Misconception about immigrants

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Misconception about immigrants

Introduction

Immigration to the US has been occurring from the before Columbus visited America. The period following the discovery of the new world led to a huge influx of Europeans to America. Africans were involuntarily brought to America to work in plantations. Over the centuries, the immigration rules were altered to achieve particular goals. At one time the Chinese were excluded from migrating to the US. The number of migrants moving to the US has dwindled over time due to the increasing restrictions to migrants. The concepts about immigrants have varied. The immigrants may sometimes be strongly opposed for various reasons while on other occasions they are warmly welcomed.

Thesis statement: this paper will focus on elaborating on the misconcepts about immigrants and immigration. The paper will point out the various myths and also the discuss the facts. Hence, the reader will understand and separate facts from myths.

Review of myths

Most immigrants are in the country illegally.

There is no argument that there is a significant number of undocumented immigrants in the country. this has created the notion that most immigrants are in the country illegally. However, of the more than 43 million forgeiners in the country about 44% of them were naturalized citizens. A further number were lawful permanent citizens. Thus only a small number of persons were in the country illegally. On the other hand, Canada has the highest number of persons that do not leave the country once their visas expire.

Immigrants take jobs meant for US citizens

Across all occupations and industries naturally born Americans hugely outnumber naturalized citizens as well as permanent citizens. Hence, native Americans get the lion share of the jobs available in the country. native Americans get best education hence avoid low-paying jobs which are targeted by immigrants.

Low-skilled jobs often hire undocumented immigrants and exploit them for cheap labour. The Americans reap the benefits by buying cheap food that is produced from immigrant labor.

The wickedest persons from many countries come to the country and are guilty for the crimes and violence.

Immigrants have to pass the rigorous process of recruiting. The process filters out potential criminals. Immigrants come to the country to work, unite with household members or to escape a unsafe condition. Immigrants are less probable to do grave wrongdoings than native-born residents.

Immigrants do not pay taxes and burden the economy.

There are various ways through which residents pay taxes. Immigrants must use taxable good such as gas and hence pay their taxes. The contribution is significant. Immigrants give a projected $11.74 billion in national and local taxes every year. Yet, the immigrants cannot be able to reap all the benefits of the taxes they pay until they become full-fledged citizens.

Prohibiting immigrants and refugees from common Muslim nations will safeguard the US from terrorists.

President Trump issued an executive order in 2017 that blocked the entry of muslims from entering the country for 90 days. However, the country has majorly been safe from extremists for a long time. Furthermore, citizens from such countries go through thorough screening before getting a chance to enter the country.

Recommendations

Immigrants should leave the country immediately when their visas expire.

The public should be educated about the reaps brought by immigration.

The immigration officials should keep stringent details of all immigrants and follow them up.

Conclusion

There are several misconceptions that have developed in the country over the years. The country should develop policies to accommodate foreigners. The naturalization process should be made easy and smooth to decrease the number of illegal immigrants in the US.

References

Chomsky, A. (2018). ” They take our jobs!”: and 20 other myths about immigration. Beacon Press.

Cole, D. (2019). Five myths about immigration. Race And Ethnic Conflict: Contending Views On Prejudice, Discrimination, And Ethnoviolence, 257.

Fairlie, R. W., & Lofstrom, M. (2015). Immigration and entrepreneurship. In Handbook of the economics of international migration (Vol. 1, pp. 877-911). North-Holland.