Danielle Grieco. Ms. Mahoney. English 8 Aap B.1. 5 May

Danielle Grieco Ms. Mahoney English 8 AAP B.1 5 May 2017 The Impact of People and Policy on Immigration Americans display the most admirable level of responsibility of which many countries are envious. Whether it comes to family, economics or self-accountability, citizens of the U.S. consistently exhibit high standards for being responsible. Imitating America, immigrants from foreign countries that are undergoing arduous economical or physical circumstances must take the only step they know will be most beneficial for their families, moving to America. Moving to America has many benefits which include new financial opportunities and an excellent education. As these things improve and change over time, more immigrants wish to become†¦show more content†¦Ever since 1965, our nation has evolved in ways of which involve the demographic makeup of our population changing, and our economy growing. The Immigration Act of 1965 has had one of the greatest impacts on future and current immigration. Another prime principle of change within modern immigration is illegal immigration. Steve Malanga wrote in, â€Å"The flood of illegal immigrants from countries with poor, ill-educated populations, has yielded a mismatch between today s immigrants and the American economy.† What Mr. Malanga described as a mismatch was purely that Immigration illegally has left many current legal immigrant labor workers poorly positioned to succeed financially for the long term. Immigrants from 100 years ago or so, who’s skill level surpassed the native worker’s, now has declined and most immigrants from South America come to the U.S. as farmworkers. Not only that, but most immigrants from South America are high school dropouts, lowering their chances at higher paying jobs of which require an immense amount of knowledge about that industry. This limits their occupational capabilities to the lowest-end