Tuesday, February 2, 2010
We Need Help As Well
Immigration is one of the biggest topics discussed in the news. After the Haiti earthquake there are many refugees and immigrants that are without a home. America is one of the flourishing countries, and many people want to live here. That doesn’t mean that all should come here, and work especially in our time of need. The economy right now isn’t at its best. Watching CNN, and FOX 9 NEWS doesn’t make it any better. I am an immigrant from a country of war, but that doesn’t mean that every single person from Somali will have room in America. There are other countries in the world that isn’t going through economic problems like Europe. Where the dollar is less and the Euro is more. America needs help as well, and bringing more people won't fix that problem.
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Well, even before Haiti the US has been the number one destination for immigrants. Is a fact that this country was formed by immigrants. In the beginning there were people from European descent making their way to the US. Now there are people for almost every corner of the planet trying to make a brighter future for their loved ones,jus as the people in the past did. Right now the US is not the only country going trough rough economic times, this is just a worldwide problem. I dont think immigrants cause any economic problem on the contrary, i believe they are the future of this country.
ReplyDeleteThe History of the United States is a reminder that this country was formed by immigrants who wanted a better future. They came and still come from every part of the world with the desire to succeed.Today there are 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States (Pawlick and Finley). Both the Bush and Obama administration haven't being able to come up with an agreement on how to deal with these people who are in this situation . One thing is certain; the future of this Nation will need immigrants. As population grows and baby boomers begin to retire, the immigrants will make a difference in the labor force of the United States. It is estimated that in 20 years immigrants will be the majority of the labor force of the US . Furthermore , in the next fourth decades immigrants will be 60 percent of the population growth in the US (Pawlick and Finley). The growth of a population is an important key for the economy of this and any nation.
ReplyDeleteTo say that Europe is not also facing a financial crisis is a bit of an error. Actually, the entire global economy is linked, and obviously the United States are a key player. As the third largest country in terms of exports worldwide, and the first in imports (Central Intelligence Agency), a depression for us means hard times for the rest of the world as well. Some economists don't even think the Euro might survive the global economic crisis. The United Kingdom's national debt is over four times its gross domestic product; Ireland's is over nine times. With the value of the euro constantly falling, legitimate businesses are also turning to "informal" loans, eg those from the mob, which will only serve to increase corruption and further weaken those countries' economies (Schechter).
ReplyDeleteEurope isn't the only place taking a hit; Asia is also feeling the pinch. The United States imports a lot of products in particular from China and Taiwan, among others, and those countries' heavily export-dependent economies have sunk right along with our own. The rest of the world basically blames the United States for starting the financial "disease" (Yongdiing).
What does this mean in regards to illegal immigration? Basically, that people have no safe haven - times are hard everywhere, and they wouldn't be any better off in Europe than in America. We need help, but so does everyone else.
WORKS CITED
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. Washington DC: Skyhorse, 2009. Print.
Schechter, Danny. "Financial Crisis Goes Global, Slams into Europe."
Huffington Post (2009): n. pag. Web. 8 Feb 2010.
Yongdiing, Yu. "China’s response to the global financial crisis." East
Asia Forum (2010): n. pag. Web. 8 Feb 2010.