Immigration In The United States

Immigration to the United States

Immigration to the United States is a demographic phenomenon that has been a major source of population growth and cultural change for the history of theUnited States. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy in different things, like economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, crime, and voting behavior. In2006 the United States accepted more legal immigrants as permanent residents than all other countries in the world. In 1965 the number of immigrants living in the United States quadrupled, from 9.6million in 1970 to about 38 million in 2007. Over one million persons were naturalized as U.S. citizens in 2008. The principal countries of origin of immigrants to the United States were Mexico, India, thePhilippines, and China. About 14 million immigrants entered the United States from 2000 to 2010.
The principal reasons why foreign become legal permanent residents of the U.S. in 2009 were:family reunification (66%), employment skills (13%), and for humanitarian reasons (17%).
Migration is difficult, expensive, and dangerous for those who enter the US illegally from Mexico.Participants in debates on immigration in twenty-first century asked for more attention in existing laws about illegal immigration to the United States, building a barrier by the “United States – Mexico”border, or creating a new worker program. From April 2010 few of these proposals had become law.
Until the 1930s most legal immigrants were male. By the 1990s women accounted for just over half ofall legal immigrants. Contemporary immigrants tend to be younger than the native population of the United States. Immigrants are likely to move to and live in areas populated by people with similarbackgrounds. This phenomenon has held true throughout the history of immigration to the United States.




Effects of immigration

- Economic: In a 1980s study, economists viewed immigration,...