Immigration in the U.S.   * The highest rates of immigration in the world;   * 44.4 million immigrants;   * 13.6% of the U.S. population. Immigration is a topical issue in the contemporary U.S., which has divided the community into two opposing camps. The first group believes that immigration has specific benefits for the nation, while the other one is sure that it is a drain on society. The U.S. receives more foreign-born people than any other country in the world, which is the reason for public concerns (Radford). In 2017, there were 44.4 million immigrants in the U.S., and, today, they constitute 13.6% of the country’s population (Radford). Despite a range of adverse effects caused by immigration, it may benefit the nation economically and culturally if the government takes control over it and decreases its rates. Immigration and Economics: Negative Effects   * Decreased wages;   * Increased unemployment;   * Tax overburden;   * Overloading the public welfare system;   * Competition between immigrants and native workers without a degree:       + Lower levels of education of immigrants;       + High school incompletion in 27% of incomers and 9% of natives;       + 52% of immigrants have proficiency in English. Economics is the field that is the most evidently influenced by the inflow of foreign-born individuals. Those who oppose immigration argue that this phenomenon leads to decreased wages and increased unemployment because immigrants take jobs that were supposed to be taken by native citizens (Hogan and Haltinner 528). Foreign-born people are also said to increase the tax burden on the native population through the use of various public services, including healthcare and education (Hogan and Haltinner 529). Unauthorized immigrants who usually lack education and language proficiency cannot find a job in the U.S., which leads them to apply to the public welfare system causing its overload (Hogan and Haltinner 529). Consequently, a large number of incomers can negatively affect native citizens. The most vulnerable segment of the native population is employees without a college degree because they seem to be most subject to the competition with immigrants. In general, foreign-born individuals in the U.S. have lower levels of education, with 27% of them not having completed high school compared to 9% of such home-grown citizens (Radford). Language proficiency is another factor that forces immigrants to take up low-skilled jobs because only 52% of them can speak English fluently (Radford). Therefore, immigration can increase unemployment rates and reduce wages within a particular segment of the U.S. population, while the rest of the workers seem to be less affected. Immigration and Economics: Positive Effects   * 21.2 million legal immigrants in 2017.   * Immigration surplus amounting to $36 to $72 billion per year.   * High-skilled immigrants.       + 44% of medical scientists.       + 42% of computer software developers.   * Creation of new jobs.       + Interpreters, pharmaceutical reps, immigration lawyers, etc.   * Replacement of baby boomers heading to the retirement.       + 18 million new immigrant workers from 2015 to 2035. Even though there are disadvantages of immigration