PART 1 The American government has always dealt with immigration on legal and undocumented immigrants for years and years. In most recent years, “the debate has focused on how to streamline a heavily bureaucratic visa application process and address the millions of undocumented immigrants already in the US” (Lee 2013). The updated law that governs the current immigration policy allows an annual limit of “675,000 permanent immigrant, with certain exceptions for close family members” (Immigration Policy Center 2014). The government has a separate number for refugees. The US legal immigration system divides immigrants into categories. These categories consist of family based immigration, employment based immigrant and Refugees, to name a few. Family-based …show more content…
Immigration can benefit American society economically and demographically. The economic advantages come from the many immigrants who are natural business owners, with established companies. They create jobs with their companies and motivate innovation. Larger labor forcer also encourage specialization and productivity, it allows company to respond to the everyday changing demands. On the other end, some immigrants take the jobs most US citizens do not take/want. This then lightens the load of producers and consumers and in turn lowers consumer prices. This includes costs of food, furniture, clothing and appliances. Immigrants contribute to paying taxes and contribute to the American economy immensely. Non-economic and more demographic factors that benefit from immigration include, cultural diversity and an increase in fertility in the US while decreasing high fertility rates in certain countries. By having a higher fertility rate, in the future retirees can be supported by younger people and not struggle while doing so. The many economic and demographic benefits of immigration can really change the way American society is