The Pros And Cons Of Immigration

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!". A quote that everyone seems to know, but no one seems to remember the meaning behind it. Immigration is what has made America what it is today. In fact, there would be no America if not for immigration, because everyone in this country is an immigrant or is directly descended from one.
Growing up at the age of seven my family and I migrated to the U.S. in search for a better life. My parents gave up their jobs, in order for my education to better. I can now say after twelve years’ my parents are now U.S. residents. Never once when growing up where my parents consider, criminals, rapist, or bad people in the United States until our 2016 presidency election by our president Donald J. Trump. The comments made by our president, just proves how Immigration is still one of the biggest issues in America today.
As The Heritage Foundation states, “The real problem presented by illegal immigration is security, not the supposed threat to the economy.” (Johnson) If we keep up with the mindset that Immigrants are what is bringing this country downhill, America will become unsafe. False accusations and mistreating a different race group will only trigger the people of those countries. In fact, Terrorism by Muslims make up one-third of 1 percent of all murders in the U.S. Suddenly the American people choose to pay no attention to American born