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¶ … Pro-Immigration Policies
The illegal immigration issue is one of the most divisive in the nation. Generally, those who oppose relaxed immigration rules express concerns that it contributes to the vulnerability of the nation to terrorists and drug merchants and that large numbers of immigrants absorb disproportionate amounts of public resources without paying taxes on undocumented employment. They also argue that large numbers of immigrant workers compete with Americans for unskilled labor positions thereby keeping salaries low, and that they cause harm to their native countries by contributing their labor and talents to the United States instead of to their nations of origin.
On examination, the argument against increased immigration flexibility does not support its conclusion. In the most general sense, restricting immigration violates the fundamental principle engraved on the Statue of Liberty, according to which the U.S. has always prided herself as a bastion of safety, security, and opportunity for those seeking to better their lives...
But for the fact that America welcomed millions of poor Europeans throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, most of those who stand opposed to immigration today would never have had the opportunity to become Americans because their parents and grandparents were also once immigrants to this country.
Just as prohibiting alcohol generated the black market that created the criminal organizations that terrorized this nation during the Prohibition era, so does criminalizing recreational drugs and restricting immigration only result in increasing related illegal activity. By further restricting legal immigration, such policies would only increase the problem of illegal immigration. Meanwhile, the scarce resources that would have to be devoted to enforcing immigration restrictions could be better used for the benefit of American society to address bona fide terrorist threats and other uses of law enforcement personnel. Meanwhile, restricting…
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Introduction In the recent past number of years, migration has become a progressively more significant singularity throughout the developed nations, including the United Kingdom. According to Wadsworth (2014), there is presently more than 6 million foreign born adults working in the UK. This amount increased two-fold between 1995 and 2012 from 8 percent to 16 percent. The effects of migration on the United Kingdom are intricate and comprehensive, influencing all aspects
This is a deducted consequence of the inability of the market to absorb all the immigrants coming every year in the country. More precisely, "the number of immigrants -- legal and illegal -- living in the U.S., is growing at an unprecedented rate. U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that 1.6 million legal and illegal immigrants settle in the country each year. In 2006, the immigrant, or foreign-born population, reached
Immigration in France A greater percentage of the 3 million Muslims who live in France are of North West Africa origin. Such statistics is owed to the events of the First World War that saw soldiers from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia sent to fight along side French fighters (Laroui, 1970). Algeria sent at least 173-000 men to the World War I many of whom lost their lives. Of the 56,000 soldiers
5 billion per year. "(Costs of Illegal Immigration to New Yorkers) In most cases, studies show that the central areas of expenditure are related to immigration are education, health care and incarceration resulting from illegal immigration. (Costs of Illegal Immigration to New Yorkers) Education is of particular concern. In New York, more than $4.3 billion annually is spent on education for the children of illegal immigrants. The number of K-12 public
Questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001784438>. This work is a consummate discussion of the strain that immigration has placed on the public and social systems of Denmark, as another example of the strain and stress pulling public opinion in favor of anti-immigration. Kirkwood, R. Cort. "The Gathering Storm: Islamic Violence in France, Fostered by French Anti-Christian Political and Cultural Elites, Gives a Glimpse of What Our Own Elites Are Bringing upon Us Via Uncontrolled Immigration." The New
Southern law enforcement agencies have been armed with so-called 287 (g) laws that systematically target undocumented aliens and allow them to enforce Federal immigration law using racial profiling. This has made Latino crime victims and witnesses reluctant to testify and more reluctant to cooperate with police. In effect, what it has created is a subclass of people who exist beyond the protection of the law. It is assumed that