Essay On Immigration Policy
In recent years, immigration has become a controversial topic in the United States, raising tension for the majority of American citizens. Many different views have been proposed to solve this issue: some argue that the process of immigration be more tolerant and convenient, while others believe there should be stricter laws enforcing the specificity of who gets in and how. Ultimately, there should be a stricter policy of immigration, ensuring those who truly value living here will do so lawfully.
One problem with many legal and illegal immigrants to America is that they refuse to learn the common language. This stems from America's far too accepting nature towards foreign cultures which does nothing but hurt us. When we accept people who don't speak our language, we are accepting the depreciation of our own culture. People who can not speak English can not function in normal society and make life more difficult upon the rest of us. They can not get jobs, and they can not do basic tasks that are required of them to make this country better. In order to preserve the heritage of our ancestors and the language that our economy is based off of, we need to limit immigration to those who can or will be able to speak the common language.
When speaking on the point of immigration, perhaps one …show more content…
After 9/11, the United States took a dramatic wake-up call to the imminent dangers of immigration and of the outside world; airport security improved almost over night, but mass-hysteria of terrorism was a negative side affect and coping method to the attacks and former President Bush's "War on Terror". The majority of fear of crime and terrorism was focused on peoples of the Middle East, but immigration itself suffered at the hands of Mexico. In 2005 (during the War on Terror), there were about 6,840,000 undocumented immigrants from Mexico, making up 56% of the immigrants present in the United
One problem with many legal and illegal immigrants to America is that they refuse to learn the common language. This stems from America's far too accepting nature towards foreign cultures which does nothing but hurt us. When we accept people who don't speak our language, we are accepting the depreciation of our own culture. People who can not speak English can not function in normal society and make life more difficult upon the rest of us. They can not get jobs, and they can not do basic tasks that are required of them to make this country better. In order to preserve the heritage of our ancestors and the language that our economy is based off of, we need to limit immigration to those who can or will be able to speak the common language.
When speaking on the point of immigration, perhaps one …show more content…
After 9/11, the United States took a dramatic wake-up call to the imminent dangers of immigration and of the outside world; airport security improved almost over night, but mass-hysteria of terrorism was a negative side affect and coping method to the attacks and former President Bush's "War on Terror". The majority of fear of crime and terrorism was focused on peoples of the Middle East, but immigration itself suffered at the hands of Mexico. In 2005 (during the War on Terror), there were about 6,840,000 undocumented immigrants from Mexico, making up 56% of the immigrants present in the United