Why Immigrants should not be allowed into the United States
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Immigrants should not be allowed to cross into the United States.
Regulating the number of immigrants that cross a border is a sensitive issue that needs a well-strategized plan that ensures human rights are observed to the later. The United States has been one of the leading immigrant destinations globally, and there is a high need to regulate the number of emigrants accommodated in the country. The United States has and continues to be a free country to other global counterparts, which is evident in the current United States foreign policy; however, the needs and interests of the American people come first under any circumstances. Despite the sensitive nature of the topic, Immigrants and immigration policies have to be polished to avoid future uncontrollable situations. This essay will offer a clear explanation as to why immigrants must be stopped and denied entry when trying to cross the broader into the United States.
There have been three major emigration waves in the united states. Prominent migration waves include migration from Northern Europe, which took place in the 1880s, followed by the migration of forced African slaves and finally, the migration from southeastern Europe, Mexico, and Japan. Immigrants tend to lead to an excess supply of labor in the host country, which creates downward pressure on labor prices (Aslan & Altinoz, 2020). The level of unemployment for native workers keeps on increasing in the country since the cooperate world enjoys cheap labor from the emigrant community. This factor affects the American people in the long run. Stoppage of immigrants from assessing the United States will provide the Native American population with the required bargaining power to negotiate fair labor prices since the corporate world will not have a cheaper alternative. Strict border control rules will have a positive impact on the rate of unemployment in the United States. The available job opportunities will be replaced by the American population and not immigrants, resulting in an automatic decline in the country’s unemployment rates
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The illegal immigrant population is another issue that is getting out of hand; undocumented immigrants enjoy the American people’s privileges without paying taxes or meeting the required regulations. The impact of the unknown immigrant has a significant effect on the country’s economy in that these individuals use government services at the expense of the American taxpayer. Most undocumented workers receive their payments in cash hence make it difficult for the government to trace their whereabouts and impose federal taxes on them. Illegal immigrants cost the government a substantial amount of money by acquiring services such as education, food assistance programs, and healthcare. Illegal immigrants hide behind the rule that a child born in the United States is a legal citizen. This factor contributes to the rising number of children from the illegal immigrant population. The privileges enjoyed by undocumented immigrants are arguably the services that should be offered to the legal Americans.
The security of the American people is paramount. In the past two decades, America has been on the headlines over massive security hinges that have costed American lives. Strict border patrol and immigration rules have a say on the level of security enjoyed by the American people. The hospitality offered by the American government to the immigrant population has been a breeding ground for chronic criminal activities such as drug trafficking, human traffic, and terrorism to nourish in the States. Taking 9/11 as an example, one can see the grave impact immigrants and foreign populations can cause to the people of the United States when not controlled. Due to the changes being seen in the security environment, the government should change its tactics towards immigrants’ accommodation in the country. The 9/11 commission revealed that the perpetrators entered the united states a total of thirty-three times using either student or tourism visas like all other aliens in the country (d’Appollonia, 2012) .the vulnerability that was evident in the 9/11 attack is still imminent as long as the country continues to allow immigrants to pass through its borders.
Stoping emigrants at the border and denying them access into the country can be considered a selfish idea; however, it should be noted that all the taxes that the American people pay solely dedicated to catering for health services security services and high-level education for the American people. Taking a quick look at the mentioned departments will give a clear insight as to why the American government should focus on satisfying its citizens before considering the immigrant population. America invests many funds on healthcare infrastructure, and training yet finds itself unable to provide primary care to a vast number of its citizens(Engel, 2018).health is a sensitive issue since its a direct determinant of economic growth. Huge untaxed population coming from illegal emigrants makes it very difficult for the American people to assess affordable health care services. Immigrants siphon the privileges of the American people through fraudulent processes, leaving them desperate even after paying their hard-earned income on taxes.
The American population is growing rapidly. Over the next four decades, the American population is expected to increase tremendously. a more significant number of migrants arriving in the
The United States will correspond to a more massive increase in the size of the total population(Ortman et al., 2009). the immigrant population has a considerable share in the enormous growth in the total American population. Wheres many individuals will accrue population growth to the increased gross domestic product, I see it differently. Sooner or later, the immigrant population will push the country to the point of overpopulation where the number of unaccounted persons has a huge hit on the economy to the extent that ther is huge competition for limited resources. Through strick border patrol and immigrant regulations, the government has the power to have a planned population that will survive on the available resources and finds a way to create a booming economy. It will be irrelevant for American people to suffer in the future for mistakes that could be prevented through better legislation and implementation of immigrant population regulation policies. The pride of any citizen sees the government utilize the taxes provided to better the living standards of its population. It is difficult to achieve better living standards when the issue of population is not strategized. Overpopulation is also associated with hash environmental outcomes ranging from impacts of over-farming,deforestation, and pollution.the mentioned effects of population increase are related to the long term results of the uncontrolled immigrant population in the country.
The fact that the crackdown on illegal migration has failed is evident in statistics in that the population of unauthorized persons peaked in 2007 at 12.2 million(Pantyukhina, 2019). The issue of drug trafficking is highly accrued to poor border control and immigrant regulations. Most of the hard drugs consumed in the united states are smuggled into the country through porous boundaries with the aid of some immigrants living in the country. Drugs and drug abuse have taken a huge toll on the country in that it is the leading cause of incarceration in the united states. By stoping and denying immigrants entry into the united states, the country gains an advantage over the drug trafficking networks. For example, the Mexico border has been a center of discussion on the issue of drug trafficking. The politics revolving around border control trace to the recent campaigns by President Donald Trump. Through hardening, the countries stand on the immigrant population there is hope that the established drug networks will be dismantled due to the strict traveling rules and regulations.
In conclusion, the above discussion shows how vulnerable the American population is when the issue of immigration is not fully scrutinized and addressed. Through better policies, the government can set standards that will ensure border security is raised to the required standards. For a country to fully benefit its people, many sacrifices have to be made, which include setting rules aimed to protect countries’ citizens from foreign threats. Despite the controversies and politics that are carried by the topic, the issue of immigrants remains a prime concern to the American people since it is a determinant of future peace or conflict in the country.
References
Aslan, Alper, and Buket Altinöz. “The relationship between unemployment and immigration with linear and nonlinear causality tests: Evidence from the United States.” Economic Journal of Emerging Markets 12, no. 1 (2020): 13-24.
d’Appollonia, A. C. (2012). Frontiers of fear: Immigration and insecurity in the United States and Europe. Cornell University Press.
Engel, J. (2018). Unaffordable: American Healthcare from Johnson to Trump. The University of Wisconsin Press.
Ortman, J. M., & Guarneri, C. E. (2009). United States population projections: 2000 to 2050. United States Census Bureau, 1-19.
Pantyukhina, T. V. (2019). The US-Mexico border: cross-border interaction from a historical perspective.