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Is Immigration a Fortune of Diversity, or a Crushing Burden?

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Are immigrants a fortune of diversity, or a crushing burden? America has longed





battled the issue about immigration. Today people in general have a very mixed feeling





about the issue of immigration.   Immigrants escaping from prosecution built the United





States. Gladly today, America firmly tries to solve many of our economical, political and





social difficulties due to the burden of the thousand immigrants that enters the United





States. Many people argue that immigrants steal jobs from the loyal Americans,





Overcrowds schools, ruin health care system and abuse health and public and federal





services. Michael Huffington, a former member of the U.S House of Representatives





from California, explains: “Spending on illegal immigrants is out of control.” On the





other hand, many argue that immigrants are actually good for America’s present and





future status. Statistics show that immigrants lower unemployment rates, pay more taxes





and expand our economy by consumption of goods and other services. Immigrants also





increase jobs and improve schools. As more Americans become aware of the issue, the





more questions are aroused and the fewer answers we come across. By exploring the





differing views in this matter, we can define our personal vision of what we should do to





come closer to finding the answer we need to solve this problem.





        Are immigrants job-takers or job-makers? One of the first issues that came with the





wave of immigrants, was the fact that Americans believe that immigrants steals jobs from





native-born Americans, and increase the competition for jobs. Statistics showed that for





every 100...

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