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Kaufman/Murdock
Humanities
10December2014
Immigration:Whyweshouldnotstrengthenit
Remember,rememberalways,thatallofus,andyouandIespecially,aredescendedfrom
immigrantsandrevolutionists.FranklinD.Roosevelt("QuotesAboutImmigration").
Immigrationisoneof,ifnotthemostpressingissuefacingourcountrycurrently.Itdemands
immediateattentiontolessentheloadforthosehereillegallybyallowingthemtobecomelegal.
Makingthesystemmorestrict,willnotdoanything,butfurtherdeepenthegapbetweenthose
herelegallyandillegally.Incidentally,whatiscausingthetensionintheWhiteHouseandonthe
streets,ismuchmoredeeplyrootedthansimplytheissueofsomeonecomingherefroma
differentcountry.Race,ethnicity,andclassplayamuchbiggerrole,astowhatissplitting
peopleapartinsteadofjoiningthemtogether.Untilwefixtheissueofimmigration,thiscountry
willnotstandasone.Beginningtomendbiggerissueslikerace,willhelpthenationmoresoin
thelongrun.Thegoalshouldnotbetobecomemorestrict,buildmorebordersandcreatemore
hostilitytothosealreadylivinghereandtothosewholookatusasademocraticcountryto
follow(LegalImmigration).Decidingwhoisaforeignerissomethingdelicate,thatcreates
morehostilitythangood,becausewhenthegovernmentdecideswhoisaforeigner,awallis
createdbothfigurativelyandphysically.
Itisnoquestionthatapropersystemneedstobeadoptedconcerningimmigration.Notonly
fortheprosperityoftheimmigrants,butforeveryonethatlivesintheUnitedStates(Legal

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Immigration).Abalancemustbecreatedbetweenwhatisbeneficialtothosewhohave
establishedtheirliveshere,andsimplydonothavethelegaldocumentstobeofficially
recognizedasanAmerican.
Immigrantsreallyonlybringmorepotentialprosperitytothiscountrytherefore,thegoal
shouldbetoresolvetheclearlyproblematic,nearlynonexistentimmigrationsystem,nottobuild
morewallsandmakepeopleleavetheplacetheycallhome.Havingmillionsofpeople,about41
millionorroughly13%ofthecountryspopulation,atastandbywithnoreasonableoptions
besidestryingtocontinuetheirliveshereillegallyorgobacktothecountrytheywerebornin,
doesntsoundlikemuchofasystematall(FrequentlyRequestedStatistics).Forthose41
millionpeoplebeingofficiallydocumentedthroughoutthecountry,willonlyresultinamore
organized,thrivingsociety,formanyreasons(FrequentlyRequestedStatistics).Thefirstbeing
thatmillionsofdollarswillbepayedtotheUnitedStatesgovernmentjustinfilingallthe
paperworktobecomeresidentsorcitizens.Inadditiontothat,manymorepeoplewouldbeable
tofiletaxesproperlywhichwouldalsobenefittheentirecountry.Consequently,strengthening
immigrationwouldonlycostmoremoneytothepeopleandreallyhavelittle,tonosubstantial
amountofbenefits(10ReasonsToSupport).
Withmoreofthepublicneedingtobeserved,theoverallconditionsofschools,hospitalsand
anypublicfoundedlocationwouldbeimprovedduetodemandandhavingmoremeansto
supplyit(LegalImmigration).Fixingtheimmigrationsysteminawaythatdoesnotmakethe
existinglawsmorestrictwillonlyboosttheeconomy.Itwillconstructbetterconnectionswith
othercountries,thathighlycritisizeourbrokenimmigrationsystem(LegalImmigration).Asa
nationfoundedonthevalueoffamilyandcommunity,thegovernmentmustprovidean

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environmentforeveryoneinthiscountrytobeabletobeapositivecontributortotheir
community(LegalImmigration).ItshouldbesothateveryonelivingintheUnitedStatesthat
meetsthecriteriamaybedocumented,sothattheymaybeabletobecomeeducated,requireless
governmentassistance,becomeclosertotheircommunitiesandbeabletolivetheirliveswithout
fearofbeingforcefullytakenfromeverythingtheyhavecreatedandcometoknow.
Furthermore,asacontinuouslydiverseandacceptingculture,immigrationisadefiningissueof
thecountrystrueidentitythathasevidentlynotbeenaddressedforsuchanextendedperiodof
timeisascrucial.Thishasledtocreatinganenormouswedgebetweenthosewhoconsider
themselvesRealAmericansandthosewhoareraciallyprofiledortreatedasiftheyarent
Americansimplyfornotlookingacertainway,wearingcertainclothesorlivinginaparticular
neighborhood(LegalImmigration).Therewillnolongerbeauthenticexcusesforanykindof
authoritytointimidateorharasssomeonebasedonrace,withoutactualconsequence.Therewill
benosufficientexcusetostopsomeonesolelybecausetheyLookedliketheywere
undocumented.
Makingimmigrationlawsmorestrictandcausingmoreharmthangoodwouldcreate
unethicalandunjustprecedentsforthegovernmenttoabusetherightsofthepeople,notjust
thosewhoarehereillegally.Forexample,theChineseExclusionAct,whichwasacomplete
infringementonhumanrightsandthoseclearlystatedintheconstitution,whatthiscountrywas
foundedon(USspecificPro).Notonlywillitopenthatupforthegovernment,butdirectly
intervenewiththedrivingreasonthatthiscountrywentfrombeingaBritishcolonytothe
worldsleadingsuperpower,immigrantswhodecidedtochangethecountrytheycreatedwith
theirsacrifice.Thepeoplethatriskedtheirlivesfromallovertheworldtocomeandcreatealife

