| | [[File:Immigration chart (1).PNG|thumb|right|350px|By 2017, immigration in the United States was at or near its historic highs, when Immigration Reform generally took place.]] | | [[File:Immigration chart (1).PNG|thumb|right|350px|By 2017, immigration in the United States was at or near its historic highs, when Immigration Reform generally took place.]] |
| − | '''Immigration''' is the settlement of a foreigner in another nation. The reasons [[immigrants]] leave their homeland can vary, but they often do so to benefit from entitlements or opportunities in the new country. Economic migration is more common in the 21st century, though immigrants also come in search of [[religious freedom|religious]] and political freedom, and better educational opportunities. War and other forms of violence also cause people to leave their homeland. Strict national immigration policies can be effective at controlling immigration when enforced.<ref>Helbling, Marc; Leblang, David (April 27, 2018). [https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.12279 Controlling immigration? How regulations affect migration flow]. ''European Journal of Political Research'', 58: 248-269. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12279.<f/ref> Approximately 10 million European immigrants came to the United States between 1865 and 1900, most in search of religious freedom and greater prosperity. | + | '''Immigration''' is the settlement of a foreigner in another nation. The reasons [[immigrants]] leave their homeland can vary, but they often do so to benefit from entitlements or opportunities in the new country. Economic migration is more common in the 21st century, though immigrants also come in search of [[religious freedom|religious]] and political freedom, and better educational opportunities. War and other forms of violence also cause people to leave their homeland. Strict national immigration policies can be effective at controlling immigration when enforced.<ref>Helbling, Marc; Leblang, David (April 27, 2018). [https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-6765.12279 Controlling immigration? How regulations affect migration flow]. ''European Journal of Political Research'', 58: 248-269. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12279.</ref> Approximately 10 million European immigrants came to the United States between 1865 and 1900, most in search of religious freedom and greater prosperity. |
| | Many of the top jobs in the [[U.S.]] are given away to foreigners now, such as the most lucrative [[baseball]] contracts. [[Liberal]] [[P-1 visa]]s allow this, which is just as harmful to the [[U.S.]] as sending [[American]] manufacturing jobs to foreign countries. | | Many of the top jobs in the [[U.S.]] are given away to foreigners now, such as the most lucrative [[baseball]] contracts. [[Liberal]] [[P-1 visa]]s allow this, which is just as harmful to the [[U.S.]] as sending [[American]] manufacturing jobs to foreign countries. |