What to do about immigration
The concern about the impact that immigration impose on American society is not a new one. Since the discovery of the New World immigrants from all over the world moved to American continent in search of a better life, that this vast and rich in sources, yet scarce in population land had promised them. Soon the immigrants outnumbered the native population. They came from England, Europe and Asia. In addition, millions of Africans were imported as slaves. By 1700 the United States became a country of immigrants and more were still to come. At that time America welcomed everybody who ventured to settle in the new country. At the end of the last century, however, not all immigrants were gladly received. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 shut the door for Chines immigrants. It was followed by Quota Act of 1921 and Immigration Act of 1924 which restricted immigration from southern and eastern Europe. Finally, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 restricted the number of immigrants from every nation. Today, as the United States experience "the fourth wave" of immigration, the debate about what to do about it heats up. According to Linda Chavez, "In 1993 [...],over 800,000 legal immigran
In conclusion, I would like to point out that being an immigrant myself I see many problems with different eyes, but at the same time I am very concern about the American society, economics and culture, because I consider the United States my new motherland and I want it to prosper. To my opinion, the best the American society can do regarding immigration is like Kennedy concentrate on positive aspects of immigration, as Mills be aware of the problems, and work out the solutions like Chavez does. And regarding the ethnic and cultural imbalance that some Americans fear the problem seems to be somewhat exaggerated. Many Americans enjoy Mexican cuisine, like to dance salsa, and build the houses in Spanish stile, why not to accept people themselves? Chavez, Linda. "What to Do about Immigration." The Aims of Argument. A Rhetoric and Reader. 2nd ed. Ed. Timothy W. Crusius and Carolyn E. Thus, Chavez offers the middle ground for both Mills and Kennedy, which can be formulated as following: We can not shut the borders, but we can improve border control and immigration policies to regulate the flow of immigration. We have to accept the fact that along with high-skilled and well-educated immigrants which can be an asset to the society, a certain amount of people comes, who become dependent on government aid. But this is the price the American society has to pay in exchange for higher profits. So instead of trying to get rid of the immigrants Americans will profit more in helping them to assimilate with American culture. According to Chavez "it is still possible to turn immigrants into what St. John de Crevecouer called 'a new race of men' provided the rest of us still want to do this' (337). Mills, Nicolaus. "Lifeboat Ethics and Immigration Fears." The Aims of Argument.
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