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Argument Essay
21 February 2017
All throughout history, America, is known to be one of the worlds largest and oldest
melting pot. A country in which there are a variety of races, cultures, and individuals assimilated
into a cohesive whole (Melting Pot). The United States is home to about 40.7 million
immigrants (Team) who came from different backgrounds and reasons For some immigrants its
for economic prosperity, a shot for a better education, an escape haven from civil wars and
persecution, to be reunited with friends and family, and for many other reasons. Over the years
immigration has been a very controversial problem. Many U.S citizens believe that these foreign
aliens do nothing but terrorize and harm the country, overpopulate and take away jobs from the
American people. In fact, legal immigrants help positively bring prosperity politically,
Politics in the United States have changed dramatically since the U.S. opened its borders
to immigrants. With opening U.S borders, many political officials and U.S citizens have
emphasized that with allowing legal immigrants to permanently reside in America causes an
increased risk that U.S. citizens will be prone to terrorist attacks, particularly from Muslims.
Significant terrorist attacks like 9/11 attacks of the Twin World Trade towers, Boston Marathon
bombings, Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, New York and New Jersey explosions, and San
Bernardino attacks have the U.S and the American people traumatized and scarred (Levenson).
I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of terrorism
against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we fully understand how to end these
threats.In every terrorist attack listed above was plotted and carried out by a radical individual
who were known to be from a Muslim country of the Middle East. (Valverde)
As a result from the past and recent terrorist attacks carried out by radical Muslims,
President Trump enforced an executive action which suspended and banned immigrants coming
to the United States from a list of countries that were hot spots where most terrorists came from
in order to protect America. Many Americans agree with President Trump that with suspending
and banning immigrants from coming into America is the best option to prevent many more
people from losing their lives due to terrorist attacks but, according to CATO Institute, one
American out of 358 is killed by domestic violence in comparison to one American out of 45,508
is killed by a foreign born terrorist (Alex). American citizens have a lower chance of getting
killed by a foreign terrorist attack but with more access to guns Americans have a higher chance
of getting killed or injured due to domestic violence carried out by fellow Americans. Most cases
of domestic attacks on the American people include the Sandy Hook shooting, Columbine
shooting, Virginia Tech attacks, and the Charleston church shooting in South Carolina are
examples of domestic terrorism carried out by U.S citizens. More innocent lives are taken away
by Americans than it is by immigrants coming to America in hopes of looking for a better life.
Besides facing political opposition immigrants claim to harm the United States economy.
Immigrants who flee to the United States in hope of achieving economic prosperity face
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