Immigration Reform Pros And Cons

IMMIGRATION REFORM
The issue of immigration has been a largely contested debate with mixed feelings, as immigrants continue to troop in the country in thousands. This has led to the government placing immigration policies like family­based immigration, refugees and asylum, employment­based immigration, etcetera to regulate the number of immigrants in the country. Many people say that these policies deter hopes for greener pasture. These policies have come under immense scrutiny in recent times as more immigrants force their way into the country by any means possible. In 2001, Dick Durbin introduced a bill to the senate called the
“DREAM ACT.” The DREAM act legislation is supposed to grant legal status to illegal immigrants who graduated from high school in the U.S and would also
Many believe that the DREAM act legislation is a game­changing economic policy aimed explicitly at allowing more people to come here voluntarily and work. In recent discussions on immigration, the controversial issue has been whether opening the borders to the country would be the American economy. Many argue that the country is in no need for more immigrants as they would negatively affect the economy. These same individuals also claim that the large influx of unskilled, sometimes desperate workers has allowed employers to offer low wages and deplorable conditions (Ruark Eric. A). In 2009, the U.S admitted over 1.1 million legal immigrants, but just 5­8 percent of these immigrants possessed employment skills in demand in the United States (Ruark
Eric. A). Their concerns is about the lack of emphasis on skill and educational level of immigrants and that the U.S economy is over saturated with unskilled labor. They demand an immigration reform that solely focuses on skills
A man tells a story about coming to the United States without papers in hopes of making a better life. He met a kind man who offered him sympathy and a job. His employer even offered to help him return to his sick mom in
Guanajuato. He worked hard as a dishwasher and then a cook. When amnesty became possible for illegal immigrants, his employer wrote a letter of recommendation so the young, hard­working man could apply for temporary residency. The man later went to become a productive citizen (Ralph De La
Cruz). The good­hearted man in the story is state Sen. Dan Patrick. This would not have been possible if the STARS legislation was not active at that time.
I learned the factors of reproduction in high school, I recall that it solely depends on both skilled and unskilled labor. It is not enough to have a country saturated with super geniuses and people whose mind are filled with mathematical equations. For example, the agricultural sector of the economy stands to benefit greatly from immigration. This is because much of our lands are only profitable to cultivate at a wage level that few American workers find appealing (Yglesias Matthew). However, I do not support low wages, but it