The nation is already being pushed to its brink population wise and the incredibly high numbers of immigrants crossing into the U.S. annually is not helping. In March 2010 there were twelve million illegal immigrants in America. One in twenty American workers is an illegal immigrant. (Wikipedia) According to Joseph Chamie, Director of Research at the Center for Migration Studies, the main problem is not the actual number of people immigrating but it is the tendency for immigrants to reproduce far more offspring than native citizens. Chamie predicts the population of the U.S. will reach 439 million by 2050, with immigrants making up 70 percent of the total population increase. The numbers do not lie; America is letting too many people into the …show more content…
Immigrant’s willing work and do their part as Americans are welcome but immigrants looking to leach off of America’s generosity should be forced out or never allowed in, in the first place. Every nation has citizens willing to work hard and pursue a better life for their families. America provides people like this a chance to start over. The immigrants that saw the statue of liberty as their first sign of America knew that seeing Lady Liberty meant having a chance at a new life, financial stability, and happiness. Immigrants deserve a chance at life, liberty, and happiness but if they are not willing to contribute to American society positively they should be