Immigration from India to the U.S. should be encouraged

To signpost: First I will be acknowledging the existence of the issues of the status quo. Then, I will acknowledge how doing the "plan" or the resolution will solve for the issues of the 1) Economy and 2) Racism. Firstly, the Inherency The status quo is right now, our current administration, the sole agent that is keeping likely immigrants home, and not over to the U. S. This is demonstrated by the various restrictions by the President himself, signing the executive order banning 7 Muslim majority countries. As well as the administration's restriction of visas, like the H-1B visa, to immigrant workers who would support the U. S. economy. Card (1). The administration signed the "Buy American and Hire American" act last year, which prioritizes Americans in various job positions and contingencies that further put Americans first, only 1) hurts the economy, as these jobs are going unfulfilled because Americans aren't taking them in the first place, and 2) Promotes a racist and chauvinistic nation due to the focus being on Americans, influencing many to believe America and its citizens should be first, and only sets a racist precedent. Racism is present in the status quo as a result of this. However racism is not caused by an influx of migrants, the lack of "supposed" massive immigration is caused by (2). Indians are simply not coming over in droves as expected and perceived by the general population. With 12 years, very few are actually coming over each year, thus that cause of racism is simply an alternative one, that is not relevant to the current resolution. But what is the impact of racism? Why does it matter for this round? See card (3). Militant groups like the so-called "Dotbusters" rise up and take violent action against minorities and likely immigrants, this again only furthers perpetuation of stereotypes, hate crimes, assault, and general xenophobia against the rest of the world. Racism is produced by a lack of exposure and interaction. (4). It is a vicious positive feedback loop. As communities are not diversified and intermingled, people distance themselves and avoid minorities, staying only with their own. This only fosters hatred, and further racism. Then the cycle continues as stereotypes manifest, and it only destroys any foundation of happy days between whites and minorities. Similarly, American may feel cheated out of jobs, and the like, blaming immigrants for taking them, fueling racism, this is simply not the case. As shown by the lovely graphs in card (5), this is proving that there is a widening gap between native Americans, and immigrants in the most common job taken, and in general, Americans are becoming more educated. The card says that by 2022, over 4 MILLION jobs, NOT requiring a high school degree (Mostly immigrants) will be added to the market. This means that IF we continue on the path of the status quo, not ONLY are we stalling progress, allowing for racism to manifest as a result of cards (3) and (4), but the U. S. as a whole is missing out on over 4 MILLION jobs worth of revenue. Secondly Solvency/ How Pro solves for the issues presented above. Firstly, changing the political scene/legislation. Assuming the resolution is granted, assuming it goes through, as Pro would argue, we can assume Pro has fiat over the federal government, our agent of action, therefore making the resolution true. This in effect challenges the legislation passed, and removes it. The plan is as follows, that: 1) The USFG, the agent being the USCIS, will reduce the yearly waiting list to 2 years, thus increasing the number of Indian migrants to the U. S. In conjunction, the USFG will increase the fiscal yearly work visas granted, from 85,000 to 170,000. 2)The USCIS will enforce, as the agent. Now I will answer solvency, firstly for the Economy. Harm: Jobs are going unfulfilled in droves, as Americans cannot fill them, whether it be labor intensive or blue-collar STEM, this creates a stagnant U. S. economy. Associated Press, February 26, 2018 Card (6) "America"s 21st century job market increasingly demands high-tech skills and knowledge. Yet consider this: Nearly half the new jobs the government foresees emerging by 2026 will require only a high school diploma " or none at all. Those jobs share something else in common, too: Hundreds of thousands of them will likely be taken by low-skilled immigrants who are willing to do work that many Americans won"t. Economists say that especially with unemployment at a 17-year low and the growth of the workforce slowing, immigrants " skilled as well as unskilled " are vital to the economy. "The idea that we only need people with certain degrees " it"s never been true in America, and it"s less true now than it was in the past," said Michael Clemens, an economist and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, a Washington think tank. Solvency Plan reduces restrictions on immigration, unlike status quo , thus leading to a larger workforce upon arrival to the U. S Card (7) "Immigrants in America work more, search for jobs more and get paid way less than native-born U. S. citizens. They're a big chunk of the U. S. job market too. Documented and undocumented immigrants make up nearly 20% of America's labor force, according to a report by Goldman Sachs (GS). Immigrants have a lower unemployment rate (4.3%) than native-born U. S. citizens (4.9%). They also participate more in the economy, meaning they're either working or looking for work. But they make far less than native-born citizens. Immigrants weekly income is about $681. Native-born Americans earn $837 a week, according to Goldman. Immigration is a major factor in the economy's ability to grow more jobs, policymakers say. " With the cards presented, the threat is clear, if we do not act soon, we will see total economic collapse in the U. S. alone. Impact: The Status Quo results in short term economic downturn, long term total economic collapse. Card (8) America needs immigrants to grow and prosper, especially highly-skilled immigrants who fuel innovation and spur higher productivity gains across the economy. Immigrants boost the nation's economic growth rate in two important ways: by increasing the total number of workers employed, and by raising the overall productivity of workers, both immigrant and native born alike. Without a healthy inflow of immigrants, the U. S. labor force would soon begin to decline, imposing a drag on growth while adding to the strain on our retirement programs. Annual growth of the labor force has slowed from 1.2 percent in the 1990s to 0.5 percent in the current decade. And with the number of native-born Americans of working age on a path to decline by 8 million between now and 2035, according to the Pew Research Center, we need immigrant workers and their children to maintain our economic growth into the future. Without a growing workforce, U. S. companies will find it increasingly difficult to hire the workers they need to meet domestic and global demand. Along with the high-tech sector, manufacturing, agriculture and construction are expected to suffer the most acute shortages of workers. A declining workforce would impose a drag on potential growth and reduce our economic power and influence in the world. Links Restriction of Visas (1) . https://qz.com... Wait Times (2) . https://economictimes.indiatimes.com... Racism (3) . https://www.newyorker.com... Lack of exposure/interaction=Racism (4) . https://www.huffingtonpost.com... Job Market viable (5) . https://www.theatlantic.com... Job Market definitely viable (6) . https://wtop.com... Immigrants will work (7) . http://money.cnn.com... Lack of intervention will lead to eco collapse (8) . https://www.usnews.com...