But if you take a deeper look inside of the issue, it basically boils down to whether or not we should extend a hand, help those in need, and allow them to become citizens or should we shut our doors and close them for good to protect our economy? Helping others v.s. Helping ourselves…
Historically, there has always been a great influx of immigrants because America was known as the place of opportunity. If, people wouldn't have migrated to America, would it be as diverse and as prosperous as it is now?
In the past, they’ve tried to solve this problem of immigration by forming the NAFTA contract (previously explained). There was an increase of globalization for top companies such as Wal-mart. However, there was a negative impact on Hispanic businesses, forcing them to shut down, forcing workers to go look else where for jobs, such as the United States. This led to what Dr. King called a “Negative Peace”. Also, they have tried to increase border control to slow the amount of illegal immigrants. However, there was an increase in deaths among illegal immigrants and there was no significant decline in the number of those Hispanics/Latinos trying to come to America because their situation at home never changed. They just had to find alternate routes to get into America. This “solution” also resulted in “Negative Peace”.
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