Immigration Informative Speech

Hey Madi,
Thanks for commenting. I agree with many of you points, however I do not believe that immigrants are taking the jobs of able Americans. Farm work, gardening, and other labor intensive jobs are not be filled by U.S. citizens (possibly having to do with low wages), so why would it be an issue if these immigrants decided to work in these fields? In addition to this, refugees can create their own businesses, so this doesn’t necessarily take jobs away from American workers. Unfortuanely there are many unemployed Americans, however in many cases, it is a matter of multiple applications and having the right skills. If people are not qualified for the job, then obviously it should be given to someone with the proper credentials. If immigrants have these skills then why wouldn’t a company want to hire them, versus someone who is lacking the specific background and or education?

I agree that allowing one million immigrants is not going to make a huge impact on the world’s poverty, but by allowing these migrant workers into our country they have the opportunity to get an education, work and possibly go back home and help their people.

Now this may not be true in all cases, but how would we ever know if we decided to not help them? The United States feels a sense of duty as a nation to help those in need, and although we cannot help everyone, we can make a difference in these people’s lives. Our effort to help the small one percent of people fleeing from war, mafias and hunger can strengthen our nation’s backbone and ideal of “life, liberty and pursuit of

happiness”.