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No issue is more hotly contested today than immigration, with restrictionists calling for the deportation of illegals and a 50 percent cut in legal immigration.

Here are the five strongest arguments against immigrants and immigration-and why they're wrong.
They take our jobs and lower wages.
President Donald Trump has said that illegals, who are mostly low-skilled, "compete directly against vulnerable American workers" and that reducing legal immigration would "boost wages and ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first."

But as the president himself likes to point out, unemployment across virtually all categories of workers is at or near historic lows, so displacing native-born workers isn't much of an issue. Virtually all economists, regardless of ideology, agree that immigrants, both legal and illegal, have little to no effect on overall wages. The most-vulnerable workers in America are high-school dropouts and economists say that low-skill immigrants from Mexico reduce that group's wages by less than 5 percent-or that they increase drop out wages by almost 1 percent. But it's also true low-skilled immigrants make things cheaper for all Americans by doing jobs such as picking fruit or cleanup on construction sites. And consider this: In the developed world, " There is no correlation between unemployment and immigration rates." Immigrants go to hot economies and they leave when the jobs dry up.

More important, immigrants grow the population, which stimulates economic growth, the only way over the long term to improve standards of living.
They're using massive amounts of welfare.
Since the late 1990s, most legal immigrants and all illegals are barred from receiving means-tested welfare. The only real taxpayer-funded services most immigrants use are emergency medical treatments that account for less than 2 percent of all health-care spending and K-12 education services for their children, who often times are U.S. citizens. For those immigrants who do qualify for programs such as Medicaid, food stamps (SNAP), or supplemental Social Security income (SSI), they use all these programs at lower rates that native-born Americans or naturalized citizens. It's also worth noting that immigrants come here to work, not collect WIC. Legal immigrant men have a labor-force participation rate of about 80 percent, which is 10 points higher than that of natives. Illegal immigrant men have a participation rate of 94 percent, precisely because they can't access welfare.
They don't pay their fair share.
Whether legal or illegal, all immigrants pay sales taxes and property taxes (the latter are factored into the cost of rental units for people who don't own homes). And all legal immigrants pay all the payroll and income taxes that native-born Americans do. Amazingly, most illegals also cough up income and payroll taxes too. That's because most of them use fake Social Security cards and other documents to get hired. Somewhere between 50 percent and two-thirds pay federal income and FICA taxes. In 2010, for instance, administrators of Social Security said that "unauthorized immigrants" contributed $12 billion to Social Security trust funds that they will never be able to get back. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, about half of illegals paid state and local taxes worth over $10 billion.
They broke the law to get here and they're bringing all their relatives.
Critics of illegal immigration often say that unauthorized entrants refuse to stand in line and wait for their turn. That's true but misleading. For many immigrants, especially low-skilled immigrants from countries such as Mexico, there is really no line. In 2010, for instance, just 65,000 visas were given to Mexicans, with the overwhelming majority going to close family members such as spouses and minor children. The wait list had 1.4 million people on it, effectively meaning there is no chance of ever getting in the country. Similarly long wait lists exist for the Philippines, China, India, and other countries.

And for all the fear of what restrictionists call "chain migration," legal immigration under the rubric of family reunification consists almost exclusively of U.S. citizens bringing their spouses and unmarried minor children to live here. The only other people that can be brought over are parents, adult children, and siblings. However, due to the backlogs for most countries, that typically takes between 15 and 25 years. If you start trying to bring your sister over when she's 25, you'll be lucky to welcome her by the time she turns 40.
They're not assimilating.
" The melting pot is broken," say anti-immigrant activists, who worry that more foreigners in our midst will destroy American culture because they aren't assimilating the way past waves of newcomers did. The evidence for such pessimism is weak at best. About one-third of Mexican immigrants marry outside their ethnicity or race, the same percentage as in 1990. Successive generations also see massive gains in household income and home-ownership rates, too. And when it comes to learning English, all signs are that Hispanics are less likely to speak Spanish at home than in years past and have higher and higher levels of proficiency in English. By the third generation, just 25 percent of Hispanic households say that Spanish is the dominant language at home.

Americans have always been of two minds when it comes to immigration. On the one hand we all recognize that either we or our ancestors came from somewhere else. On the other hand, we're suspicious of newcomers, especially from different parts of the world than we're used to. With India and China now displacing Mexico as the largest sender countries, that sense of discomfort may continue. But it's also true that 49 percent of Americans believe that immigration helps the economy (versus 40 percent saying it hurts), 60 percent saying it has had no effect on their job, and 72 percent saying that immigrants "take jobs Americans don't want."

Produced by Todd Krainin. Written and narrated by Nick Gillespie. Camera by Jim Epstein.

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The 5 Best Arguments Against Immigration-and Why They're Wrong

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Push and Pull factors of Immigration from European and Asian Countries to AmericaFind the Push and Pull Factors for Immigration of European and Asian Countries for kids. Including reasons for the migration of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Filipino, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Mexican, French, Norwegian, Dutch and German to the United States of America.

