Does Immigration Contribute To Better America

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Wallace, Nia 10/2/12 Professor Cohen AMH 2091 sec.017 Immigration Paper Does Immigration Contribute to a Better America? Wallace, Nia 10/2/12 Professor Cohen AMH 2091 sec.017 Immigration Paper Does Immigration Contribute to a Better America? Contradiction is in the air and the topic is immigration. The relationship between immigration and population growth in the United States is intensely debated. Over the last few years immigration has become an increasingly important issue. Even if the opposing team was to get the grant to get rid of all immigrants its crazy for them to believe first that it's even possible to send back 12 million people. Trying to send back 12 million people would cause not only a very big issue but chaos…show more content…
Immigrants wouldn’t be the only major problem. This topic has been a major part of many issues going on in America for a very long time. Even though we have supplies, goods and services that cross the many borders around us people are not allowed to. Although the government doesn’t agree on illegal immigration it seems they have no other option. What many American’s don’t understand is that immigrants contribute to a better America through cultural enrichment, economic advancement, labor and entrepreneurial initiatives, and the enhancement of the political culture. Now think of it this way people often forget that we just didn’t randomly appear in the U.S. people had to immigrate here. I think that it’s terribly wrong for people to say immigration is a bad thing when they would not be living in the United States of America if at one point their ancestors did not immigrate to the U.S. Immigration is a strong representative of what it means to be…show more content…
You would be surprised how many new creative and ingenious ideas come from immigrants, because of the talents different perspectives and experience. They have a different way of thinking and aren’t brainwashed by the Americans that are here. For example if a High class company was to ask for a group of individuals opinions on a topic or a solution and they were all Americans who thought the same then the answer would most likely be the same; But if you had diversity then different ideas would be thrown out. Immigrants tend to have a different mindset. “Research shows that a diverse group of talented individuals can perform better than a likeminded group of geniuses.” Technology would not be the same if immigrants didn’t exist. Yahoo, Google and eBay are all examples of immigrant founded companies. Now don’t misunderstand things, the immigrants that work don’t have to be highly skilled and intelligent, the low skilled ones are needed as well. They keep our economy flexible, allowing the US producers to keep prices down and to respond to changing consumer demands. Low skilled immigrants would be helpful for the tedious jobs that the wealthy don’t want to do, like wash dishes, home construction, cooks, laundry and security staff. Some people feel

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