Immigration is the whole process of movement of human traffic from into a country from any other country. The whole process has two sides; movement of persons from one nation and movement into the other nation. Therefore, at any point, immigration is a process that would always involve more than one country. The other term that relates to immigration ids emigration. When a person immigrates to one country, it means that he/she has emigrated from the other country. Reasons for immigration would be many; education, employment, settlement and tourism among other. One of the main questions regarding the immigration revolves around its benefits cum the cost in the economy (Roemer 311). There have been a lot of fears that immigration would bring forth a number of adverse effects, not only to the country’s economy, but also to the social sector of the nation.
Immigration is a mighty force in the global platform. According to the statistics, about 175 million of people, translating to 3 % of the global population moved into a country that is not theirs (UN 8). In Europe, about 27 million foreign nationals immigrated into the EU nations in 2007, translating to 7 percent of the Europe’s population (Kehrberg 269). The evidence of the fact that immigration does depress the wages of the country’s economy while leading in large cases of unemployment is a mixed reaction. But by the virtue of reality, should there be immigration, the wage responses would not be evenly distributed amongst the residential wages. It will pronounce more on the parts of the distribution with which the immigrants offer stiff competition for the native manpower.
There are many possible mechanisms by which immigration might impact on the wage distribution in the affected country. Although some of the early literature believe that a nation's labor consist of both the immigrants and the natives, some of the sources tend to disagree with this. It has seemed quite difficult to argue out on the feasibility of this issue, however. There are a lot when it comes to fiscal contribution and immigration into a nation. When a case of immigration that involves the highly skilled laborers is reported, chances are that the fiscal contribution will grow immensely. On the other hand, the unskilled laborers are unlikely to help grow up the economy. However, the unskilled immigrants normally form the main net contributors in the long run. Most of the studies indicate that the fiscal contribution of the immigrants is negligible.
In America, immigration has been the sole cause of population growth as early as 1790, bringing the population from 4 million to 270 million in 2000 (Jacobsen 312). Beyond the obvious population’s growth, the most outstanding impact of immigration has broadened to include the social and cultural setup of America. The first group of immigrants to be received by the America in the process of immigration was the African slave who was taken in the triangular trade to offer cheap labor in plantations. Later on, the Indians were the second largest group of immigrants to storm the American soil in the offer of cheap labor.
In conclusion, immigration is normally considered as a developmental issue. Brought as a result of pursuit of education, settlement, newer job opportunities and tourism, immigration has led to a lot of developments; economic growth, international relations, cultural exchange and promotion of the global peace and coexistence among others. The same way it has been a constructive tool is the same way it has also brought about a lot of negative implications in most of the global nations; terrorism which is the main issue right now; unemployment among the natives of the affected nations and low GDP in some countries among others.
Works Cited
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Kehrberg, Jason E. "Public Opinion on Immigration in Western Europe: Economics, Tolerance, and Exposure." Comparative European Politics 5.3 (2007): 264-81. ProQuest. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
Roemer, John E. "The Global Welfare Economics of Immigration." Social Choice and Welfare 27.2 (2006): 311. ProQuest. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
