Immigration: An Issue of Controversy
Immigration has made America what it is today. The Germans, came in post revolutionary times, then the Irish, and finally the Italians, Jews, and Chinese. Now there's another minority group that's been immigrating to America. Immigrants from Mexico and Central America have been crossing the border in record numbers since the 1960's, and the flow has yet to abate. As a result of such massive numbers of both legal and illegal immigrants, "[California's] budget deficit is a record $145 billion" (James). Action should be taken to stop, or an attempt be made to slow the numbers of immigrants flooding California, and plans be made to assimilate these groups or America will not be able to survive.During a time when immigration was welcomed, the United States was thriving, and growing at rapid speeds. Today, however, because of various events, (such as 9/11), the economy is failing, and America is struggling to stay afloat. California, especially, because of having to deal with the energy crisis, and being closest to the United States/Mexican border. According to James, "...California is
It's hard for a state to balance itself when the scales are constantly being dipped in favor of the problem, rather than the solution. California can no longer support the, "...30 million or more newcomers..." that Leon Bouvier, a Demographer, predicts will immigrate to the U.S., "...in the first two decades of the twenty-first century"(James). In conclusion, allowing this minority class to remain unassimilated will weaken the United States' economy. With the amount of legal and illegal immigrants entering the country, and especially California, each year, it cannot support all of the people needing government aide. If America wants to continue to strengthen its economy, and send out a strong message, it must find a way to balance the flow of immigrants crossing the border each year and how much it can afford to spend to help them assimilate, otherwise, we should deport them back to the countries they immigrated from. Without a plan to assimilate these minority groups America will flounder, and sink. broke", and he blames the 1 million immigrants who enter it each year. In ar
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