Immigration In The USA

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Fawad Sahar
Professor Kathleen Martins
English 101
October 19, 2019
Immigration In The USA

The United States immigration policies have undergone numerous transformations for many years. The USA is referred to as the nation of immigrants due to the increasing number of immigrants entering the country. Various policies are seen as too lenient while others are seen as too restrictive on immigration. Immigrants support the U.S economy by providing market and labor for industries while they also take jobs from the American citizens and also cause other societal problems (Amadeo 2). The history and current status of the United States immigration structure reveal that the country has struggled in finding a balance between lenient and restrictive policies.
Immigration started thousands of years ago at a time when they were no immigration laws. The first immigrants settled in North America and the area that would become the United States as early as the 1600s. Thousands of Europeans crossed the Atlantic by ship and settled mainly around the east coast. After the British and European settlers came around 1600, they began to import Africans as slaves in 1619. Around this period there was a successive wave of immigration in the United States, particularly from Europe. In the early days, immigrants paid their transport fees by becoming indentured servants when they reached the United States or the New World as they referred it. Immigration was only difficult because of the transportation system they used. They were no restrictive immigration rules to control the number of people entering the United States.
The current state of immigration in the US focuses on controlling the number of immigrants in the country. The current administration is working towards reforms that are meant to curb immigration. There have even been controversial projects aimed at constructing a border wall with neighboring Mexico, temporarily ban Muslims and deport all undocumented immigrants (Claire and Renwick 2). The current policies that are being passed by congress focus on reducing unlawful immigration by enforcement at the necessary border points. Immigrants make up 14% of the U.S population which is roughly 43 million people. Undocumented immigrants account for bout eleven million people in the U.S (Claire and Renwick 1). Immigration policies are meant to curb illegal immigrants and deport any undocumented individual residing in the country.
Certain policies have been introduced to make new immigration favorable. The Obama administration passed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) guideline in 2012. The DACA immigration policy allows certain individuals with an illegal presence in the U.S who came to the country as children to acquire renewable two years eligibility for work authorization and deferred action from deportation subject to renewal (“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)” 1). This policy has given individuals who came to the U.S as juveniles an opportunity to continue living in the United States despite them being unwanted immigrants. The Trump administration wanted to abolish DACA because it viewed the policy as one that encouraged illegal immigration in the U.S (Claire and Renwick 7). Courts have rejected any attempt to phase out DACA because it would have resulted in massive undercount of minorities and immigrants.
People are supporting lenient immigration policies because immigrants are important for the United States economy and society. Immigrants add labor to the U.S economy and create a market for goods. Immigrants are viewed as taxpayers, consumers, entrepreneurs and job creators. The DACA immigration policy is meant to protect immigrants and support the U.S economy as well (Nicholson 8). Immigrants and the children they have while in the U.S.A account for about 27% of U.S residents (Claire and Renwick 1). More than half of the illegal immigrants have stayed in the U.S for at least a decade. They have become vital members of society and contributed to the growth of the economy.
There has been an increase in the number of policies meant to reduce immigration into the United States. The federal government has been working hard to reverse the many policies that were adopted by the previous administration. The current administration has passed executive orders for immigration enforcement (Nicholson 5). Systems that improve border security have been adopted. Security enhancement at borders especially with Mexico, has been made to ensure that no illegal immigrant gets into the country. Heavy interior enforcement has been done to deport any illegal immigrant in the country. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is building a fence along the entire U.S-Mexico border (Nicholson 1). The United States has become strict on its immigration policies, and it wants to prevent anyone who wishes to enter the country without the relevant paperwork from stepping foot into the country.
The new restrictive policies on immigration are seen as a strategy to protect American industries and workers (Amadeo 3). As of 2014, Immigrants made up around 17% of the workforce in the United States. Forty-five percent of domestic employees were made up of immigrants (Claire and Renwick 3). Restrictive policies are meant to reduce the number of immigrants in the United States. When the number of immigrants declines, legal citizens will feel that their jobs are secure.
