I am a firm believer that immigration is necessary for the
growth and development of a nation. The United States of America for example is
one of the greatest, most powerful countries on the planet currently. What this
translates into is that some of the best and brightest choose to immigrate to
America. Immigrants that called America home include Madeleine Albright, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Hakeem Olajuwon, Joseph Pulitzer, and (arguably) most famous of
all Albert Einstein. While this list only represents a few of the countless
immigrants that have ventured to America and called it home, it shows how vital
immigrants are to the new ideas, developments, and the continued success of a
country. Imagine for a second if all the 1st generation immigrants
in America mysteriously disappeared tomorrow. The country’s economy would go
into a complete free fall. America was
founded on immigration and cannot survive without it. America is a country that
was built upon the concept of free labor and with many immigrants they are
getting a substantially reduced rate on their labor force. Yet, beyond that the
beauty in America is its claim of heterogeneity. It is rare that you see
successful states that promote homogeneity. For example, China and Japan are
both nations that strongly and visibly promote homogenous cultures, and they
rank number second and third in the world’s economy respectively. However, the
number one economy is still the United States of America. And so I agree with
Bryson’s assessment that it is short-sighted and illogical to only want a
country of people that are produced by that country. It cuts off a significant
supply of labor, talent, ideas, taxes, and experiences. One thing that
immigrants do is they bring parts of their culture to their new found homes. I
believe that there is power in having vastly different cultures under one flag.
It helps to see small pieces of the world every time you step out your front
door.
A collaborative search for wisdom, at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond... "The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
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I agree with you that immigration is necessary for growth and development but it also essential for trade. Without proper immigration we would go without alot. Great post.
ReplyDeleteYes! Infinite Diversity from Infinite Combinations, as the Vulcans say - IDIC forever. Walls stagnate, bridges bloom.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post Vega. You summed it up nicely.
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