How Do Mexican Immigrants Affect America

When one place has better resources, opportunities, and living conditions than the current place, it makes sense for someone to migrate to the better land. That better land in today’s world is the land of opportunity-- America. This nation is one founded on immigrants. The founding fathers came from Europe with hope and ambition for a better life for them and their children. Today, people immigrate for the same reason. The difference is that immigration is now looked at with a negative eye. Immigrants now are often blamed for the hardships of American citizens. Immigrants receive accusations of stealing the jobs of American citizens. They also face discrimination and are under represented in congress. Immigrants are also blamed for overwhelming democratic support, which deteriorates the accuracy of who the American citizens want for president. Despite all of these negative views on immigrants, immigrants are not actually that bad for America. People who see immigrants as toxic for America fail to remember all of the times they have benefitted America. The benefits Mexican immigrants bring to the US outweigh the harm they may bring. History has shown that immigrants help in many instances. One of these instances would be during the industrial revolution, where immigrants provided a boost to the labor force.
One specific group of immigrants have had a tremendous impact on the American society. In an article written by Tasos Vossos, who is an writer for the people of our everyday lives, he writes “According to the U.S. Catholic magazine, in 1820, Catholics were the smallest denomination in the United States, with 195,000 members. By 1860, they were the largest, rising to 3.1 million” (Vossos, 2011, para. 3). Irish Immigrants introduced a new religion and they impacted the American culture greatly. The cultural impact immigrants bring to the United States is