The Pros And Cons Of Immigration
Immigration: An Opportunity Abused
Immigration. It has been an area of serious dispute lately, and many people are questioning the thoughts and decisions of leaders both past and present. Many politicians, including our current president, Barack Obama, believe that more immigrants can only bring more prosperity to America. However, that is not the case. Not only are they at least partially incorrect in their reasoning, but they also disregard enormous dangers to the country as a whole, in the form of potential financial ruin and/or terrorism. Immigration is not bad as a whole; however, when men and women sneak across the border illegally to take a job they have no right to take, or when a refugee slaughters American citizens, it can certainly seem that immigration should halt, but that has never happened.
Immigration is a great, powerful tool, one that has brought prosperity and wealth to countries, and can change entire cultures. In fact, it sparked the flame for the nation known as the United States of America. In the centuries after the Pilgrims landed, immigrants such as Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla have created marvels using their severely limited resources. For example, when …show more content…
She, in fact, proposed an immigration plan more along the lines of something the European Union would propose: to create a functionally borderless conglomeration of states, with immigrants and refugees from other countries flooding into the United States. She also advocated for the illegal immigrants currently staying in the United States to be legalized. While not a bad idea in its entirety, Clinton’s plan would have definitely seen religious extremists, as well as untalented workers, entering the nation at alarming speeds. Not to mention, illegal immigrants that have not been paying into the nation’s retirement programs would suddenly reap the rewards associated with the aforementioned
Immigration. It has been an area of serious dispute lately, and many people are questioning the thoughts and decisions of leaders both past and present. Many politicians, including our current president, Barack Obama, believe that more immigrants can only bring more prosperity to America. However, that is not the case. Not only are they at least partially incorrect in their reasoning, but they also disregard enormous dangers to the country as a whole, in the form of potential financial ruin and/or terrorism. Immigration is not bad as a whole; however, when men and women sneak across the border illegally to take a job they have no right to take, or when a refugee slaughters American citizens, it can certainly seem that immigration should halt, but that has never happened.
Immigration is a great, powerful tool, one that has brought prosperity and wealth to countries, and can change entire cultures. In fact, it sparked the flame for the nation known as the United States of America. In the centuries after the Pilgrims landed, immigrants such as Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla have created marvels using their severely limited resources. For example, when …show more content…
She, in fact, proposed an immigration plan more along the lines of something the European Union would propose: to create a functionally borderless conglomeration of states, with immigrants and refugees from other countries flooding into the United States. She also advocated for the illegal immigrants currently staying in the United States to be legalized. While not a bad idea in its entirety, Clinton’s plan would have definitely seen religious extremists, as well as untalented workers, entering the nation at alarming speeds. Not to mention, illegal immigrants that have not been paying into the nation’s retirement programs would suddenly reap the rewards associated with the aforementioned