Immigration in America
Whether an individual was barn in the United States or is an immigrant from another country, he or she has an opinion about immigration. Some believe that the United States should shut down the borders and deny immigration to all foreigners. ... Then there are those who are not opposed to immigration, but think that the United States of America should only let those people from certain countries and ethnic groups enter the country because of the undesirable aliens such as the Mexicans, South Americans, Cubans, and Haitians are not important to our economy. Most Americans agree that the present immigration problem is leading America to financial ruin. The solution to immigration is that the United States must only allow those immigrants who can provide a positive impact on our country, economy, and society to be granted citizenship, regardless of nationality. ... A number of immigrants come from developing countries such as Mexico, Central America, and Asia. Questions About Legal Immigration, written by Dan Stein, portrays many of these immigrants are increasingly unskilled, poorly educated, and are more likely than natives to live in poverty and on welfare (Stein 2). ... immigration policy needs to be revised to eliminate those who will be living off of the economic and social resources. Michael Fix, Dan Stein, and Steve Murdoch are experts in the study of the effects of immigration on the U. ... In some of their articles they stated that the Unites States needs to return to the historical level of immigration. ... time to determine and implement an immigration policy for the 21st century while also getting the domestic problems in order (Murdoch 373). ... Immigration is the responsibility of the United States Congress. ... The impact of immigration, however, usually falls on states and local taxpayers.