Anti Immigration Thesis
Immigration
Why immigrants find their way to the United States is basically the idea of the American Dream: to be successful in every aspect, from building a family and maintaining it, to being financially equipped. The jobs available here that immigrants may typically encounter are jobs Americans may not even partake in themselves (farm labor, sewing). People being paid “under the table” might be the reason for affordable goods that can be found in Walmarts across the United States and companies can take advantage of the cheap labor immigrants are willing to provide.
Immigrants fulfill a role that seems necessary but at a cost of their livelihood which is cheap labor. Although they are being paid low wages, they contribute to the surprisingly …show more content…
People without proper credentials end up working low-end jobs, they want to aspire to their dream jobs, but without proper education there is no possibility. The problem being is institutions cannot be changed urgently, and rules set now will stay for a while. Although people can obtain municipal power (within towns and cities), the central government will always choose against the immigrant, as majority of the federal government (House and Senate) are white males who are anti-immigration.
It is true that if immigrants successfully integrate into the United States and become the new citizens, they will continue to compete with those that already exist in the country. That is why over time institutions will increase favor towards immigrants as less of the opposed will exist. The existing “haves” want to keep their power over the “have nots” as they believe their culture or social background, etc. will pollute the ‘American Way.’ It seems contradictory considering the United States has always been a “Melting Pot” of ethnicities from all around the
Why immigrants find their way to the United States is basically the idea of the American Dream: to be successful in every aspect, from building a family and maintaining it, to being financially equipped. The jobs available here that immigrants may typically encounter are jobs Americans may not even partake in themselves (farm labor, sewing). People being paid “under the table” might be the reason for affordable goods that can be found in Walmarts across the United States and companies can take advantage of the cheap labor immigrants are willing to provide.
Immigrants fulfill a role that seems necessary but at a cost of their livelihood which is cheap labor. Although they are being paid low wages, they contribute to the surprisingly …show more content…
People without proper credentials end up working low-end jobs, they want to aspire to their dream jobs, but without proper education there is no possibility. The problem being is institutions cannot be changed urgently, and rules set now will stay for a while. Although people can obtain municipal power (within towns and cities), the central government will always choose against the immigrant, as majority of the federal government (House and Senate) are white males who are anti-immigration.
It is true that if immigrants successfully integrate into the United States and become the new citizens, they will continue to compete with those that already exist in the country. That is why over time institutions will increase favor towards immigrants as less of the opposed will exist. The existing “haves” want to keep their power over the “have nots” as they believe their culture or social background, etc. will pollute the ‘American Way.’ It seems contradictory considering the United States has always been a “Melting Pot” of ethnicities from all around the