Immigration is a social issue. It’s a social issue because it refers to an issue that influences a considerable number of individuals within a society. According to a poll “The social impact of immigration , on the other hand, has usually been seen as negative. Immigrants are seen as taking up valuable resources, making it more difficult to cohere communities and undermining a sense of national identity.” This demonstrates how it’s a social issue. People and the society are being impacted. And it can be fixed. In the article, it also says “First, there has been increasing conflict between identity groups.” This demonstrates how immigration has affected our society. There is conflict arising.
Immigration falls under the cultural criticism theory. The culture where immigrants come from affects how we personally see immigrants and how others see immigrants as well. People judge them because of where they come from and how they got here. A person who constantly criticizes immigrants is Donald Trump. He criticized Mexicans and said they were criminals and terrorists, and rapists but he should not prejudge them because he doesn’t even know why they are here or what goals they have in mind. He generalized among immigrants and made them all seem like criminals.
Immigration falls under the cultural criticism theory. The culture where immigrants come from affects how we personally see immigrants and how others see immigrants as well. People judge them because of where they come from and how they got here. A person who constantly criticizes immigrants is Donald Trump. He criticized Mexicans and said they were criminals and terrorists, and rapists but he should not prejudge them because he doesn’t even know why they are here or what goals they have in mind. He generalized among immigrants and made them all seem like criminals.