Pros And Cons Of The Immigration Movement

Immigration Movement Back in the 15th century, the daring explorer, Christopher Columbus sailed across the vast ocean in search for a better world. After a long, painful journey, he discovered a beautiful land with bountiful food and plentiful resources. Ever since this life changing journey, more and more people from other countries have traveled to the New World. Each person who made this journey was an immigrant. Today, we know that most of our ancestors were immigrants; however, restrictions have prevented certain, if not all immigrants, from entering the Free states. Despite the cons of immigration, several pros present themselves in different forms that helps the United States flourish, not fail. Immigrants have arrived in this
After reading the article entitled, “Five myths about immigration”, immigrants taking Americans jobs are at the top of the list. To disprove this, the author found that, “…immigrants tend to be concentrated in high- and low-skilled occupations that complement—rather than compete with—jobs held by native workers” (Meissner). Immigrants simply fill the unwanted jobs, which also assists the economy by stimulating growth, higher wages, and lower taxes. In turn, economists estimate that, “…for each job an immigrant fills, an additional job is created” (Meissner). This opens many doors for immigrants and Americans alike. Now, as the work force grows, the number of consumers grows which stimulates the economy and lowers price tags. Besides Meissner’s article, Jacoby also had something to say about this myth. In his article “Too Many Immigrants?”, he wrote, “…they do not, for example, steal Americans’ jobs, and today’s newcomers are no poorer or less capable than those who came at the turn of the 20th century and ultimately did fine in America”(Jacoby). To reiterate Meissner, Jacoby disproves the job issue and implies that immigrants assist the work force. While this resolves the discretion over jobs, another myth about integration exists. First of all, America was built on different religions and the importance of integrating each of these faiths so that he or she could celebrate their freedom. People come here for that reason alone: Freedom. Still, America asks immigrants to integrate towards them and their ways. Yet, no one really knows what American life means. If anything, immigration helps to enrich and balance integration by bringing original ideals to the States. Lastly, most Americans believe that immigrants are dangerous. Due to the tragic incident of September 11, fear led America to believe that anyone could be a terrorist; particularly immigrants.