The United States is a country built on immigration. Its growth to one of the largest economies has made it a favorable destination for immigrants looking for jobs or a new start in life. The country already suffers from a high number of immigrants, and it has always tried to control immigration into the country. It has come up with restrictive policies that are meant to stop illegal immigration such as enhanced border security. Ironically, immigrants are vital for the growth of the U.S economy. The status of immigration in the United States is dependent on the existing government at any time

Works Cited
Amadeo, Kimberly. “How Do Trump’s Immigration Plans Affect You?”The Balance, 19Sept.2017, www.thebalance.com/donald-trump-immigration-impact-on-economy-4151107.
“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).”Department of Homeland Security, 23Sept.2019, www.dhs.gov/deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca.
Felter, Claire, and Danielle Renwick. “The U.S. Immigration Debate.”Council on Foreign Relations,2019, www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0.
Nicholson, MichaelD. “The Facts on Immigration Today: 2017 Edition.”Center for American Progress, 20Apr.2017, www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2017/04/20/430736/facts-immigration-today-2017-edition/. Sahar 4

Fawad Sahar
Professor Kathleen Martins
English 101
November 16, 2019
Immigration in the USA
Immigration is one of the significant difficulties that the United States (U.S.) government has been going through for a very long time. These difficulties came because of immigration and have significantly affected the economy of the U.S. There has been a heated discussion in the general public about whether immigration has an advantageous or impeding effect on the U.S. economy. Various perspectives have been introduced talking about whether migration laws ought to consequently, be pretty much carefully implemented on account of its general gainful or negative effect on the economy. Notwithstanding the heated discussion, the different sides concur that immigration hurts or benefits the economy, and that strictly policy measures ought to be implemented. Although the two sides find one point of agreement, they differ on significant points such as American values and the American Dream, cheap labor, and more profitability form immigrants than indigenous or Native Americans. Those that support immigration believe that migration is advantageous to the economy since settlers give modest work. Currently, the U.S. populace is expanding at a high rate significantly because of immigrants. They are likewise giving birth, increasing their numbers. Notwithstanding, this does not always mean they cannot be useful to the economy. Regularly, educated natives are hesitant in accepting jobs that include strenuous exercises, on the opposite, the immigrants wish to handle such jobs accordingly guaranteeing the accessibility of modest work. Likewise, immigrants in contrast to native individuals, “will not scrutinize the wages given specifically, job addressing wages would defer pressing activities” (Schmidt et al 12). This case is quickly proven wrong because non-supporter says that immigrants are taking employments from the local Americans and therefore negatively affecting the economy.
Another issue concerning immigration is the economy of the country, whereby many people think that immigration is critical. As Regoli says that, inflow of immigrants up to one percent of the employment is said to increase income per week with a percentage of 0.3 (1). This percentage equal to one increases income per worker by 0.6 to 0.9 percent a clear indication that 3.3 percentage increase in the U.S of real income per worker was associated with immigrants from 1990 to 2007( Regoli 3). Immigration has supported the growth in the U.S economy since they are consumers, taxpayers, and job creators.
Side two agree on the claims that immigration has an unfavorable effect to the economy asserting that migration is frequently done unlawfully and by enabling these foreigners to remain (acquittal) the nation is compensating illicit conduct. “Immigration floods the work pool with incompetent specialists” (Chavez 419). Enabling migration and offering pardon to immigrant workers is welcoming conceivable criminal manner by people who neglect laws. Immigrants do not acknowledge or absorb to American values and are a risk to the values of American culture. Immigration troubles the economy by requesting budgetary help for human services, and other taxpayer-supported organizations. “the effect of open policy falls on impeded laborers who feel their wages are dejected by a newcomer and on taxpayer who is concerned over a depletion on social assets, whereas the advantage accrues to small groups of fruitful immigrants who land great positions and to certain organizations that increase the aptitudes of fresh debuts” (Chavez 426). To the extent these are winning essential elucidation, immigration will stay to be viewed as inconvenient to the economy, and many will support correctional policies. These translations leave an inquiry on whether migration will affect American values and the American Dream.
