Immigration Laws America was built by immigrants. Immigration has played an important role in American History. People from every where came to America

     After World War 1, America places new regulations on immigration, controlling those looking for protection, those seeking a future, and those seeking a home, America began to change the way it saw the rest of the world. We were superior, and then needed to protect its citizens from the unwanted intruders that threaten the way of life on American coast.

Has been a scream by some politicians and citizens toward creating a predominantly closed-door policy on immigration, arguing that immigrants "threaten" American life by creating unemployment by taking jobs from American workers, using much-needed social services, and intrude on the "American way of life." While these arguments seem valid to many, they are false, and more than probable confused with the subject of illegal immigration. In fact, immigrants actually enhance American life by creating; not taking jobs, and brings valuable technical knowledge and skills to our country. If we are to continue to excel as a nation, the traditionalists who fear an advance of foreign-born Americans must learn to accept that we get our greatness as a result of being "a nation of immigrants." Early immigration laws aimed to preserve the racial, religious, and ethnic composition of the United States, which was then largely European. The first immigration laws were aimed at nonwhite (). After World War II, Congress passed the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. This law allowed some of the people left homeless after the war to come to the United States (().

     Many American support the laws controlling immigration because they think immigrants are taking their jobs and social benefits. But, what they don’t record is that America was a kaleidoscope of ethnic and cultural groups! Thus, the history of US immigration spans a long period of migration of many different peoples from various parts of the world (). Today immigrants come from all parts of the world like has been all times, but it seems that Americans have changed their minds about immigration after all these years. Did You Know? 40% of Americans can trace their family history through Ellis Island (

), that means 40% of the actual population that call themselves Native American are actually descendents of immigrants. We need to recognize that immigrants tend to be ambivalent about leaving their homelands and loved ones, and aren't always eager to commit to becoming part of US society. But we should not be surprised or insulted by this ().

     As more and more people of different races and cultures enter the United States and the racial composition of the country changes, immigration becomes a more extremely debated issue. Some Americans favor tighter immigration restrictions and argue that immigrants take jobs away from U.S. citizens, consume social services, and resist learning English. Others, however, point to America's historic commitment to immigration and believe that immigrants keep the nation strong, economically competitive, and culturally rich. The question of whether America's doors should be open or closed will continue to be strongly debated in the courts, in Congress, and in communities where immigrants settle.