Aliens vs. Citizens

Both pro-immigration and anti-immigration reform groups can provide countless facts to argue their viewpoints.  Neither side can claim with 100% certainty however that they are correct; being “correct” ends up being a subjective term. I am pro-immigration and there are many reasons why I believe the United States, a country made up of immigrants, can only continue to help the nation. But let’s look into why it does not benefit the United States to have immigrants and possibly legalize them.

Before I begin, let me just state that *unless you can trace your ancestry to a Native American, you are an immigrant also.*

Receiving feedback from classmates in regards to my topic has been very helpful in my writing. One classmate pointed something out to me that I could not argue. Every country is set up to provide for a certain amount of people whether it be with resources, education, funds, homes, etc., everything has its limits. When those limits are pushed and there is more demand than resources, it creates problems.

Immigrants come to this country to create a better life and hope that one day be  given the same rights as American citizens, which include freedom to express yourself, freedom to worship as you wish, the right to a prompt, fair trial by jury, and freedom to pursue “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” (To name a few)

(http://www.uscis.gov)

This country currently has the population of 317, 067, 692 of which 11.7 are illegal immigrants (Preston, Julia). The issue with this is that in this country there is a limit of people it can support. One of the main arguments is jobs. Since the year 2013 working-age natives (16 to 65) working was 1.3 million fewer than in the first quarter of 2000, while the number of immigrants working was 5.3 million greater over the same period. Thus, all of the employment growth over the last 13 years went to immigrants even though the native-born accounted for two-thirds of the growth in the working age population (Camarata, Steven). The most affected in this situation are the least educated and poorest Americans; they tend to be the biggest losers from immigration.

The crime rate in Texas is much higher than in other states which people attribute it to the increase presence of illegal immigrants. The main source of these reported crimes is the illegal drug trafficking that goes on between the Texas and Mexico border. Living in fear, the citizens of Texas don’t approve of immigration reform due to the negative consequences of immigrants invading their land and making it an unsafe place to live.

So in conclusion, the main reason why the United States benefits from being immigrant free would be to provide more jobs to American citizens and making the state of Texas a safer place for its citizens; because all immigrants are drug traffickers there.

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Works Cited:

Preston, Julia. "Number of Illegal Immigrants in U.S. May Be on Rise Again, Estimates Say." The New York Times. The New York Times, 23 Sept. 2013. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/>.

Preston, Julia. Number of Illegal Immigrants in U.S. May Be on Rise Again, Estimates Say. Digital image. The New York Times. N.p., 23 Sept. 2013. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/us/immigrant-population-shows-signs-of-growth-estimates-show.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1384488102-eHayEYwg7k7kHKUgNxioSw>

Camarota, Steven A. "The Fiscal and Economic Impact of Immigration on the United States | Center for Immigration Studies." Center for Immigration Studies. N.p., May 2013. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. <http://cis.org/node/4573>

Camarota, Steven A. 2000-2013 Current Population Survey. Digital image. The Fiscal and Economic Impact of Immigration on the United States. N.p., May 2013. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. <http://cis.org/node/4573>