Even though there are points of agreement, the two sides differ on numerous points. For one, those that support immigration accept that immigration is an essential piece of American values and the American Dream. “Immigration is basic to keep up the work pool” (Green and Ciobanu). Enabling immigration and offering pardon to settlers is moral activity. Immigrants are driven by an “o-strong” hard-working attitude and valuation for American values. Migration is the thing that gives America its “cultural dissolving pot, and assorted variety is a positive component of society. Likewise, Green and Ciobanu claim that America ended up incredible because of the American dream, and it has been the immigrants who have maintained that fantasy and come here to satisfy it themselves. Such claims bring discussion that immigration gives a necessary lift to the economy. In any case, for the individuals who differ contend that the present enemy of migrant warriors compromises the American dream, hurting the U.S. economy. Be that as it may, the immigrants do not just make a trip to gather welfare and security, but also because they give a modest work and are profoundly in demand.
Despite the positive effects of the migrants on a budget of the U.S, the new policies are threatening to restrict legal immigration and refugee settlement. Therefore, affect the family members and levy financial costs on taxpayers. In today’s immigration, more immigrants from Mexico are reported to be returning home other than arriving in the United States. The immigrants are becoming homeowners in the U.S at a faster rate than the United States born population. According to Jacob vigor, 3.7 trillion dollars in housing markets is contributed by immigrants (3). Many aspects of the immigrants’ lives improve on their integration to America. Their education level increases, moving them to higher-paying jobs hence earning more money than even the U.S born residents. Immigration continues to be the subject of intense national debate.

Works Cited
Chavez, Leo R. “Immigration reform and nativism: The nationalist response to the transnationalist challenge.”Perspectives on Las Amricas: A reader in culture, history and representation(2003): 418-429.
Green, Thomas C., and Ileana M. Ciobanu. “Deputizing-and then Prosecuting-America’s Businesses in the Fight Against Illegal Immigration.”Immigr. & Nat’lity L. Rev.27 (2006): 203.
Jacob, Vigdor. Immigration and the Revival of American Cities, New American Economy, 2013
Regoli, Natalie. 21 Big Pros and Cons of Immigration. Vittana Personal Finance Blog. July 29, 2018. Schmidt, Jenna, et al. “Impact of Illegal Immigration in the United States.” (2012). Sahar 4
Fawad Sahar
Professor Kathleen Martins
English 101
November 23, 2019
Immigration in the U.S. Consequences and Compromise
Immigration has been one of the contentious issues that demand policymakers in the United States (U.S.) to make rational decisions. Research on migration shows that there is are both positive and negative aspects of the issue. On the one hand, the U.S. can implement stringent policies as a way to retract immigration into the country. On the other hand, the U.S. can employ lenient policies that allow for a level of immigration into the country. Under this case, the country will be comprising the issue of immigration. Regardless of the policy stance in the U.S., it has to face various repercussions. Implementation of stringent or lenient immigration policies by the U.S. as a way to retraction or expand on immigration results in either compromises or consequences, which this essay analyzes.

Proponents of immigration argue that the U.S. needs to be lenient with immigration laws in the U.S. The rationale is to serve a comprehensive strategy on the number of immigrants in the country. An economic analysis by Docquier, Ozden, and Peri base the main argument on the economic impact of immigration (1107). They find little support for the ideology that an increased inflow of foreign labor reduces the number of jobs available (Docquier, Ozden, and Peri 1139). Hewrites that the American economy has historically done better in generating low-skilled jobs for immigrants, which makes it easy to absorb them (Boubtane 263). Therefore, with comprehensive policies, more of these jobs that require low-skills will be generated for the increasing number of immigrants moving to the U.S. to occupy. Thus, there will be increased productivity of immigrants, which will help to improve the U.S. overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Opening the U.S. economy comes at the cost of decreased safety and security. The world currently is not devoid of conflicts, which are primarily caused by diversity issues. Immigration results in the introduction of new ethnicities and cultures, which inhibit different ideologies and perspectives into a community that is already established, a phenomenon that can cause friction (d’Appollonia 34). For example, the interaction between Islamic immigrants in the U.S. creates much tension between the two groups. The native population is often afraid of the unknown, which creates a general fear associated with immigrants by the host community (d’Appollonia 34). This contact explains the reason behind negative interactions between the U.S. government and its population with immigrants within the country. Consequently, this type of communication increases tension between the groups, which results in false reports and at times, altercations (d’Appollonia 35). The U.S. government is coerced to increase its level of security monitoring over as a way to prevent the occurrence of trouble.
