In the essay "Close the Borders to All Newcomers", the writer is clearly against immigration. James states that "the United States is headed for a crisis of incalculable magnitude" if we do not stop immigration. He proves this with many statistics. For example, he says that "there is an indication that between 45 million and 54 million people will be entering the U.S. in a little more than a generation". Throughout the decades, immigration has greatly increased. This also creates a problem of Americans losing their jobs. Many illegal immigrants cause more taxes for Americans, as well as contributing to bad health through energy use, toxic waste, and smog and urban crowding.
In the essay "Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest", the writer is for liberalizing immigration. Moore's first point was made by basically saying that the people who are against immigration are just viewing it as a stereotype. They don't truly see how immigrants have positively influenced our industries. He also explains that most immigrants entering the U.S. were said to be the "best, brightest, most energetic, and talented". If anything, the immigrants have helped the U.S. economy more than hurt. The diversity brings more benefits of technology, talents, and more. Moore also believes that the immigrants create more jobs for the Americans than taking them away. Even the illegal immigrants are not "the poverty-stricken and least skilled", surprisingly. So overall, the immigrants help improve our country more economically, and the amount of immigrants entering is increasing drastically.
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