Immigration Reform Research Paper

How is it that a Country whose foundation was built on the ideals of immigrants has an immigration problem? The first major legislation passed for immigration was in 1965 with the Hart-Celler. This act was established in order to reunite families and attracting skilled labors. One would assume that the Hart-Celler Act would be the end of immigration problems in the United States. However this led to two problems; one was that many immigrants would come into the U.S without legal entrance either by routes in Canada or Mexico. Also as the economic recession of the early 1990’s hit so did the anti-immigrant feeling, this was not only noticeable in the upper class, but also the lower class that competed with immigrants willing to work for a …show more content…
Economic reasons are often one of the main reasons why people keep their mind closed and animus towards immigrants and immigration. This often causes problem in creating balanced public policy due to the fact that policy will often favor keeping immigrants and immigration at a disadvantage. These policies are backed by the general public fearing competition from immigrants taking jobs and materials. Also this public, who are all tax payers, believe that immigrants are benefitting more from social services that are paid for by taxes, than themselves are. This was true in Arizona where Author Victoria M Esses suggest “…as unemployment increased and gross domestic product real growth rate decreased in Arizona over the course of 2006 – 2009, attitude toward undocumented Mexican immigrants became progressively more negative” (Esses 134) Thus laws like Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 were passed. The law states those Police officers who detain an individual with lawful reason must determine the immigration status of that individual. Thus leaving illegal immigrants in a frenzy as they left Arizona for other states that have no such immigration …show more content…
Thus often time’s social cohesion is a legitimate reason for the implication of stricter naturalization laws. Perhaps the greatest example of naturalization being restricted by social cohesion is the need for an immigrant to pass a test first in order to become a citizen. In addition the questions on the test and given by the examiner in order to examine your knowledge on the country and the countries language. Often times the many immigrants come her when they are young around during the time they can work. One of the benefits of coming here young is that they pick up on the language and social norms much faster them older immigrants. Thereby integrating into the country’s already established social cohesion easily. Fears of overcrowding still seem to be persistence even in social aspects of

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