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Friday, March 26, 2010
Blog Assignment #12
By class time on Wednesday, 3-31-10, take a look at Exercise #32 (pp. 429ff) and blog a list of the main arguments for and against immigration based on the notes you see. Just make two lists, but try to read quickly through all the sources and find the pattern of arguments you see there. Try to construct a rough arrangements of the main arguments and how the pro and con arguments interact with each other.
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Most of this person's notes are anti-immigration.
ReplyDeleteAnti-Immigration:
A-immigrants take more than can give & potential new class of unskilled immigrants on welfare
B- culture changing for worse b/c low birth rate & waves of ethnic immigrants
C- immigrants not being forced to assimilate
F- immigrants detrimental to a thriving America (America losing identity)
-NOT: educated, assimilating, diverse
Pro- Immigration
D- immigrants not to blame – problem = poverty
G- changes should be made moderately
H- everyone benefits from immigration
Neutral-
E- most arguments are really irrelevant
-Country can thrive either way with immigration
-This country has always been about immigration (just need to assimilate)
-M.
Pro-Immigration
ReplyDeleteImmigrants contribute more in taxes to the nation's economy than they consume in welfare payments
American Identity is rooted in ideals that transcend ethnicity and a consumer culture.
Immigrants are not to blame for serious crime, they tend to work harder, and the are not to blame for a lack of jobs.
Cultural decay is not to be blamed on immigration.
Anti-Immigration
Immigrants are unskilled, uneducated, and don't make attempts to integrate themselves into society.
The majority of welfare goes to immigrants.
U.S. birthrate has declined.
Both the pro and anti arguments are mainly focused on what immigrants contribute/ take away from society.
Con
ReplyDelete-Many uncounted costs of immigrants coming into the country. We cannot afford them.
-immigrants use a greater percent of welfare.
-They do not have skills
-More likely to be criminals not assimilate ect.
-Cultural clustering
-Take over culture
Pro
-Pay more into the tax system than they take out in welfare
-Some immigrants assimilating.
-No more likely to be poor or unskilled.
-Not ruining American culture.
both economic and cultural issues are covered.
Pro-Immigration
ReplyDelete-immigrants contribute in taxes
-they bring culture
-immigrants work harder for jobs
-immgrants can become patriotic Americans
-crime and violence is not related to immigrants
Anti-Immigration
-they are less skilled than their counterparts
-they immediately go on welfare
-immigrants are a burden in general and do not attempt to help the American society
Pro Immigration
ReplyDelete-bring their culture to America
-immigrants take jobs Americans do not want
- some have better education and work skills than most Americans
- more serious crimes are committed by natives than immigrants
-Americans income is likely to increase if more immigrants are admitted
Anti- Immigration
-less skilled so they lose jobs and go on welfare
-have more allegiance to a foreign country than to the US
-problems arise from poverty
-immigrants without skills do not thrive
For -
ReplyDelete- problems in US not caused by immigrants
- anti-immigration arguments respond to perceived danger, not legitimate one
- economies gain more than losses with low wage work force
- immigrants work harder than natives
- immigrants actually create jobs, don't take them away
Against -
- take more than they give/more than their share
- inevitably go on welfare
- racial makeup of US screwed up
- Americans can take jobs immigrants take
- more loyal to home countries
- stay as their own group, not assimilated
- likely uneducated
Pro-
ReplyDelete-give more in taxes then they consume in welfare.
-melting pot
-will perform jobs no one else will do
-gained more than lost
-earn less and less
-willing to work harder
-not as likely to commit crimes
Against-
-cost of living higher because we have to support them
-a higher percentage receive welfare.
-less skilled than their counterparts
-welfare cannot handle the immigration of less skilled people
-ethnic mix upset
-aren't being encouraged to assimilate.
-may have trouble managing on their own.
-most uneducated
-cultural clustering/little diversity