The Pros And Cons Of Migration To The United States

There is nothing new for anyone that people migrate from one place to another since the prehistoric times. Motivated by several reasons, for example, natural resources, basic needs such as water or food, or simply because they expect to have a better life in the new place. The history of immigration in the United States is not different from anywhere else. The settlers came when there were only natives and made the new land their home as was well said by Barnet and Bedau: “except for the real Native Americans, we are a nation of immigrants” (616). So, why the migration at the current time differs from the migration that happened many years ago?

The answers are linked to the globalization and how the world population has increased since the

Another point to consider is, if anyone can be a terrorist, means that the United States should close its borders to everybody, including Americans, otherwise native people can travel to other countries and learn how to become a terrorist. Restrict the entrance of foreigners will not make this country more dangerous or safer than is now. Therefore, actions like those taken by the president Donald Trump in the last week will not avoid attacks. On the contrary, the effect of such sanction can bring much more problems than solutions because descendants, who were born and raised in the USA, of one those seven countries banned by the president can get mad and

According to Barnet and Bedau, this is a falsehood believed for many Americans (616). It is not necessary to create more barriers since “The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965” (History.com) was written with this purpose, to regulate the entrance of immigrants in the United States. The History.com affirms that the 1965 act was a kind of policy that established three main reasons for entry in this country: 1- to work (only if the person shows particular abilities in special those needed by this nation); 2- to unify families; and 3- to receive people who were expatriated, exiled or forced to leave their homeland because of war or political oppression. Hence, based on these three requirements, the 1965 act by itself is considered a kind of restriction, since people cannot come and go