Draft: Immigration issue in the USA
This section will address the whole status of the migration question in the USA. It will give a brief mention of the statistics that surround the issue of migration since the first-time people moved into the USA; For a long time, immigration has been a massive contributor to the growth of population in the USA, contributing 48 million people that represent approximately 14 percent of the entire US population. This section will also briefly mention some of the benefits that immigrants are chasing when they move into the USA. It will also mention the underlying discomfort over the questions of migration. It will then illustrate the focus of the paper, touching on the major points that could be discussed in the paper.
History of immigration in the USA.
This section will take the reader back into the old times before the massive migratory episodes into the USA. It will explain the origin of some of the dominant groups in the USA; “The period between the 17th and 18th century saw a lens of thousands of English, Scottish, Dutch, Germans among other white Europeans who majorly occupied the present-day states of New York, new jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.” It will also discuss the major episodes in which they moved into the USA; The history of migration in the USA is long and is made up of four major episodes that brought an influx of foreigners who occupy the present-day USA. It shall also elucidate on some of the efforts by the government of the USA at that time to regulate the influx of some ethnic groups such as the Chinese and, Jews and Italians; “However, the influx of the Chinese was checked for a brief period until 1943 when the laws were lifted.” It shall conclude by taking note of the major immigratory issue in the USA that has taken center stage such as the Mexica question; “The government also put in place a repatriation program that moved close to half a million citizens into Mexico, a majority against their will. ”
Reasons for immigration
This section will go back in-depth to examine the reasons behind the migration into the USA. It will look at some of the major reasons why people move into the USA. The reasons that will be tackled here are only those that have contributed immensely to massive migration into the US in recent times. Notably, the lack of safety or security is one of the major reasons for migration for a long time. The paper will provide examples of countries that have been victim to some of these issues; Countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador saw a large volume of their citizens cum migrants move into the USA following long streak violence and insecurity.
Another reason that will be examined is the economic challenges that motivate migration. Notably, the hope that most of the migrants have when they move up into the USA are covered. “A large number of people move from developing countries like Mexico into the USA in search of jobs and better wages. Countries like Mexico have lost a sizeable number of its population to the USA due to economic factors.” The paper will conclude by discussing some environmental factors that have contributed to migration into the USA in recent time including pollution and natural disasters; “Disasters such as the Haitian earthquake and the Syrian famine was a huge motivator for movements to major cities and countries like the USA.”