Push and Pull factors of Immigration for kids: Emigration, Migration and Immigration
This article provides Push and Pull factors of Immigration for kids, but to start let's clarify the differences between terms relating to immigration, which confuse people no end.

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another

Definition of Emigration:

Definition of Immigration:

List and Examples of Immigration for Kids by Country

The following articles provides a list, facts and information about specific examples of Push and Pull factors of Migration to America by individual country.

Push and Pull factors of Immigration for kids: Definition
The push and pull factors of Immigration are dictated by economic, political, environmental and social reasons.

Political push factors of migration include war, political autocracy - moving to escape conflict and political persecution

Economic push factors of migration include poverty and unemployment - moving to find work

Environmental push factors of migration include natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and tsunamis - moving to safety

Social Push factors of migration include lack of education, medical facilities, high crime rate - moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends

Push and Pull factors of Immigration for kids: Immigration from LEDC's to MEDC's - Recent Migration trends
One of the most recent immigration trends has been from an LEDC (Less Economically Developed Country - poor countires) to a MEDC (More Economically Developed Country - rich countries). For facts and information refer to MEDC and LEDC Push and Pull Factors.

Examples of Push and Pull factors of Immigration to America for kids: Push Factors
Th e push and pull factors of immigration to the United States of America are dictated by economic, political, environmental and social reasons. Discover events in the history of each of the countries that prompted people to leave their homes to start a new life in America. Each article provides information about significant historical events such as wars, revolutions and violent conflicts which prompted people to escape political or religious persecution (Political reasons). Devastating natural disasters that led people to seek safety in a more settled climate and environment (Environmental reasons). The desire to achieve a better standard of living and improve educational opportunities and health facilities (Social Factors).

Examples of Push and Pull factors of Immigration to America for kids: Pull Factors
Th e following picture illustrates the economic, political, environmental and social reasons why people want to immigrate to the United States of America. The most common reason for immigration are the Economic factors as people moved to the United States of America to escape poverty and find work.

Push and Pull factors of Immigration: Everett S. Lee Theory of Migration
Dr. Everett S. Lee (1917-2007), a scholar and migration theorist, produced his Theory of Migration in 1966. His theory included the Push and Pull factors of migration which are used to determine the decision making process of migration. Everett S. Lee was born in Raines, South Carolina, on December 31, 1917. He obtained his Bachelor, Masters, and Doctor degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He conducted much of his work at the University of Georgia. Everett S. Lee died in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2007 at the age of 89.

Push and Pull factors of Immigration for kids: List of Examples and Difference between Push and Pull Factors
Lee's laws divided factors causing migrations into two categories that Everett Lee called Push and Pull factors contained on the following list which provides Examples and the Difference between Push and Pull Factors.

List of Examples and Difference between Push and Pull Factors

Inadequate services and facilities

Famine, drought or crop failure

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Opposition to immigration exists in most states with immigration, and has become a significant political issue in many countries. Immigration in the modern sense refers to movement of people from one state or territory to another state or territory where they are not citizens. Illegal immigration is immigration in contravention of a state's immigration laws.

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Root Causes of Migration

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"Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more."
-Pope Francis, World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2014)

In an examination of root causes that drive people to migrate it is helpful to fully understand global migration. A root cause is the fundamental reason for the occurrence of an event, in this case, migration. Often, in the migration context, there are both push and pull factors with push factors being reasons why people would want to leave their home country and pull factors being reasons why people would want to come to a new country. In migration, push and pull factors can be economic, environmental, social and political. They include some of the following:
Safety Factors
Safety factors can cause danger to individuals, prompting them to migrate. Persecution and discrimination based on nationality, race, religion, political beliefs, or membership status in a particular social group[ii] will prompt people to move large distances in search of a safer living location where they can have freedom over their lives. Danger can be imposed upon individuals by something formal, like war[iv] , or informal, such as widespread gang activity. In 2016, the Northern Triangle, composed of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, was named one of the most violent regions in the world. All three Northern Triangle countries record thousands of crimes by local and international gangs and armed criminal groups, and most crimes are met with impunity. It is estimated that 10% of the Northern Triangle's population has already left, and it is likely that many more will flee in part due to extreme violence.[v]
Economic Factors
Economic migration, whether permanent or seasonal, is a commonly cited reason for migration. In general, it is believed that in economic migration people move from poorer developing areas into richer areas where wages are higher and more jobs are available[vi]. It is also common for people from rural areas to move to more competitive urban areas in order to find more opportunities.

