Immigration in America


   The first major wave of immigration in the U.S. began in the 1880’s. Most immigrants traveled to Ellis Island, New York, America's first and most well-known federal immigration station. Most immigrants come from either Asia, Africa, Latin America, or Europe. According to the Washington Post, there are 43 million foreign-born residents in the country, but only three-quarters of them are here legally. Overall, the main reason people came to America were for job opportunities, better living, and overall, simply a better life for them and for future generations to come. 
    
    The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) tells us that most immigrants travel from Mexico. Between 2009 and 2014, 870,000 immigrants arrived in the United States. Originally, it 1 was million but the rest were sent back to Mexico. There are multiple reasons an immigrant can get deported back to their origin country. Such as failure to maintain your visa, committing a crime, failure to notify the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of their change in address, violation of immigration laws, or even receiving public assistance (relying on government assistance). Fortunately, when first entering America, an immigrant is given a visa or green card. Most people think the two are the same thing, but a visa is only a temporary pass for when a person enters a country for the first time and a green card lets an immigrant enter the U.S. and allowed them to stay for as long as they want.

     Just because a person is not born in the United States, it does not make them and “alien” or a “foreign creature.” Overall, every person whether born in the U.S. or in another country wants to make a better life for themselves even if that means moving to somewhere else to do so. Although there a  lot of things can cause an immigrant to get deported, following the rules and guidelines and staying on their P’s & Q’s can help them get closer to building a better life. Besides wanting better job opportunities or better living conditions, citizens of different or third world countries may be suffering from great tragedies in their home country such as was, persecution, natural disasters, environmental crises, poverty, or even because their government cannot meet their financial needs, so migrating to America may be considered their only and best option.

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  1. Julie Quinn TACApril 22, 2018 at 8:36 AM

    I think the argument you're making here is that the terms one uses for undocumented immigration need to change. The "alien" term, for instance, is meant to distance people from one another, to make them feel like an "other." The question now is how to stop President Trump's focus on illegal immigration, and his voter's unfounded fears about the risk and job losses that surround illegal immigration. Can you provide some of the significant benefits of this form of immigration?

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  2. Muhammad LangApril 26, 2018 at 8:47 PM

    Its good that you start by giving the readers the historical context behind immigration, it helps put things into perspective when compared to modern immigration. You only speak about Mexican immigrants and that narrows your topic. Mentioning other immigrants like Filipino, Indian, or Vietnamese could greatly expand your argument.

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