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Illegal Immigrants in America

Posted on 11/05/11 by User_image_bgclevatino

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Many people believe that illegal immigrants are destroying our economy and taking our jobs, but in reality it is quite the opposite. Our already low economy would be even worse if it weren't for the immigrants because they do most of the jobs that Americans are too proud to do themselves. We do not realize how much they help us and that if the United States deported all of them our country would be in disarray. The 12 million immigrants per year, illegal or not, are mostly here to stay. In my Foreign Films class we just got finished watching a film called The Visitor. While the movie takes place in New York, it deals with immigration and the deportation of them. The movie follows a lonely man who finds purpose in life when he meets two illegal immigrants from Senegal and Syria. The immigrants help the man as he learns to live again. When the man from Syria is arrested for no reason other than he is illegal the lonely man tries to get the Syrian out of the detention center but is too late because he is deported back to Syria never to be seen again by the lonely man, his girlfriend from Senegal, and his family in the United States. Is it fair that he was ripped away from his life here after three years just because he was denied a green card? Is it fair to all the other immigrants who are just trying to make a better life for themselves and their families?

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  • Jezelle Donnelly

    on 11/08/11, by Jezelle Donnelly:

    I agree that the current immigration policies are unfair and very un-American. I like that you gave examples from a film.

  • on 11/10/11, by ClayD:

    Well Clair, I'm not sure I agree. Feel free to take a look at my stance, here! http://voicesofyouth.org/posts/illegal-immigrants-in-america
  • Hayley Pickett

    on 11/10/11, by Hayley Pickett:

    I agree with you! There are so many people who have been complaining about how illegal immigrants are taking all of the jobs and yet these people aren't complaining about the fact that immigrants are doing all of the jobs that no one wants, especially the people who are complaining about it.

  • on 11/10/11, by Jake Underbrink:

    I agree. Many illegal immigrants are actually a boost to the economy in the U.S.. In Alabama, an immigration law was recently passed that was designed to be tough on illegal immigrants. This law has caused many illegals to leave Alabama, and this has actually hurt farmers in Alabama. Many farmers have actually been complaining that most Americans lack the work ethic and farming experience to harvest the crops in Alabama. This could be used as evidence against the argument that illegal immigrants have been taking jobs that Americans would be willing to do.

  • on 01/26/12, by Caitlin Miller:

    The United States has been extremely dependent on immigrant labor. Part of the reason there is such a large group of people that are upset by these immigrants is the bad economy. More Americans are finding themselves without jobs, and it's easy to blame the lack of jobs on the immigrants. Really though, I agree with you. These jobless Americans do not want the type of jobs the immigrants take. I think the U.S. should should create a more efficient system of issuing green cards. The U.S. depends on the labor and the immigrants need this economic opportunity, but because there isn't an efficient system in place immigrants are forced into an inconvenient situation where they come to the U.S. illegally.

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