Immigration
The United State’s immigration policy has undergone great change
since the turn of the 20th century. Many things have contributed to this
change, such as political problems, poverty, lack of jobs, and in fact our
changing policy. The countries affected by these problems may have changed, but
the problems themselves have not. Immigrants who are poor and have a few jobs in
their own countries come to America. There are many different groups of people that
coming to this country for a better life. The United States government should
better control the overpopulation, the economy, and the illegal immigrants in
the United States.
The first reason is why the government change is to control the
population. The population of the world is ever increasing. The United States
is no exception to this trend. George J. Borjas indicates that “By the late
1990s, nearly one million persons entered the country legally each year and
another 300,000 entered the country illegally”(99). Also, according to
Wikepedia: “The current population of the United States is 200 million people.
This year alone, one million immigrants will enter the United States, whether
legally or illegally”(1). Some of those who evade justice for four years or
more are granted amnesty, legal forgiveness, and are given U.S. citizenship.
Allowing these immigrants to remain in the country takes a serious toll on the
economic and social levels in the United States. The government should take a
more severe approach to slowing down and eventually stopping immigration.
The second
reason why the government change is to control the price. According to Dirk
Chase Eldredge – author of Crowded Land of Liberty, “both legal and illegal,
resulting from the amendments of 1965, has exated a tremendous price from the
American people, paid in the coin of overcrowded schools, congested highways,
deteriorating ecology and lagging infrastructure”(93). In addition, whenever people
in America catch illegal immigrants crossing the borders, they should send them
right back and that would be the end of the story. Instead they bring them to
camps to wait until the government finds out what to do with them. With so many
immigrants coming over everyday, the goverment lets people out of these camps
and lets them into American society, so that Americans can fit the new people
who are coming over here in the camps.
Another
reason why the government change is to control the job and the illegal
immigrants. It is estimated that “4 million illegal aliens are living in the
U.S. right now”(Center
for Immigration Studies). That means that the government has no idea who
these people are or where they are. That is why the U.S. government needs to
spend more money and stop immigrants at the border. If the United States didn't
let any of these people in this country, people in America still would not have
jobs. So it is not like America needs these people in the government. One
suggests that “In Mexico 60 percent of its labor force is unemployed” (Center
for Immigration Studies). So a lot of these people think that there are jobs
for them in the U.S., but there aren't.
The government
of the United States should allocate more funds for the purpose of hiring more
border patrol guards. Money could be taken from the national defense fund to
pay for more patrol vehicles and personnel. Another possible solution would be
for the judicial system to take a more stern approach over issues concerning
illegal aliens. Illegal immigrants attempting to sneak into the U.S. who are
caught, should be immediately returned to their country of origin, no questions
asked. This may seem like a harsh view to hold, but to keep the quality of
living in the United States at the highest level, it is a view that more
people, especially people in positions of power, need to hold.
Work Cited
Eldredge, Dirk Chase. “Immigration
Should Be Restricted.” Readings for
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College Writing. Nyack, NY: Hillside P,
2011. 93-94. Print.
Borjas. George J. “Top Seven
Symptoms of Immigration.” Readings for
College Writing. Nyack, NY: Hillside P, 2011. 99. Print.
Center
for Immigration. " End Illegal Immigration Conference.”
Wikipedia.com. “Immigration to the U.S”
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States>
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