immigration
The inscription on the New York's Statue of Liberty was written by Emma Lazarus and it says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Even such a famous American symbol as the Statue of Liberty invites immigrants to our nation. The United States of America was founded and built by immigrants. However as the population grew the government tried to control immigration. Through out the twentieth century the United States government has been fine-tuning its immigration policy. In 1996 President Bill Clinton put into law three bills. The controversies over these laws and others have made the United States' Immigration Policy a highly debated topic among American citizens (Government). Some say immigration hurts the economy and others say it benefits the economy. Which is there more hurt or more of a benefit to! the economy, because of immigration? Since 1970 about sixty-eight million immigrants have been added to the United States population and an estimated 130 million people will be added over the next fifty years (Kalla 2).
The enormous population growth is becoming an environmental threat to the United States. Immigrants are affecting the growth of larger cities, which then leads to even more pollution of the environment. People are breathing city air and using the nation's water supply that no longer meets the clean air standards, and one of the reasons is because of population growth. Immigration is also reducing the wildlife, national habitat, ecosystems, and bio-diversity of the United States due to pressures from population growth (Beck 7). Outdoor recreation enthusiasts are suffering from extra congestion and traffic weary motorists and residents of small cities, towns, and rural areas are trying to preserve their culture of living. The environment is changing drastically due to the many hundred of thousands of immigrants that are coming to the United States. They are trying to seek a better life, but it is just making things worse for the environment. Forests are being cleared so that mor! Burden or Blessing? Wylie, TX: Information Plus, 1997. According to Steven A. Camarota from the Center for Immigration Studies says, "Each successive wave of immigrants is doing worse and worse. Each wave of immigrants has a higher poverty rate, and a much larger share of their children will grow up in poverty (Fletcher)." The poverty rate for immigrants is 50 percent higher than that of native-born Americans. Immigrants and their children, born in the United States make up over 22 percent of all the people living in poverty (Fletcher). Immigrants are more likely to be poor because they have higher levels of unemployment, have lower education levels and have larger families than native-born families. Immigration can become a serious problem to this country if the United States government does not produce stricter laws. Many hope that soon they will not have to worry about the amount of immigrants coming into this country. With the governments' help, the United States will be able to become a better place. The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act's focus is on the problem of illegal immigration. This law is trying to reduce the number of Mexican laborers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in search of work. This act doubles the border control force to about 10,000 over the next five years and adds fences to the areas on the U.S.-Mexico border that have the largest amount of people crossing in and out of the two countries. It also includes a pilot program that checks the immigration status of job applicants. However, the bill does not address the problem of illegal immigrants who gain entry into the United States with student or temporary work visas and then stay in the country after their visas have expired (Government). nited States citizen. This should be considered a fraud against the United States government. Knickerbacker, Brad. "Immigration as Environmental Issue." The Christian Science We continue to import new workers even when many Americans are losing their jobs." (Cox 55). Lower-skilled workers, according to studies, are especially harmed by immigration. For example, if an immigrant comes to the United State looking for a better job, and they are more educated, who is most likely going to get the job? The higher skilled immigrant is more likely to get the job of course, especially if the person is willing to work for less pay. Today's employers are looking for better-educated people to work for them and sometimes an immigrant will have what it takes, while the native-born lower skilled worker does not (Cox 60). Immigration is commonly accused of taking jobs away from native-born Americans. Immigrants accept lower wages, which keeps everyone else's wages low too. Immigrants do benefit Americans by taking jobs current citizens do not want, especially those low-paying fields like housekeeping and agriculture. Between 1985 and 1990, tens of thousands of low! Refugees are also becoming serious a probl
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