Philosophy Cover Letter
“Governments are good at putting roadblocks in the path of immigration, the process is set up for most to fail.” This was said in the TED talk, We don't need immigration caps, we need minimums spoken by Timothy Graf, a behavioral finance analyst for the State street organization. In his talk, he described his process of becoming a UK citizen moving from the US. Based on his research and experiences he described ideas he had to make it easier for non-native citizens to become residents of either the US or other cultures. Immigration has been consistently talked about topic and continues to raise questions of injustice on both sides of the spectrum.
Immigration has been very beneficial to the US economy, bringing in around 2 trillion dollars in US gross domestic product in 2016. It has also supported the growth and diversity of the economy for a while. Many small organizations within the nation have been started by an immigrant and have expanded to be financially stable companies. 30% of all small companies have a foreign-born founder. “Us born children of immigrants are more likely to go to college, less likely to live in poverty, and equally likely to become homeowners.”(CAP Immigration Team, Michael D. Nicholson). Immigrants have been able to lead stable lives while residing in the U.S. In Timothy Graf's talk, he touched on the concept of “caps”. Immigration used to be run through annual caps. Caps are a top off point to which the U.S government can take in a certain amount of different statuses of immigrants. They can only let so many in from different regions of the world, and there was a secure and fair way to become and live as a U.S. citizen. For the last couple of years, that system has been in jeopardy.
Immigration reform has threatened to make the U.S. a stricter environment. Increased border enforcement, restrictions on resettlement, family separation, and endangering certain individuals can all happen with this reform. It will also cost billions of dollars, and impose government revenue. While illegal immigration is a big deal and getting harder to maintain, the fact that this reform can endanger the lives of many of those immigrants is terrible. If it's been proven that many immigrant citizens can provide a lot to this country than we should go to such extreme measures of punishment to those who are trying to have a better life. Some bills have authorized state authorities to check immigration status if suspicions arise about being in the U.S without documentation. This is unjust for those immigrants who have properly filed citizenship and have lived a successful life in the U.S.
John Rawls believes justice should be to remedy social and economic disadvantages, leveling the playing field, and giving everyone a fair chance. One might argue that we shouldn't be fair to those who enter our country illegally and potentially threaten our society, but that does not mean our government should treat them the way they do. It also means that those who are legal working immigrants should be treated as another American citizen because they have lived in our culture for a long time and have coincided with our laws. Every foreign-born citizen should have an equal chance to file for citizenship and enter our country legally, this will prevent the rise of unauthorized immigration, and be beneficial to our economy moving forward. “Immigration is a catalyst for innovation and competition, a social good that makes our communities more interesting and vibrant places to live and work” (Timothy Graf).
Immigration has been very beneficial to the US economy, bringing in around 2 trillion dollars in US gross domestic product in 2016. It has also supported the growth and diversity of the economy for a while. Many small organizations within the nation have been started by an immigrant and have expanded to be financially stable companies. 30% of all small companies have a foreign-born founder. “Us born children of immigrants are more likely to go to college, less likely to live in poverty, and equally likely to become homeowners.”(CAP Immigration Team, Michael D. Nicholson). Immigrants have been able to lead stable lives while residing in the U.S. In Timothy Graf's talk, he touched on the concept of “caps”. Immigration used to be run through annual caps. Caps are a top off point to which the U.S government can take in a certain amount of different statuses of immigrants. They can only let so many in from different regions of the world, and there was a secure and fair way to become and live as a U.S. citizen. For the last couple of years, that system has been in jeopardy.
Immigration reform has threatened to make the U.S. a stricter environment. Increased border enforcement, restrictions on resettlement, family separation, and endangering certain individuals can all happen with this reform. It will also cost billions of dollars, and impose government revenue. While illegal immigration is a big deal and getting harder to maintain, the fact that this reform can endanger the lives of many of those immigrants is terrible. If it's been proven that many immigrant citizens can provide a lot to this country than we should go to such extreme measures of punishment to those who are trying to have a better life. Some bills have authorized state authorities to check immigration status if suspicions arise about being in the U.S without documentation. This is unjust for those immigrants who have properly filed citizenship and have lived a successful life in the U.S.
John Rawls believes justice should be to remedy social and economic disadvantages, leveling the playing field, and giving everyone a fair chance. One might argue that we shouldn't be fair to those who enter our country illegally and potentially threaten our society, but that does not mean our government should treat them the way they do. It also means that those who are legal working immigrants should be treated as another American citizen because they have lived in our culture for a long time and have coincided with our laws. Every foreign-born citizen should have an equal chance to file for citizenship and enter our country legally, this will prevent the rise of unauthorized immigration, and be beneficial to our economy moving forward. “Immigration is a catalyst for innovation and competition, a social good that makes our communities more interesting and vibrant places to live and work” (Timothy Graf).