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A 6 page paper which examines the pros and cons of America opening its borders to immigrants. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGusbord.rtf
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More than any other nation in the world, the United States is the land of immigrants. Throughout its history, it has been a cultural and ethnic melting pot,
and a safe haven from political oppression. Ever since the Pilgrims sail for America to escape religious persecution in 1620, the notion that the U.S. is "the land of
the free" has been perpetuated. Had the borders been closed back in the eighteenth century, there would have been no Founding Fathers, no Declaration of Independence, no Constitution and
no Bill of Rights. The "open door" policy in terms of the U.S. border has been traditionally supported by politicians and citizens alike. But the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001 changed everything. Suddenly, the security of every American was threatened, and the conventional thinking was that open borders were to blame for increasing the U.S. vulnerability
to terrorism. There has been such a public outcry for tighter security, particularly around the borders, that closing the borders altogether is now being seriously considered by Washington lawmakers.
There can be no doubt that this is an extremely emotional issue at the present time, but one in which the pros and cons must be heavily weighed before any
legislation is passed. The arguments against opening borders to immigrants have been the loudest, with the justification being the fact that it encourages terrorism such as what occurred on
September 11. This is fine, except for the fact that all 19 hijackers who implemented the terrorist attacks of September 11 were not by immigrants who illegally crossed the
U.S. borders, but by those who had gained legal entry (Red Tape Chokes INS Efforts to Better Screen Foreigners, 2002, p. 10A). Over 350 million people come across the
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