Opponents of immigration advocate for more stringent policies that aim at minimizing the inflow of immigrants into the U.S. The significant consequence of implementing such systems is on government expenditure. Rowthorn claims that immigration has an effect of increasing the population of the host country (561). With this increase, there is more pressure on social services, such as public transport, schools, and hospitals (Rowthorn 561). The government has to spend more to provide these services for the increased population. Therefore, stringent rationale policies reduce pressure that the community exerts in the consumption of these resources. With fewer consumers, the government does not have to spend much of its revenue on offering these social services. Additionally, the U.S. population can continue to enjoy the quality of public amenities that the government provides without foreign competition (Rowthorn 572). Therefore, stringent immigration policies check on government expenditure and ensure the quality of services the government offers.
Implementing strict immigration policies compromises the wage of Native American workers. A bulk of academic research and prediction by the economic theory stipulate that over the long-term, immigration impacts the wages of native laborers positively (Ottaviano and Peri 156). Immigrants termed as imperfect substitutes for native workers in the U.S. labor market. The rationale is that immigrants and these native workers do not compete for the same work opportunities, which puts little or no downward pressure on the income of native workers (Ottaviano and Peri 156). Studies reveal that immigrants increase the supply of labor for low-end jobs, which drives up the demand for work for high-end jobs. By implementing policies that curb immigration, there will be a low demand for labor from native workers to occupy high-end employment. In effect, there will be a reduction in the average wages of these native workers.
When making immigration laws, policymakers open the U.S. economy and population to various consequences while at the same time, compromise other aspects. Comprehensive immigration policies have the propensity to increase the U.S. GDP but compromises local safety and security while lenient policies reduce the level of government expenditure but reduce the level of wages for Native American workers. Given the two-sided attribute of the immigration issue, it is essential for policymakers to critically analyze the implications of each before reaching a solid conclusion. The U.S. Government needs to fund research on the long-term impacts of immigration, which could be a good source of insightful information and serve a basis for decision making.

Works Cited
Boubtane, Ekrame, et al. “Immigration, unemployment and GDP in the host country: Bootstrap panel Granger causality analysis on OECD countries.”Economic Modelling, vol.33,2013, pp.261-269.
d’Appollonia, Ariane Chebel.Frontiers of Fear: Immigration and Insecurity in the United States. Cornell University Press, 2012.
Docquier, Frdric, alar Ozden, and Giovanni Peri. “The labour market effects of immigration and emigration in OECD countries.”The Economic Journal124.579 (2013): 1106-1145.
Ottaviano, GianmarcoI., and Giovanni Peri. “Rethinking the Effect of Immigration on Wages.”Journal of the European Economic Association, vol.10, no.1,2011, pp.152-197.
Rowthorn, Robert. “The fiscal impact of immigration on the advanced economies.”Oxford Review of Economic Policy24.3 (2008): 560-580. Immigration in the USA
The United States immigration policies have undergone numerous transformations for many years. The USA is referred to as the nation of immigrants due to the increasing number of immigrants entering the country. Various policies are seen as too lenient while others are seen as too restrictive on immigration. Immigrants support the U.S economy by providing market and labor for industries while they also take jobs from the American citizens and also cause other societal problems (Amadeo 2). The history and current status of the United States immigration structure reveal that the country has struggled in finding a balance between lenient and restrictive policies.
Immigration started thousands of years ago at a time when they were no immigration laws. The first immigrants settled in North America and the area that would become the United States as early as the 1600s. Thousands of Europeans crossed the Atlantic by ship and settled mainly around the east coast. After the British and European settlers came around 1600, they began to import Africans as slaves in 1619. Around this period there was a successive wave of immigration in the United States, particularly from Europe. In the early days, immigrants paid their transport fees by becoming indentured servants when they reached the United States or the New World as they referred it. Immigration was only difficult because of the transportation system they used. They were no restrictive immigration rules to control the number of people entering the United States.
