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The document discusses how immigration has historically benefited states through innovation, education, and economic productivity. It also discusses how immigrants positively impact economies by expanding them and funding government services, though some face prejudice and difficulties adjusting. The document covers reasons for immigration such as opportunity, family, and escaping threats for refugees.

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Immigration

The document discusses how immigration has historically benefited states through innovation, education, and economic productivity. It also discusses how immigrants positively impact economies by expanding them and funding government services, though some face prejudice and difficulties adjusting. The document covers reasons for immigration such as opportunity, family, and escaping threats for refugees.

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Immigration, process through which individuals become permanent residents or citizens of

another country, historically, has been of great social, economic, and cultural benefit to states.
The available evidence suggests that immigration leads to more innovation, a better educated
workforce, greater occupational specialization, better matching of skills with jobs, and higher
overall economic productivity.

Individuals who migrate experience multiple stresses that can impact their mental well-being,
including the loss of cultural norms, religious customs, and social support systems, adjustment
to a new culture and changes in identity and concept of self. But not everything is bad; in
reality, immigrants change culture for the better by introducing new ideas, expertise, customs,
cuisines, and art. Far from erasing the existing culture, they expand it. It’s become a cliche, but
the world becomes more interconnected each year as people share cultures, engage in global
commerce, and develop friendships with people from different backgrounds. As people move
across borders and participate in new countries, progress is spread and the world becomes
more open.

Lots of research has been done showing the positive effect immigrants have on local and
national economies. A common misconception, however, is that immigrants steal jobs from
native-born citizens. By expanding the economy, and paying taxes, immigrants fund
government actions like building roads, improving schools, modernizing water systems, and
running courthouses. Overall, immigrants boost wages, expand the economy, and are more
likely to start businesses.

Immigrants often face prejudice and discrimination from others. They may have difficulty
adjusting to a new culture and language, and they might have problems finding a good job and
housing. What is the workforce like for the average undocumented immigrant? Many work in
low-paying or dangerous occupations, such as domestic work, construction, agriculture and
food service.

Immigrants travel to new countries for a variety of reasons — to seek opportunity, to reunite
with family and friends, to fulfil a dream. Refugees and asylum seekers, on other hand, travel
to new countries to escape life-threatening situations. In all cases, people looking to resettle in
a new country are seeking a better life, just as people have done for millennia. Creating an
environment — both legally and socially — where they’re allowed to build a new life is a way
to promote the general betterment of humanity.

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