Closed Borders

Immigration is an integral part of the U.S. social fabric. As of 2004, a total of 12 percent of the population was foreign born. Immigrants account for a disproportionate share of population growth because they are younger and have higher fertility rates than natives. Because of immigration’s importance, immigration policy has been debated throughout our history. In the past thirty years, the United States has undergone tremendous changes, yet immigration policy has not changed with the times. With immigration needing reform, requiring such careful attention, no two policies have been more examined then that of open immigration or closed borders. Open immigration in America allows anyone, willing to come, an opportunity to bring their ideas, share their dreams, and vastly improve their quality of life. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, unless of course your born across the border. If your nationality, your place of birth, were as simple as applying for a job, would anybody even apply to places like Africa or the Middle East, or would Hugh Hefner and Donald Trump get a million applications a day to be born into a wealthy family with a silver spoon in their mouth. Opening the borders will grant all human beings the chance at the “American Dream” that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. More often then not, immigration is associated with words like; unskilled labor, welfare, poverty, and crime; words that no doubt strike fear and ignorance in the heart of many Americans, and rightfully so. Since when is it fair to associate immigration with anything but what it is; to enter and usually become established; especially : to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence For the continued success of America, especially in a time of economic uncertainty, the impact of immigrants on the economy