Immigration to the United States and New Americans
Immigration in the early 1900s had tremendous impacts on the civilizations in Europe and in the United States. Immigration in any country can affect the economy and society. Domestically, there can be detrimental effects on the economy caused by the increasing number of immigrants. Also, nationally there have been problems in society with immigrants. But there are other views on immigration, stating that multiculturalism is increased and it strengthens society. Immigration has many different effects on a country, some good and some bad. Therefore, one may argue whether immigration has negative or positive effects within a country. Immigration has effected the United States socially and economically, significantly in the late 1900s some of the effects for the good and some for bad.
Americans’ standard ways of thinking contain worries that the large numbers of immigrants are affecting the economy. In the source “The Case Against Immigration” Roy H. Beck states “an honest look at major trends during the recent mass immigration shows that ordinary Americans’ concerns can hardly be dismissed as narrow and unenlightened.”1 He is stating that with the recent incline of immigration, people are not going to change their views on what they think of immigration. The large increase in immigration started in the 1970s and since then there has been a 5.6% increase in the total percentage of immigrants that make up the population in the year 2000.2 The recent incline in immigration has had significant negative effects in the economy.
Many citizens believe that the large number of immigrants is conflicting with the job market. In source 98, Roy Beck states that the majority of people suffering from immigration are “poor children, lower skilled workers, residents of declining urban communities, and large numbers of African Americans.”3 These people are affected by immigration because of job competition. With more immigrants competing for the same jobs as the people effected,
Americans’ standard ways of thinking contain worries that the large numbers of immigrants are affecting the economy. In the source “The Case Against Immigration” Roy H. Beck states “an honest look at major trends during the recent mass immigration shows that ordinary Americans’ concerns can hardly be dismissed as narrow and unenlightened.”1 He is stating that with the recent incline of immigration, people are not going to change their views on what they think of immigration. The large increase in immigration started in the 1970s and since then there has been a 5.6% increase in the total percentage of immigrants that make up the population in the year 2000.2 The recent incline in immigration has had significant negative effects in the economy.
Many citizens believe that the large number of immigrants is conflicting with the job market. In source 98, Roy Beck states that the majority of people suffering from immigration are “poor children, lower skilled workers, residents of declining urban communities, and large numbers of African Americans.”3 These people are affected by immigration because of job competition. With more immigrants competing for the same jobs as the people effected,