Argumentative Essay On Immigration Reform

Immigration laws and regulations have evolve over time. Ellis Island plays a major role in the enormous impact of immigration promotion in the United States of America. Between 1892 and 1954, a whopping 12,000,000 immigrants joined the United States by way of Ellis Island. Some Indian tribal groups called Ellis Island “Kioshk” or Gull Island. Samuel Ellis was Ellis Island’s property owner during the 1770’s. The island grew from a landmark of the high tide, a chill spot for the pirates, a harbor fort, an ammunition and ordinance depot named Fort Gibson, and lastly, an immigration station. In the 1800’s and the latter half of the 1900s, unstable governments, heavily weighing laws, and weakening financial stability in Europe began to light the fire to a humongous, human immigration ever recorded in world history.
Government sponsored a Visa Waiver Program(VWP) in 2015. The Visa Waiver Program allows visitors from a massive 38 countries, which have a low rate of visa refusals, to be admitted to the United States without applying for a Visa. Another positive note for the VWP is that it gives advantages to the tourism industry by promoting tourism. Also, if a visitor/tourist agrees to be visiting for 90 days or less (or have a return ticket for the same timeframe if traveling by air/sea.
A reason people should be for an immigration reform is that it will most likely benefit the U.S. economy. The benefits to the economy are twofold. A higher population will increase monies to the tax base through purchasing, and will increase the available work force in mostly low wage employment opportunities. However, there are negative parts of immigration. Opponents of immigration argue that there are serious national security issues that arise with immigration, fear that a certain culture or language will gain dominance over the homeland. Another concern that arises with illegal immigration are the judicial issues that arise with illegal immigrants who commit a