Brave men and women fight against oppression of their motherland and strive for a chance at a better life for their children. Contrary to the statements of Pat Buchanan , Bill Clinton , John Sweeney , and Bob Dole , immigrants do not soak up welfare and Medicare benefits. Sure, there are some bad apples, but immigrants are not any more likely to receive government benefits than other segment of society. Our leaders are trying to restrict legal immigration. Their argument is that immigrants are stealing jobs from good U.S. citizens.
Immigrants create jobs.
Twelve percent of the 500 best small businesses were started by immigrants. Washington still does not understand. We need more immigration, not less. Oracle , the leading database software company, is spending vast resources building its India headquarters because it needs to tap into India's programming talent. Because the US government limits the number of people that can come to the US, Oracle has to go to India.