Immigration Of The United States - 3627 Words

Immigration In The US When a person can’t make a living in his or her own country, the most common thing to do is to move to a better place where he or she believes they can find better opportunities. That voluntary movement with the intention to permanently settle in the adopted country is known as immigration. It is said that between 15 to 20 million undocumented immigrants currently live in the U.S., and that number could keep increasing by about 700,000 a year. Today s most common immigration is due to people who arrive from undeveloped countries to more industrialized countries, such as the U.S. Unfortunately this becomes a huge issue, especially when the people immigrate illegally. Immigration affects our society as a whole; it†¦show more content†¦People often blame illegal immigration on the immigrants who illegally come to the US, however according to Osio’s article for La Prensa San Diego, he states that past and present members of the House and Senate are to blame for the political decisions that have been made or better said in this case, not made. This has not been a recent issue; in fact as early as 1947, President Harry Truman had noticed that entries to the US especially along the southern border by undocumented people were becoming epidemic (Osio). That is why he had asked Congress to pass laws in which they would forbid the hiring of these undocumented people, however Congress ignored his request, which caused the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants and hiring to continue. This shows how the legislative branch, the rule makers, doesn’t step up to take action. Even though by President Ronald Reagan’s second term he was able to get Congress to pass the first immigration reform, it is said that he really had to push them in order for it to happen (Osio). This is exactly what needs to be done now, to see if Congress will finally take charge. Thankfully President Obama has started to put pressure on them. It is quite ridiculous t hat they have to wait for the executive branch to step in in order for them to start realizing something needs to be done soon. On June of 2012, President Barack Obama began his fight for an immigration reform and he