The Restriction of Immigration in the United States

The Restriction of Immigration in the United States

Immigration should be restricted in the United States. There

are many political, social, and economic reasons why

restrictions should be put on immigration. The United

States Government and the welfare of its citizens are

chaotic enough, without having to deal with the influx of

thousands of new immigrants each year. Along with the

myriad immigrants to the U.S., come just as many

economic problems. Some of these problems include

unemployment, crime, and education. There are numerous

amounts of U.S. citizens who are currently receiving

welfare benefits from the government, many of whom are

immigrants. The unemployment rate has been on a steady

decline, which has started to level off in the past few years.

With the addition of all these immigrants, the amount of

people unemployed and on welfare is sure to increase

geometrically, as the number of open work positions

increases merely arithmetically; therefore contributing to our

nations national debt, tax, and unemployment rates. The

rates at which immigrants are willing to work at further

burden the citizen's hope of finding a "good paying job".

Business and industry owners do not care who they have

working for them, as long as they hustle. So why, one may

wonder would anyone hire an American worker at a higher

rate, when an immigrant will do the same work for less

pay? This increased competition for j...