Immigrants come into the U.S. to achieve dreams to have an education, to be educated and to be seen. That’s something they never get to experience in their own countries. America is seen as the land of their dreams, opportunity, and hope.
A path to citizenship allows immigrants to become American citizens and that allows them to vote and receive government benefits and they would be able to bring a family member into the U.S. “The immigration system has been broken for decades,” Kamala Harris says.
There has been a bill sent to Congress that includes an increase in fundings for border security and a path to citizenship. America is a wide nation of immigrants, they helped strengthen the country, grow the economy, and drive innovation.
Immigrants are unwanted in America by some citizens. People think they will steal jobs, break laws and ruin the country. About 8 million undocumented immigrants are in America’s labor force, contributing to America’s economic growth. Many immigrants come to America in need of money and in search for a better life.
Coming to America gives them the hope they are searching for. Undocumented immigrants have lived in the United States for decades, they pay taxes and contribute greatly to the country and deserve to have citizenship. “About 95.8% of undocumented immigrants were employed in 2018” (Procon.org).
This means that they contributed about 20.1 billion in federal income taxes and 11.8 billion in state and local taxes. Others will argue that immigrants aren’t good for our country. Immigrants will break laws and enter the country illegally.
Some people feel that giving undocumented immigrants citizenship is only rewarding them for bad behavior.
Immigrants are seen by some as people who bring crime into the country, which in some cases can be true. Some that come in smuggle drugs over the border. There is a penalty for entering the country illegally and that is deportation. Many are protected with TPS.
It’s a temporary immigration status for those who enter illegally because their countries are experiencing problems or wars. After all, America is a land built off of immigrants.