| The Immigration Debate |
| The Arguments: |
| 1. More immigrants means more opportunity for terrorists, drug dealers and other criminals to enter the country. |
| 2. Immigrants especially the poorer ones, consume a high amount of government resources (healthcare, education, welfare, etc.) without paying a corresponding high rate of taxes. |
| 3.The national identity and language is disappearing. The great "Melting Pot" is being replaced by divisive multi-culturalism. |
| 4. Less skilled American citizens earn less money and have fewer job opportunities because they must compete with immingrants in the job market. |
| 1. Some of the most intelligent and ambitious individuals, who are unsatisfied with their own countries, bring their skills to America. |
| 2. Immigration increases the diversity and expands the culture of the country. |
| NO |
| YES |
| 3. Immigrants often taken the low-paying jobs (like food service and hotel cleaning) that most Americans do not want to do at such low wages. |
| 4. Decreasing or eliminating legal immigration will inevitably create more incentive to come to the country illegally, which leads to less assimilation and fewer taxpaying, law-abiding citizens. |
| 5. It improves the overall image of America internationally, as it is seen as an open, welcoming country, and immigrants who return home or maintain contact with family back home have a true image of America, not the one propagandized in much of the international media. |
| 6. Adding an additional group of cheap labor adds to the flexibility of business, leading to cheaper prices, better quality products, and higher profits. |
| 7. It gives struggling people all over the world an opportunity for a better life. This country was built on immigrants who sought opportunity, political and religious freedom, etc. |
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