The current state of immigration in the US focuses on controlling the number of immigrants in the country. The current administration is working towards reforms that are meant to curb immigration. There have even been controversial projects aimed at constructing a border wall with neighboring Mexico, temporarily ban Muslims and deport all undocumented immigrants (Claire and Renwick 2). The current policies that are being passed by congress focus on reducing unlawful immigration by enforcement at the necessary border points. Immigrants make up 14% of the U.S population which is roughly 43 million people. Undocumented immigrants account for bout eleven million people in the U.S (Claire and Renwick 1). Immigration policies are meant to curb illegal immigrants and deport any undocumented individual residing in the country.
Certain policies have been introduced to make new immigration favorable. The Obama administration passed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) guideline in 2012. The DACA immigration policy allows certain individuals with an illegal presence in the U.S who came to the country as children to acquire renewable two years eligibility for work authorization and deferred action from deportation subject to renewal (“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)” 1). This policy has given individuals who came to the U.S as juveniles an opportunity to continue living in the United States despite them being unwanted immigrants. The Trump administration wanted to abolish DACA because it viewed the policy as one that encouraged illegal immigration in the U.S (Claire and Renwick 7). Courts have rejected any attempt to phase out DACA because it would have resulted in massive undercount of minorities and immigrants.
People are supporting lenient immigration policies because immigrants are important for the United States economy and society. Immigrants add labor to the U.S economy and create a market for goods. Immigrants are viewed as taxpayers, consumers, entrepreneurs and job creators. The DACA immigration policy is meant to protect immigrants and support the U.S economy as well (Nicholson 8). Immigrants and the children they have while in the U.S.A account for about 27% of U.S residents (Claire and Renwick 1). More than half of the illegal immigrants have stayed in the U.S for at least a decade. They have become vital members of society and contributed to the growth of the economy.
There has been an increase in the number of policies meant to reduce immigration into the United States. The federal government has been working hard to reverse the many policies that were adopted by the previous administration. The current administration has passed executive orders for immigration enforcement (Nicholson 5). Systems that improve border security have been adopted. Security enhancement at borders especially with Mexico, has been made to ensure that no illegal immigrant gets into the country. Heavy interior enforcement has been done to deport any illegal immigrant in the country. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is building a fence along the entire U.S-Mexico border (Nicholson 1). The United States has become strict on its immigration policies, and it wants to prevent anyone who wishes to enter the country without the relevant paperwork from stepping foot into the country.
The new restrictive policies on immigration are seen as a strategy to protect American industries and workers (Amadeo 3). As of 2014, Immigrants made up around 17% of the workforce in the United States. Forty-five percent of domestic employees were made up of immigrants (Claire and Renwick 3). Restrictive policies are meant to reduce the number of immigrants in the United States. When the number of immigrants declines, legal citizens will feel that their jobs are secure.
The United States is a country built on immigration. Its growth to one of the largest economies has made it a favorable destination for immigrants looking for jobs or a new start in life. The country already suffers from a high number of immigrants, and it has always tried to control immigration into the country. It has come up with restrictive policies that are meant to stop illegal immigration such as enhanced border security. Ironically, immigrants are vital for the growth of the U.S economy. The status of immigration in the United States is dependent on the existing government at any time.
Immigration is one of the significant difficulties that the United States (U.S.) government has been going through for a very long time. These difficulties came because of immigration and have significantly affected the economy of the U.S. There has been a heated discussion in the general public about whether immigration has an advantageous or impeding effect on the U.S. economy. Various perspectives have been introduced talking about whether migration laws ought to consequently, be pretty much carefully implemented on account of its general gainful or negative effect on the economy. Notwithstanding the heated discussion, the different sides concur that immigration hurts or benefits the economy, and that strictly policy measures ought to be implemented. Although the two sides find one point of agreement, they differ on significant points such as American values and the American Dream, cheap labor, and more profitability form immigrants than indigenous or Native Americans. Those that support immigration believe that migration is advantageous to the economy since settlers give modest work. Currently, the U.S. populace is expanding at a high rate significantly because of immigrants. They are likewise giving birth, increasing their numbers. Notwithstanding, this does not always mean they cannot be useful to the economy. Regularly, educated natives are hesitant in accepting jobs that include strenuous exercises, on the opposite, the immigrants wish to handle such jobs accordingly guaranteeing the accessibility of modest work. Likewise, immigrants in contrast to native individuals, “will not scrutinize the wages given specifically, job addressing wages would defer pressing activities” (Schmidt et al 12). This case is quickly proven wrong because non-supporter says that immigrants are taking employments from the local Americans and therefore negatively affecting the economy.
