Persuasive Essay On Immigration In America

Madyson Saue

Mr. Tucker

Comp 410

February 3, 2023

Immigration in America

When we look at how America was built the common theme is immigration. People coming from all over the world to try and have a better start to their life. Today immigration is seen as something America should not want. Immigrants face many struggles while entering and living in the United States.

While people are trying to get to a place that they believe is safer, America is pushing them out saying they can’t come in. The abuse immigrants face is at the highest record it ever has been. ICE is one of the major abusers that immigrants are facing. “ICE’s enforcement practices also impose heavy social costs, tearing American families apart and undermining community trust

Immigration not only affects people's lives it affects the American economy as well. A new thing I have heard about is immigrants “taking” native born americans jobs. “A popular view is that immigrants are taking jobs from American citizens. However, although immigrants increase the supply of labor, they also spend their wages on homes, food, TVs and other goods and services and expand domestic economic demand. This increased demand, in turn, generates more jobs to build those homes, make and sell food, and transport TVs.”(University of Pennsylvania). When more people are working they are going to need homes, groceries, and other necessities. This is why most of the economy has gone up. The demand for domestic items. The increased labor supply could be a good thing for America. Immigrants are usually coming with little to no higher education, causing them to mostly take the labor jobs no one wants. “Despite these increases in labor supply, in many cases immigrants appear to complement American-born workers rather than replacing them. Because less-educated immigrants often lack the linguistic skills required for many jobs, they tend to take jobs in manual labor-intensive occupations such as agriculture and construction. Even for low-skilled native-born workers in these industries, the effects of increased competition from immigrants are ambiguous, as many take advantage of their superior communication abilities and shift into occupations where these skills are more valuable, such as personal services and sales.”(University of Pennsylvania). New workload will allow companies to get things done faster and allow for people to spend less time working and more time with their families doing the things they love. New people coming can allow for a mass of positive reinforcements for the American economy. “Because immigration to the U.S. is low by international standards, increasing immigration is a