Mexican migration[vii] into the United States portrays the importance of both push and pull factors in economic migration. All throughout the 20 th century, seasonal Mexican laborers have crossed the border in search of work in the American agricultural industry, as the economic state of Mexico did not match the level of economic prosperity found in America. In the 21 st century however, Mexican migration has slowed down significantly, and after the American recession of 2009, economic migration from Mexico to the United States began to decline. Studies show that Mexican household economies have improved due to factors like increases in access to education. As Mexico's financial state improved and the United States temporarily struggled, both push and pull factors eroded, causing the dwindling of migration.
Environmental Factors
Migration caused by environmental factors is increasingly involuntary. Environmental factors cause displacement, or the forced movement of people by social or environmental factors.[viii] Crop failure for example, often results in both food scarcity and a drop in agricultural jobs, prompting people to move to a place with better job opportunities and climate.[ix] Pollution of water, air and soil in both urban and rural settings can also create a serious health risk to locals, forcing them to look for a better life for themselves and their children. [x]

Devastating natural disasters such as tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes are environmental factors that the news most often cover. In January 2010 for example, a deadly earthquake hit Haiti[xi], claiming the lives of over 90,000 people, and displacing over 1.5 million others. Despite humanitarian aid, many suffered from disease and a lack of proper shelter and basic supplies. Likewise, recent studies cite global warming as a cause for the increase in violent conflict around the world. The recent example of the Syrian drought[xii] from 2006 to 2011 was catastrophic, causing many families to lose their farms and move into big cities. The drought also increased food prices, facilitating poverty. Although global warming did not create the conflict we are witnessing today, environmental factors are important in human migration.
Social Factors
Social factors motivating migration grow from the human needs and desires to achieve a better quality of life. Migrants often move to ensure better opportunities for themselves or their family, like sending their child to a better, safer school or finding a job that would have not only a sufficient salary, but also important benefits and career growth prospects. In terms of education, the United States graduate programs have been a particularly strong attraction for young, talented individuals around the world.[xiii] Individuals can also migrate in search of services, such as life-saving surgery and medical treatment that are inaccessible in their home area.[xiv]

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Download a copy of the Root Causes backgrounder "Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more."

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Immigration means people moving from their native regions into another country to live. People who immigrate are called immigrants. Some are illegal immigrants. Some immigrants are refugees and some ask for political asylum.

If someone wants to immigrate to the United States, that person has to apply to become a legal citizen. If the person is accepted, they will receive a green card. A green card is a piece of evidence stating that the person is trying to legally stay within the country's borders. The person must keep the green card for at least five years in order to become a citizen of the United States of America. (USA-GOV pg. 1)

Immigrant and emigrant both describe human migration. The same people are emigrants when they leave their own country or region, and immigrants when they arrive somewhere else.

The phrases "many people emigrated from Europe in the 19th century to America" and "many people immigrated to America from Europe in the 19th century" have the same meaning.

Reasons for immigration

As with other changes, people go to another place for several reasons:

Pull: people immigrate seeking a better life. For example, in the new country, work is easier to find, quality of life is better, etc.

Push: people leave a place where life has become bad. For example, there may be no work, a war, violence, high criminality rates or other problems.

Personal reasons: people go to join their family, or marry and live with their partner.

Religious reasons: people may choose to migrate because of religious problems. Other people may not agree with their beliefs or morals and it could leave them feeling persecuted. (Christina Nunez, 2014, par. 3)

Resource reasons: The place the person is leaving in may be environmentally discomforting. There could be a lack of food and water sources. It could potentially be too cold/hot and the person may not have the correct resources to make them comfortable, such as a house, certain types of clothing, or stores to receive the items they need. (Christina Nunez, 2014, par. 4)

Difficulty of immigration

Immigration has always been difficult. When people immigrate, they leave behind their friends, families, and culture. They also have to sell what they have, like a house, farm, or anything else too big to bring. Immigrating is also difficult because of the strict Immigration laws and qualifications within each country. It is hard to become a legal citizen of a country. It takes time (about 5 years in the US) and a lot of patience to become legally apart of a country. (USA-GOV pg. 1)

Learning different languages in order to feel comfortable in a country is also extremely difficult for some people They might not have the opportunity to go a to school and learn certain things. Not knowing or beginning to learn the language of a country the person immigrates to can be very uncomfortable at first. This is because communication is needed within our everyday lives, such as at work, in grocery stores, restaurants, and just everyday life. (Global Citizen, 2014, par. 3)

Travelling can also be very expensive. Many immigrants have to use all their money to pay fees or plane tickets.

Once immigrants arrive in the new countries, they can face many difficulties. They may have to get a job, find a house, and learn a new language. Immigrants can also be victims of racism.

Immigration Media

The global population of immigrants has grown since 1990 but has remained constant at around 3% of the world's population.

The number of migrants and migrant workers per country in 2015

London has become multiethnic as a result of immigration.* In London in 2008, Black British and British Asian children outnumbered white British children by about 3 to 2 in government-run schools.

Share of migrants in all countries. Data from 2015.

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The 14 Most Common Arguments against Immigration and Why They’re Wrong

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These are the main arguments against immigration, my quick responses to them, and links to some of the most relevant evidence.