Every day there is a heated rhetoric happening that builds mental and physical stress in the minds of the people staying in the US- the fear of being deported, and this largely concerns the Immigration issue.
We see thousands of immigrants passing through the US border illegally; most of them get into unskilled labour jobs, like truck drivers, house cleaners, farming, manufacturing sectors and cab drivers. Some of them even take to begging, stretching their hands for alms. These are very serious concerns as they are working without any legal documents. At the same time, it is these very immigrants who are making significant contributions to society.
American industrialization was epoch-making, as it brought in thousands of immigrants from Europe, who swamped the cities of the East and Midwest. They were highly skilled laborers, who were hard working and with their skills in machines, automobiles and factories brought about rapid changes in the society by introducing innovative machines and tools that helped the economy to grow.
The Pew Hispanic reports that nearly 57% of the immigrants residing in the US illegally are from Mexico. In order to minimize the illegal border crossing so that more opportunity are given to legal immigrants, a group of representatives and US senators has proposed legislation – Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005. The main purpose of the bill being to strengthen border protections, while also giving permission for them to work legally for six years. In the course of time these illegal immigrants can go through immigration medical test and get criminal background checks done, with the help of an immigrant lawyer who can help them to apply for their green card and move toward citizenship.
The need of the hour today is to bring more high-skilled legal immigrants who are experts in research, along with doctors, engineers, well-trained teachers, scientists etc, who will contribute significantly, as there will more baby boomers in the county who need to be replaced and the age gap of the American youngsters seems to vary. To fill these spaces more high- skilled personnel and well-versed immigrants are in demand in order for the country to grow economically.
As Senator John McCain rightly said, the aim of the bill is to “address the labor needs of this country” while improving enforcement of the borders and laws, for all its citizens.
