Immigration: yay or nay?

Immigration: yay or nay?

1. Nativism

2. PRO IMMIGRATION

   • http://sites.bergen.org/BCA/immigration/reasons_for_immigration.html
   • Economic
   • Refugee
   • Political
   • Religious Tolerance
   • Forced Immigration(Slavery)
   • Family Reunification
     • Push(need to leave in order to survive)
     • Pull(attracted to new way of life)
   • Most reasons supporting pro immigration come from the perspective of the immigrants

3. BIG QUESTION: Should immigration be seen as an abandoning of one's country OR a chance for an individual to open up to newer opportunities?

4. CON IMMIGRATION

   • http://www.balancedpolitics.org/immigration.htm
   • Assimilation
   • Criminal Activity and Substance Distribution
   • Disunification of the American National Identity: "the melting pot"
   • Most reasons supporting con immigration come from the perspective of the country being immigrated to.