Truth Is Like Poetry 7
First, although countries like the United States include the idea of a “melting pot” of cultures, the reality of this is that immigrants typically do not “melt” into society for at least a generation or two if ever. This causes micro-cultures to form and these micro-cultures create cultural, religious, and social divides within the larger society itself, which in turn cause the undermining of society as a whole.
Secondly many of the countries, especially those with a large number of asylum seekers (in particular), have personal issues stemming from the countries that they are leaving, that do not coincide with the culture and society in which those seekers are coming. In short, there is a lot of so-called “baggage” that is foreign and carried into the country in which they are coming. This includes many things such as ethical, political, and cultural differences that do not coincide with existing ethical, political and cultural systems. These differences often cause a divide, which tends towards political and social violence.
Third, the influx into a country by large numbers of immigrants and asylum seekers undermine the existing culture, itself being as valuable as any other, changing its form and foundations to be something that it is not without the express consent of those that make up the existing society. This is not as big a problem in countries such as the United States, where multi-culturalism is theoretically the end goal, “theoretically” being the key word. There is an ethical component to this, as well as a practical component that needs to be addressed, which is beyond the scope of these short studies.
Fourth, many people who immigrate to the United States (in particular) are not accustomed to the social and economic realities that come with living in such a country. These people often fail and end up in poverty or in impoverished situations because of their lack of understanding of the social and economic systems in which they migrate.
This problem comes with a caveat, however. Many of the issues in the poorer countries that people immigrate from have been or are being caused by rich countries, those countries that people tend to immigrate to. That problem aside, immigration causes these several problems.
See also: problems 1,2,4,5 & 6
Solution: Fair pay, fair prices, and narrowed policiesThe reality of large, rich countries is that the corporations in these countries rely upon cheap labor, and it is them, the corporations, that create the motivation and the mode for immigrants, both legal and illegal to immigrate. These corporations pay slave wages to “illegal” immigrants and often to the contractors they hire as well.
First, the need to regulate corporations and their ability to hire labor at slave wages is imperative. This includes the corporate movement to immigrate to countries with little or no regulation in order to circumvent more fair practices in the country that they are in. The immigrants who take these jobs do so for several reasons, but two predominant reasons are the pay scale, horrible as it may be, is better than the pay scale in their own country, and often social conditions are dangerous in their own countries. However, once immigrated, their rights are limited and so they have no recourse in either country. This situation, in turn, causes a myriad of other related problems.
Secondly, the public in the rich countries rely, consciously or not, on cheap prices. Certain chains such as Walmart, Target, and most chain grocery stores, rely upon selling goods, services and food at well below realistic prices. As the corporations that supply these outlets are regulated, prices will rise. This, however, is not unfair or surprising. As long as pricing is artificially low, the market will be contrived.
Lastly, as long as corporate money is interwoven with government policies, immigration policies will not change and the previously stated problems will continue. However, this aside, government polices do need to be put in place to limit and/or control immigration into countries. Historically, right or wrong, societies depend upon boundaries to make them civil. These policies need to be fair to all involved, but strict.
