Immigration

This week during current events we discussed about immigration. Immigration happens all around the world, for some countries it can be beneficial but for others not. Some negative impacts of immigration can produce overcrowding or drug trafficking. In the other hand positive impacts can be that migrant workers often work longer hours and for lower salaries, although this can sometimes be controversial it benefits the country.

Most people migrate to other countries for their own good, for example a person might migrate for a better job opportunity or simply in hope of a better future. In my country there is a huge immigration of Haitians to the Dominican Republic. This mainly happened during 2010 after the earthquake. The earthquake left Haiti devastated and with scarce resources to live with. Many migrated to the Dominican Republic in hope for a better future and to be able to maintain their family. Dominicans helped Haitians when most in need but now there is a huge population of Haitians putting legal residents to struggle. For the reason that immigration was becoming a problem in the Dominican Republic, a law was placed into action where undocumented immigrants registered with the Dominican Republic have to have their citizenship reinstated or else return to their country. As a result, hundred of thousands of Haitian living in the Dominican Republic, even those who had never set foot in Haiti, were stripped of their citizenship. In conclusion, immigration will always be a problem for some countries around the world but we will have to able to establish an agreement in order to peacefully coexist.