Another issue concerning immigration is the economy of the country, whereby many people think that immigration is critical. As Regoli says that, inflow of immigrants up to one percent of the employment is said to increase income per week with a percentage of 0.3 (1). This percentage equal to one increases income per worker by 0.6 to 0.9 percent a clear indication that 3.3 percentage increase in the U.S of real income per worker was associated with immigrants from 1990 to 2007( Regoli 3). Immigration has supported the growth in the U.S economy since they are consumers, taxpayers, and job creators.
Side two agree on the claims that immigration has an unfavorable effect to the economy asserting that migration is frequently done unlawfully and by enabling these foreigners to remain (acquittal) the nation is compensating illicit conduct. “Immigration floods the work pool with incompetent specialists” (Chavez 419). Enabling migration and offering pardon to immigrant workers is welcoming conceivable criminal manner by people who neglect laws. Immigrants do not acknowledge or absorb to American values and are a risk to the values of American culture. Immigration troubles the economy by requesting budgetary help for human services, and other taxpayer-supported organizations. “the effect of open policy falls on impeded laborers who feel their wages are dejected by a newcomer and on taxpayer who is concerned over a depletion on social assets, whereas the advantage accrues to small groups of fruitful immigrants who land great positions and to certain organizations that increase the aptitudes of fresh debuts” (Chavez 426). To the extent these are winning essential elucidation, immigration will stay to be viewed as inconvenient to the economy, and many will support correctional policies. These translations leave an inquiry on whether migration will affect American values and the American Dream.
Even though there are points of agreement, the two sides differ on numerous points. For one, those that support immigration accept that immigration is an essential piece of American values and the American Dream. “Immigration is basic to keep up the work pool” (Green and Ciobanu). Enabling immigration and offering pardon to settlers is moral activity. Immigrants are driven by an “o-strong” hard-working attitude and valuation for American values. Migration is the thing that gives America its “cultural dissolving pot, and assorted variety is a positive component of society. Likewise, Green and Ciobanu claim that America ended up incredible because of the American dream, and it has been the immigrants who have maintained that fantasy and come here to satisfy it themselves. Such claims bring discussion that immigration gives a necessary lift to the economy. In any case, for the individuals who differ contend that the present enemy of migrant warriors compromises the American dream, hurting the U.S. economy. Be that as it may, the immigrants do not just make a trip to gather welfare and security, but also because they give a modest work and are profoundly in demand.
Despite the positive effects of the migrants on a budget of the U.S, the new policies are threatening to restrict legal immigration and refugee settlement. Therefore, affect the family members and levy financial costs on taxpayers. In today’s immigration, more immigrants from Mexico are reported to be returning home other than arriving in the United States. The immigrants are becoming homeowners in the U.S at a faster rate than the United States born population. According to Jacob vigor, 3.7 trillion dollars in housing markets is contributed by immigrants (3). Many aspects of the immigrants’ lives improve on their integration to America. Their education level increases, moving them to higher-paying jobs hence earning more money than even the U.S born residents. Immigration continues to be the subject of intense national debate.
Immigration has been one of the contentious issues that demand policymakers in the United States (U.S.) to make rational decisions. Research on migration shows that there is are both positive and negative aspects of the issue. On the one hand, the U.S. can implement stringent policies as a way to retract immigration into the country. On the other hand, the U.S. can employ lenient policies that allow for a level of immigration into the country. Under this case, the country will be comprising the issue of immigration. Regardless of the policy stance in the U.S., it has to face various repercussions. Implementation of stringent or lenient immigration policies by the U.S. as a way to retraction or expand on immigration results in either compromises or consequences, which this essay analyzes.
Proponents of immigration argue that the U.S. needs to be lenient with immigration laws in the U.S. The rationale is to serve a comprehensive strategy on the number of immigrants in the country