What are three good reasons that immigration can help a nation?

Answer 1

Pros of ImmigrationSome of the positives to Immigration are:

• gives people a place to go when times are hard in their own country
• increases the diversity of the country
• immigrants fill low wage jobs
• improves the overall image of the US

Answer 2

5/17/07 ATLANTA (AP) - The lack of enough skilled workers to build up U.S. infrastructure could be solved if the government eased restrictions on immigration, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday. "We used to be a melting pot but now seem to have some trouble with that," Greenspan said. "I think that's sad." Greenspan said he believes the issue could be solved with a "stroke of the pen," an apparent reference to action by Congress and the president. Later Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators and the White House agreed on an immigration overhaul to grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border against new ones. That set the stage for what promises to be a bruising battle next week in the full Senate. He said the immigration issue is "restricting the supply of a skill or all sorts of skills." New immigrants will start buying houses, start travelling, spent more of their hard earned dollars here in the U.S. rather than send them back home.

Answer 3

There are many benefits that a nation can receive when it encourages immigration or simply allows it with no particular incentives. Here are some examples:

A. People from other nations often times add to the working population of workers that the host nation requires for its economic well being;

B. In some specific situations, immigration to a new nation is beneficial in that new ways of creating products, new scientific ideas, and new methods of scholarship are added to the societies mix of ideas. Many exemplary institutions of higher learning are the result of immigration; and

C. Immigration is often a way to integrate new peoples into the nation. Historically, many societies have been enhanced with with a spectrum of different peoples all working together to enhance the nation. Cultural diversity can be a positive measure.