The Pros And Cons Of Immigrants

Donald Trump took office on January 20, 2017 and quickly signed numerous executive orders. He was adamant that Americans face many problems due to immigrants. Trump, all throughout his campaign, wanted to ban Muslims from America. As a result, one of the executive orders he decided to impose is a temporary travel ban on Syrian refugees and citizens of six other Muslim-majority countries seeking to enter the United States (US) permanently or temporarily. This was the wrong thing to do because our country has always been open and has allowed immigrants in regardless of race. Almost every person in the US knows someone who has migrated to the United States because of the freedom and opportunities that our democracy offers. In addition, this country

Although we have one of the strongest economies in the world, there are still many ways that we can make it even stronger. One of these is by including immigrants and refugees. Most of the immigrants in the United States come and create jobs. For example, “Between 1980 and 2005, startups (businesses less than five years old) created an average of 3 million jobs per year and accounted for nearly all net job creation during that time. Immigrants, research suggests, are disproportionately likely to be in the entrepreneurial mix” (Grant). All of these jobs they are creating are helping natives as well as immigrants, which help to decrease the unemployment rate. Many immigrants are also very successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. This correlation can be seen when “of the current Fortune 500, more than 40 percent were founded by a first- or second-generation American” (Grant). If the US had this ban in the past, one of the world’s most successful companies would have never made it to America. That company is Apple. Most people do not know that Steve Job’s biological father is from Syria. Also, Shayan Kadeh, creator of online dating site, Zoosk is an immigrant. Kadeh was born in Iran and decided to come to America to get a Ph.D. with his friend Alex Mehr at University of Maryland. They soon decided they wanted to start a business that eventually became Zoosk. Trump’s ban on

Isis is a very extreme group that was disavowed by al-Qaida’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Isis literally will do something by any means necessary. They have always shown their dislike America. Most of the Muslims in America are not terrorist and do not support Isis, but the immigration ban is giving them a reason to align with them. According to CNN, “President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations will be used by ISIS as a recruitment tool, giving the militant group a major propaganda boost, former jihadists have told CNN” (Mackintosh). CNN also stated that Trump is actually aiding Isis as they will gain more support. A pro Isis group even said that “Trump as the best caller of Islam” (Mackintosh). Isis was slowly starting to lose territory but now this propaganda is helping them gain it back. This ban is also going to be seen differently in Iraq. Our troops are currently fighting alongside Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from ISIS. The ban could end badly because Iraq and all the other impacted countries most likely will turn against us and possible start a war with us. The ban is putting American lives in jeopardy because attack on our home land is the last we need. In the United States, there are a diverse group of people and each person thinks differently and has different opinions. This being said there are still values our