Immigrants make up a very significant portion of the United States population. It has been characterized as steady growth, and seen as dramatic change. Some immigrants entered the U.S. through the legendary, Ellis Island, and also through its counterpart on the west coast, Angel Island where they were documented and taken account of, whereas other immigrants found different methods of entering the country. By the 20th century and still to this day, great differences of opinion can be heard about just how many immigrants we can allow in our country without "negatively" effecting the job market and "negatively" changing the culture of the United States.
The biggest problem people have with immigrants, documented and undocumented, is that they're afraid of losing their opportunities. On top of being smug and feeling like they're better than immigrants, some people, ironically, are really intimidated by their outstanding presence. Warren Mass wrote an article titled, The New American. He feels that immigration was a critical factor that made America what it is today. "People from Eastern and Southern Europe had already entered our country by 1924 to make a permanent, positive impact," said Mass. "Otherwise, we might have found ourselves in an America that was like a Baskin-Robbins store that served only one flavor--vanilla!".
The United States seems to have accepted the immigrant population, but not entirely. People feel devastated when they're losing government benefits, job opportunities etc. to immigrants who enter the country illegally. "If our politicians truly cared about our country, they would not be giving benefits to illegals, about whom we do not know anything," said Victoria Costanza, who written a small article in The Washington Time on April 1, 2014. "I would think once about granting them citizenship." Ms. Costanza feels very strongly about condemning these immigrants who enter the U.
