nation worked harder in order to ensure that the living conditions of those in other countries were up to