Migration and Immigration. Social Sciences. Term Paper

MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
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Introduction
Every year, thousands of people across the world land on American soil. Most have come in search of the elusive ‘American Dream’ or simply, the opportunities that have often been fabled in the country. Compared to their home countries where there is definitely a lower probability of securing any job or even prospering compared to the U.S., these individuals will always be ready for anything that the American experience throws at them. For the American systems however, this issue of immigration causes a serious challenge of its own. With each immigrant comes new logistical and planning challenges for the government. Migration and immigration have been constant issues in matters to do with planning, social order and even politics in the U.S.
Migration and Immigration
Esses (2018) defines migration as the general movement of individuals from one given location to another. This can take place either within the country or between countries. Immigration on the other hand entails the movement of individuals from one nation to the other. Both migration and immigration are either on permanent or temporary basis. It can however be either voluntary or involuntary based on the causes of the same. Migration and immigration can be caused by employment opportunities, sociopolitical strife, businesses, or even due to natural disasters. It is temporary if it entails workers moving from one location to another in order to work on a certain project, after which they will go back to their original homes.
It is permanent if these individuals were forced out of their original places of residence to move to a new area. As initially noted, involuntary migration is a result of forceful ejection of people from the places they once called home, and onto new territories due to either natural disasters like volcanic eruptions or violence (Esses, 2018). Sometimes, it can even be due to economic turmoil caused by a combination of bad governance and political intolerance. It is a combination of such factors that have continuously and perennially pushed people out of their home countries and into the U.S.; where there is relatively no sociopolitical turmoil and the existence of functional governance that feed into a booming economy.
The Benefits
When two different cultures come together, there is bound to be an exchange of practices, traditions and even beliefs. Such is the case with immigration and migration. There is a fusion of these cultures from both the immigrants and the natives, which results in the generation of a new culture and cultivation of new ideas (Jawetz, 2019). Subsequently, there are new practices and growth in various fields such as sports, poetry and even art. Acculturation automatically occurs as both the newcomers and the natives learn on how to live with each other for the greater benefit of both (Esses, 2019). The freedom of such practices by the American society is what really makes it a great destination for most immigrants.
Immigration has also resulted in the availability of enough workforce for the American industries. Just the same way people come in to look for job opportunities, the American industries provided the...