Journal Prompt: Jews, Gypsies, North Africans and Mexicans
At the end of our class on Thursday, we had a discussion concerning the immigration law in Arizona and immigration in the United States. This has always been touchy topic, and still is today. Many believe that all immigrants should be treated as a part of the society while others strongly believe that illegal immigrants should be deported. I believe that it is most definitely an advantage to have immigration because it not only diversifies the population, but it also assists with innovations and technological advancement. However, I strongly believe that illegal immigrants do not deserve the right to stay within the country, and should be deported.
Legal Immigrants all over the world are helping and assisting their new countries in developing and boosting the economy. As we saw with Monsignor’s presentation with immigration in Italy, all different kinds of people are coming to Italy, and they are essentially making what is Italy’s economy today. He also showed the statistic of how crime has not risen as fast as the population, which is a major factor in immigration issues. Along with the presentation, I have seen many examples within the United States in which immigration is needed. This next comment is not intended to be stereotypical but when you take a look at Doctors, Dentists, or Software Engineers many of them are Indian or Asian. While many are not immigrants, a good portion of the immigrants hold these professions, and this shows the effect that immigration can have in helping our society and economy. On the website I have listed below, Chris Farrel gave the following numbers, “In 2007…62 percent of foreign-born nationals who received a science or engineering doctorate remained in the U.S. for at least five years following graduation. More than 80 percent of graduates of Indian origin and 90 percent of Chinese graduates still lived in America five years after graduation, according to McKinsey (1).” He gave many other statistics throughout his column that were shocking. Lastly, immigrants not only help with professional jobs, but assist in innovations and technological improvement. These reasons are why legal immigrants are important and vital part of any country.
Even though I have much respect for legal immigration, the same cannot be said for illegal immigrants. First, the word illegal is defined as forbidden by law or statue. This in turn means that did have the right to enter the country in the first place and did so otherwise with no respect to the laws of that country. Secondly, illegal immigrants do not impact the country like legal immigrants. Many of these immigrants are uneducated and end up having a negative impact on our country by forming gangs and increasing crime or working under the table for extremely low wages and taking jobs from the rest of the public. Of course, not every illegal immigrant is doing one of the two, but the majority can be put into one of the two categories. Therefore, I feel as though illegal immigrants should be sought out in a reasonable manner and deported. This way stereotypes and discrimination will diminish since the illegal immigrants are not as existent, and legal immigrants can live in peace.
As you can tell, I have a lot of respect for those immigrants who have attained proper documents to go into another country and be productive to society. However, when it comes to illegal immigrants, my attitude completely shifts. In my opinion, they increase crime rates, steal jobs from others, and create a negative image upon immigrants in general. Obviously, it would inhibit people’s right if anyone could be stopped by the police if they were found suspicious of being illegal, but something needs to be done in countries that have a problem with illegal immigrants. Most likely it will be a ruling that is controversial, but in the end will ultimately improve conditions within that country.
1. http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jul2010/pi2010079_863838.html
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