Negative Effects Of Immigration
Immigration The Positive Side of Immigration
Immigration, especially in mass numbers is fueled by a number of reasons. Each event is bound to have positive and negative effects but when the positive effects outweigh the cons, the event is good and advantageous. Whatever the push and the pull reasons for immigration are, both the immigrants and the country hosting them get to gain.
Take for example the great migration of the 19th and 20th century into the United States, the immigrants fueled a move to urbanization bring to birth cities like Boston and New York among others (Hirschman, 2006). Urbanization led to increased trade and development of the nation. Another reason why immigration is a positive
thing is that Immigrants always have something to offer the recipient nation. In the mass immigration in the 1800s, the immigrants brought their varied experience and manpower that was needed to provide labor in the United States that was used in construction of transportation networks and in fighting civil wars (Hirschman, 2006). Whatever the push reasons were for the immigrants at the time, they gained by getting land to live on, and jobs to work in and freedom from the issues they were fleeing from. In return the united states gained by gaining workers and improvement of trade (Boston Public Schools).
It is therefore logical to conclude that immigration in this case was a positive event. The gain to the nation is still felt to date; the success and industrialization of the nation today that was propelled by the labor, urbanization and improved trade brought about by the mass immigration of the late 19th and early 20th century. The immigrants also had their benefits by moving to the United States as mentioned above. This proves that immigration is a win- win situation when it happens and therefore a positive phenomenon. Not to mention the history of the United States is greatly and positively influenced by this historical immigration.
Immigration, especially in mass numbers is fueled by a number of reasons. Each event is bound to have positive and negative effects but when the positive effects outweigh the cons, the event is good and advantageous. Whatever the push and the pull reasons for immigration are, both the immigrants and the country hosting them get to gain.
Take for example the great migration of the 19th and 20th century into the United States, the immigrants fueled a move to urbanization bring to birth cities like Boston and New York among others (Hirschman, 2006). Urbanization led to increased trade and development of the nation. Another reason why immigration is a positive
thing is that Immigrants always have something to offer the recipient nation. In the mass immigration in the 1800s, the immigrants brought their varied experience and manpower that was needed to provide labor in the United States that was used in construction of transportation networks and in fighting civil wars (Hirschman, 2006). Whatever the push reasons were for the immigrants at the time, they gained by getting land to live on, and jobs to work in and freedom from the issues they were fleeing from. In return the united states gained by gaining workers and improvement of trade (Boston Public Schools).
It is therefore logical to conclude that immigration in this case was a positive event. The gain to the nation is still felt to date; the success and industrialization of the nation today that was propelled by the labor, urbanization and improved trade brought about by the mass immigration of the late 19th and early 20th century. The immigrants also had their benefits by moving to the United States as mentioned above. This proves that immigration is a win- win situation when it happens and therefore a positive phenomenon. Not to mention the history of the United States is greatly and positively influenced by this historical immigration.