Immigration Essay

Austin Chandler Professor Wurl English 1102 19 April 2015 Immigration: How it affects us Each year, millions of immigrants travel to a new country in hopes of starting a new chapter of life. They flee to countries with a higher living standard and greater economic development. This happens across the globe but the United States has the highest number of immigrants wishing to move into the country. According to Giovanni Peri, “… There are about 150 million more people who say that they would…

One of the most controversial topics in the United States, among government parties and citizens alike, is the issue of immigration. In a country composed of 316,128,839 citizens, 41,348,066 of those citizens are foreign-born (FAIR). While this number is less than ten percent of the entire population, it is believed that there are around 12 million more people living in the U.S undocumented. In other words, they are illegal aliens. The people who come to America, whether legally or illegally,…

Illegal immigration is a very controversial topic in America and has been seriously disputed since the twentieth century. Immigration provides many positive aspects to America and its citizens. However, immigration can also pose negative consequences as well. Deportation and an increase in militarization are possible solutions to the growing issue of immigration, but are very costly and time consuming. Although citizenship should be a right granted to an eligible immigrant seeking refuge,…

Immigration is a very perplexed issue that can only be addressed appropriately by the federal government. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution clearly states the federal government was given the power to “establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.” () Immigration legislation requires a substantial amount of funds, a vast personnel and most importantly time. Clearly the states want to find a resolution to this enormous problem, but allowing the states to “experiment with immigration policy”…

On the other hand, no one wants to consider large masses of people who broke the law to gain entry to a country. The increase in illegal immigration provides for the U.S. criminal justice system. The most obvious form of crime that illegal immigrants bring to the U.S. is often the most overlooked: the immigration itself. It is a crime that is committed by millions of immigrants yearly. By staying in America, they are spending each second inside the U.S. borders doing an illegal act. If we grant…

America's current immigration system is broken. Many employers exploit the system - hiring undocumented workers - and there are millions of people living below the sight of the government, harming both the economy and the country. Both Congress and President Obama realize that something must be done to solve this immigration problem or else the country will continue to suffer. However, partisan ideals is what will keep reform from ever coming to fruition. Immigration reform policies should not…

(Merriam-Webster Online). However, in recent years, this scientific definition has been taken out of context to form a tasteless political metaphor. In the United States, immigration has/is frequently referred to as a flood, a stream, a tide, a wave, a tsunami, or a flow. Politicians have been using water related terms to describe America’s immigration policy since President Ronald Reagan was in office. In his journal article, Stephen J. Heidt argues that President Reagan’s use of the “wave…

Immigration has always been an important part of being human. Most of nations have immigrated from other parts of the world to their lands they know today. For example the Native Americans travelled from Asia, the settlers arrived from all over Europe and even the Finnish came from the southern parts of Europe. Something has changed though during the past few years. No longer are immigrants welcome in most countries, there is a lot more prejudice towards immigration and there are much more…

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…

Early Korean Immigration History During the 1800s, Korea was largely isolated from the rest of the world, and so as a result, they were often referred to as the Hermit Kingdom. While Korea's first record of immigration was during the 1800s, their immigration was only in small amounts, and only really started during the early 1900s. By 1900, 23 thousand Koreans were living in maritime provinces, this was largely due to the Chinese Exclusion act of 1882, which created a need for labourers in…