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Immigration
Emma Larzarus once said "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door." [1] Whether immigration is a contribution to society or a drain on the government is up to the individual to decide. The question remains, Should Lady Liberty close her doors? Immigration has its advantages and disadvantages but the cons always seem to have a greater impact on society. There is a wide range of impacts that immigration has on society, including the drain on economy, the loss of jobs for the native-born, the overcrowding of areas that cannot be expanded, drugs, crimes, the transfer of new diseases and health care. Immigration was the foundation for creating America. For so many years immigration has been changing America. Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout American history. Immigrations have caused controversy regarding race, ethnicity, religion, economic benefits, job growth, settlement patterns, impact on upward social mobility, levels of criminality, political loyalties, moral values, and work habits. What America doesn't see is that immigration has diversified and has enriched America with it's new foods and traditions.
Natives argue that immigration has an effect on the economy. More then one third of all people that immigrated to the US have been men looking for jobs whether it has been legally or illegally. Displacement of citizens from employment by immigrants has always been one of the major fears about immigration. The argument from the native-born men is that the immigrants are competing directly with them for all the less educated labor jobs. The effect of immigrant competition on natives' wages also is an issue that arouses the natives. George Borjas, a Harvard University economist and expert on immigration economics, estimates that...