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herehundredsofyearsagocreatedalanddependentonimmigrants.Thatisourprecedent,which
isamuchmorevalidonethananythingbeingproposedbytheopposition.Theentirehistoryof
thiscountry,isembeddedwithimmigrants,ifyoutakethemoutoftheequation,welltoputit
simply,thereisnoUnitedStates,nothingthathasmadeitwhatitistoday.
Althoughtheoppositionwillarguethatimmigrationwillbringcrime,terrorismandtakeup
jobs,thatisallamythwithnorealfactsorvalue.Tobeginwith,yes14%ofthepeopleinprison
areimmigrants,butnearly100%ofthetime,thereasonfortheirincarcerationisdue
immigrationcharges,notduetoanyviolentordrugrelatedcrimes,asmostpeoplewouldassume
(USspecificPro).Thiswouldthendisarmtheargumentthatimmigrantsopenthedoorsfor
terrorismandcrime.Therealityisthatpeoplethatriskeverythingtheyveknownandleavewhat
littletheyhave,foronlythepossibilitytocreateabetterlife,withoutanytrueassuranceofit
theymakethejourneytothiscountrytoeithergeteducatedoranyjobthatwillhelpsupporttheir
family.Notonlythat,butalotofthetimethepeopletryingtoimmigrateherearetryingto
escapefromtheoppressionoftheplacetheywerebornin,thelackofsecurityornecessary
resourcestoliveastablelife.Needlesstosay,thesepeoplearecomingherewiththeclear
intentionofcreatingstabilityforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Feariswhatdrivesthisargument
thatimmigration,wellmorespecificallymakinglessstrictlawsconcerningit,willopenthe
doorsforterroristsandcriminals,butthetruthispeoplewillalwaysfearwhatisdifferentand
unknowntothem(USspecificPro).Outoffear,theworstofourleadershascometolight,
someofthedarkestmomentsinthiscountryshistoryhavebeenfueledbynothingmorethan
fear.Theresultsofactinguponthishaveresultedinrestrictionsofcivilrights,segregationand
thecreatingofGuantanamoBay,thatwithoutmuchreasoningorevidencestillholdshundredsof

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menthatwereneverprovedguiltyofanycrimes.PertainingtoimmigrantsTakingjobsaway
fromRealAmericans,thatmightbethebiggestlieofall.Ineverysuccessfulsocietytherewill
beabalanceofworkers,thosewithaafurtherededucationandthosewithout.Thetruthabout
thepeopleimmigratingtothiscountryisthattheywillfulfillavarietyofjobsandcareers,not
justcompletelytakingoveronetypeofjob.Thiswouldalsocreatemorebusinessforcompanies
duetothefactthatmorepeoplewouldhavestableincomes,ratherthanscramblingfromonejob
tothenext,havingtoworkunderthetablejusttofeedtheirfamilyandpaythebills(10
ReasonsToSupport).Clearly,makingmorestrictimmigrationlawswillonlyfurther
complicatethelivesoftheimmigrantslivinginthecountry,whilecontinuingtoleavethemina
standbywithoutmuchtodo,butitwillcostmoretobuildfences,hireguardsandpurchase
weaponsforthepeopleguardingthefence.
Itismorethancleartothepublic,andobviouslytoPresidentObamathatthiscountryisin
direneedofreformingimmigrationissomewayoranother(LegalImmigration).Thepointis
thatthiskindofpurgatoryphaseofimmigrationreformcannotcontinuebecausetheentire
countryhasrecognizedthatsomethinghastobedone.Theanswertothisissueofsuch
controversyanddebateisthesameanswerthetrueheartofourcountryhasalwaysgiven,which
isthatAmericansareimmigrants,thereforeimmigrantsareAmericans(LegalImmigration).
Thepeoplethathavebeenherethatmeetrequirementssetforthbythegovernmentshouldbe
givendocumentationthatallowsthemtobeherelegally,sothattheymaylivethelivesthatthey
riskedeverythingtocreate.Inacoupledecadesthisissuewillseemsomethinginsaneaswelook
atsegregationandslaverytoday.Iftherewasanamnestywellover20yearsago,whatis
preventingsuchaforwardthinkingcountryintheeraofacceptancetogivepeoplethathave

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workedmorethantheyhaverested,alegalstatus?Nothing,butitselfandthefearofwhatmight
couldcomeofit.Weshallnotdiminishwhatmakesusdifferent,butratherembraceit.

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