A very widely discussed (and controversial) issue in today’s
economy is immigration. Daily, there are new stories and reports regarding
immigration and what President Donald Trump has been doing regarding this
issue. In summary, President Trump’s policies are very much based on
nationalism, which basically means to take interest and support in one’s own
country, rather than others. This also can go as far to exclude other nations
around the world and solely focus on oneself. This is the idea behind all that
Trump does, being that he strives to protect Americans and places strict rules
on those in outside nations. His program is called “America First”, which
obviously refers to this nationalistic view.
According to an article by Kimberly Amadeo titled, “Donald
Trump on Immigration”, it states that Trump’s policies focus on the following
six topics:
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Completion of the border wall with Mexico.
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Deport immigrants who arrived in the United
States as children. They are currently protected under the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals program.
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Restrict travel and work visas from eight
countries.
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Increase screening of refugees while cutting the
staff needed to do so.
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Review the H-1B visa program.
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Curb legal immigration.
Now, there are obvious pros and cons to these six things and
his immigration policies have sparked a lot of discussion and disagreements
between political parties. Obviously, Trump’s focus is on America and
Americans, which all in all, is extremely important and it should be one of the
top priorities for a president to protect American people and their jobs. This
is the argument that most people make when they support Trump’s policies, and
it is one that is in some ways true. However, there are people on the other
side who make the opposing argument that it is important to take in people from
other nations because it is morally right, and in my opinion, that is just as
high of a priority, so I understand the arguments on both sides. (This, of
course, does not take into consideration the terrible conditions that immigrants
are facing right now, and simply is focusing on policies.)
Taking all emotion and morality out of the situation and
focusing solely on the economy, immigration in general is really beneficial to
an economy. More people working
increases the labor force and adds to human capital, which both greatly
contribute to economic growth. Along with that, immigrants bring in a lot of
new ideas and are entrepreneurs, which of course increases businesses and the
market in general. So, although it is thought that immigrants take jobs out of
the hands of Americans, there are benefits to the economy as well.
Therefore, it seems as if immigration should be allowed for
not only for moral reasons, but also because it grows the economy. These trade
policies, although maybe implemented for American protection, which is important
as well, may actually weaken our economy and should be reconsidered for
everyone’s best interest.
Source:
Amadeo, Kimberly.
Donald Trump on Immigration. 2019. The Balance, The Balance,
www.thebalance.com/donald-trump-immigration-impact-on-economy-4151107.
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