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Immigration into the United States is a topic that many Americans, from politicians to the ordinary man-on-the-street, have strong ideas about. Illegal immigration is a strongly controversial subject, but even legal immigration can cause debate. America views itself as a country of immigrants, and many Americans support the idea that the United States is the land of freedom and opportunity for the oppressed masses from around the world. Immigration is especially controversial during a tough economy like the United States has been experiencing since 2008. Many Americans feel that their jobs and income are threatened by immigrants who may arrive in the United States willing to labor in poor working conditions for low wages. Yet, immigrants, even illegal immigrants, don't come to the United States simply to "steal" jobs from Americans. The reasons that immigrants want to live in the United States are more complex than many Americans envision, and are different for various groups of people from different points of origin.
Religious oppression in the country of origin is the very oldest reason anyone set out for North America, and remains a solid reason for immigration today. Many people find religion to be extremely important to their personal identity, their family life, and their relationship with the world. Religion shapes how its followers view the world and affects their moral and political beliefs. It is also one of the ways humans define social groups, and in many countries where religious freedom is not guaranteed or where the society is dominated by one religion, people who adhere to minority religions find themselves in a hard position. Followers of minority religions might be harassed or even physically harmed, their job opportunities limited, or worse. If one's religion places them in a poor position to thrive or survive in their native country, immigrating to the United States can sound appealing because the constitution of the United States guarantees freedom of religion to residents of the United States. Even though Americans aren't perfectly accepting of other religions, and adherents to minority religions may still feel out of step with the dominant culture, immigrants still experience much more freedom of religion than is available in many other countries.
For some immigrants, being separated from family is a hardship they must endure to enter the United States. Fortunately, the United States also makes special allowances to for immigrants who are entering the United States to join their immediate family. Family reunification immigration is limited to immigrants who have certain relationships, such as spouses, children, or siblings of citizens or permanent residents of the United States. In 2001, family reunification immigration accounted for 63.44% of all legal immigration into the United States (McKay, 2003, table 2). People engaged to be married to citizens can also be admitted to the United States to join their citizen fiance to be married. Immigrations who enter due to marriage are tracked separately from other family reunification immigrants and are not subject to immigration quotas like most other groups.
When asked to name reasons for immigration, it probably wouldn't occur to most Americans to consider adoption, yet adoption is the route by which many children immigrate…
Avoiding Overpopulation in the U.S. The United States has managed to achieve a stable reproductive rate. That is, as of 1999, our fertility rate is 2.0, meaning that for each two adults we are having two children. (Carter, 1999) This has no doubt been accomplished because we have learned about how to apply population control within our families. However, it does not mean the United States will never have any problems
Immigration Policies Describe U.S. Immigration policies within a historical framework. The current policies of the United States toward immigration are much different when compared to the historical strategies of the country. As: work was bountiful, immigrants were entering the nation in droves, and the availability of jobs was suited to employ the masses of people. The reason why is because historically, immigration was encouraged. This is because, it was considered to a
S. House that would make it a felony to be in the country illegally; the rally was just angry backlash by a criminal elements for increasing the penalties of this criminality, in their view (AP 2006). Whether or not illegal immigrants are assets to a society, if they are illegal then there must be punitive consequences for breaking this nations laws -- this is the argument that is becoming increasingly
Conclusion The population concerns, and the amount of finance drained towards the social welfare of the immigrants pose threat to the U.S. economy. It is therefore important for the government to focus more towards the employment of the local population, and the immigration to the applicants should be granted on the basis of available job opportunities. The government has so far failed to deliver the economic grievances of the local population,
However, just how one is supposed to recognize future threats is difficult to determine. After all, if one imagines that excessive support in intervention, arms supply, technology, and financial backing is a key factor, combined with a strong religious motivation of the recipient nation, group, or organization, Israel or at the very least the Israeli right wing may one day be as dangerous as any Islamic threat may pose
U.S. Hispanic Groups Mexican-American The Mexican-American population in the United States represents the largest Hispanic demographic in terms of population size (Lipski, 2003, p. 223) and accordingly has a relatively large impact on the form of Spanish spoken in the U.S. In areas where Hispanics of Mexican descent dominate, such as the Southwest and some Midwestern cities, Mexican Spanish is the only form represented in advertising, schools, and on television and radio
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