POL 310 Final Project. Interview Report. Law Essay

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The United States has enacted various immigration policies in history aimed at both regulating and restricting or controlling the rate of immigration into the country. Among the policies include the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 as one of the stringent policies against targeted immigrants to the restrictive policies of the 1960s as indicated by the 1965 Immigration Act. The Immigration Act of 1965 allowed for the reunification of families for the immigrant workers in the United States with citizenship and introduced new admission criteria for immigrants CITATION Hir16 \l 1033 (Hirschman, 2016). The amendment of the said policies and introduction of new ones continue to raise different views and opinions among the pollution across different demographics. An interview with a cross-section of individuals across the different social demographics reflects the diverse attitudes towards the immigration policies embraced by the United States’ government. Among the interviewees included a White or native university graduate working in the booming telecommunication sector, a senior Hispanic lecturer, and a retired public servant affiliated to the republican political ideologies. Provided herein is a summary of some of the perceptions towards immigrants and immigration, ensuing attitudes on the immigration policies, and reflection of the underlying reasons behind diverse perceptions and attitudes on the same.
According to an interview with a university graduate, immigrants have a wide range of positive effects on American society that spread across the social, political, and economic dimensions. The interviewee believes that immigration functions to enhance the nation’s prided belief in creating equal opportunities for all and establishing people’s dreams for better quality lives. The interviewee takes note of the fact that the United States has opened doors for immigrants and their children to pursue their dreams by working hard and exploiting opportunities presented. He also attests to the fact that the immigrants’ quest to enhance themselves functions to drive the country’s economy through increased productivity. The interviewee also appreciates the increasing cultural diversity witnessed in the United States’ society that enhances its democratic appeal as a nation that protects the equal rights and freedoms for all. In essence, immigrants and immigration alike enhance cultural integration that forms one of the primary basis for the globalization of the country’s economy. The telecommunication technology expert believes and prefers the implementation of regulatory policies on immigration to restrictive policy measures. The interviewee specifically supports family reunification immigration policies for naturalized or assimilated immigrants who have established themselves in different occupational capacities across the social domains. However, the interviewee is against illegal immigration into the nation as he believes that such a trend exposes the nation to negative economic effects due to the increased burden of care imposed on welfare programs.
The female Hispanic lecturer echoes the sentiments of the unive...