Summary Of Our Fear Of Immigrants

Jeremy Adam Smith’s Essay, “Our Fear of Immigrants”
The Author of this article sets the stage for how children of illegal immigrants can be affected by their parent’s decisions. He peaks your curiosity when he opens up the article with “Rodrigo Guzman’s desk was empty” and as you continue reading, you immediately begin to wonder what happened to Rodrigo and his family. As the Author explains what has happened, you begin to sense that he has compassion for the family and states many reasons as to why Americans should have no fear of immigrants. My goal in this paper is to state several reasons as to why Americans should have fear of immigrants who enter into the Country illegally. Immigrants entering into the country illegally can and will pose a threat to America’s education system, healthcare system, and economy. American citizens tend to be prejudice when realizing that providing education for illegal immigrant children can create a financial burden on the education system for local school districts. School districts will be forced to hire bilingual teachers to teach English to immigrants who don’t speak English. Although immigrant children may be in America illegal along with their parents, they
Some countries do not provide the type of healthcare that America provides for their citizens. Therefore, when immigrants migrate here illegally, they don’t come with the proper vaccinations and well-care that is needed to prevent diseases. Author Jeremy Adam Smith states that “The biological architecture of prejudice also hints at the fear that immigrants bring disease” (www.psmmag.com). The American Government has allowed immigrants to apply for free healthcare, which could be very draining to local hospitals and taxpayers. Taxpayers will end up footing the bill for those who seek medical treatment and have no