This week the Los Angeles Times discussed how anti-immigration laws such as the Real ID Act of 2005, the Secure Fence Act of 2006 have been working and that large amounts of immigrants are leaving the United States. The author viewed this as a positive event for our economy, because it opened up more job opportunities for less skilled American citizens. Studies have also shown that the drop in illegal immigrants has also reduced the crime and gang rate significantly in some areas. For example in the Fairfax County of Washington, there has been a 39% drop in gang activity and in Dallas there has been a 20% drop in murder rate. This author was obviously in favor of these trends that were taking place and attributing it to the decrease in illegal immigrants.
I believe that in our country we should make it easier to gain citizenship. There should be an equal chance for all who want to enter this country, but it should be done legally. Currently, I feel like many people immigrate illegally because the government is not efficient in eliciting citizenship. If there was an easier system, maybe there would not be such an influx of people desperately trying to sneak into the country. They would actually probably find that it would be more beneficial to wait and gain legitimate citizenship and get a better job because of it.
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Hey Samantha!
So I don't necessarily see the drop in illegal immigrants that is supposedly occuring. This is probably due to the fact that I live in Southern California. But the idea that the process for becoming a citizen should be easier, I agree with. Since our country is founded by immigrants, we should have an understanding towards these people who want a better life. I think one reason the U.S. might not be making it so easy for illegal immigrants to receive citizenship is because once they are citizens our government has to help take care of them. Yeah sure they will pay taxes but many of them will need help such as wellfare and won't be paying large amounts of taxes. Whatever their reasoning for not making it easy to become a citizen, the government should make it easier.
SAMANTHA! Hey awesome blog post...I definitely agree with you when it comes to making citizenship opportunities easier in the United States. I feel that we would have fewer problems if we reduced the time between the application for citizenship and the actual time one is able to live in the country legally. I have had family members who have had to wait up to seven years to emigrate from Italy to the United States. I feel that it is unfair to immigrants who apply legally to have to wait such a long time to be granted citizenship. Granted, I do understand that there are other factors that are included in one's speed of acceptance into the country, but I feel that the general provisions could be improved.
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