Pros And Cons Of Immigrants In Texas And The US

Immigration is increasing in Texas. People from different countries such as Mexico, china, India, Bangladesh and so on are migrating in Texas. They belong from different caste, religion, cultures. Majority of immigrants is from Mexico in Texas. As Texas is the border of Mexico there are numerous Latino people in Texas. My district has

The Texas population consists of people with a variety of different cultural and racial background. The Texas population seems to be very young with an approximate 27.3 percent of the population being under the age of 18, and about 11.5 percent being over the age of 65 (U.S. Census Bureau, “Texas.”). Factors that increase the Texas population include higher birthrates, lower death rates, as well as immigration from other countries and states. The population is changing from a primarily white population as recorded during the 1990s to a projected primarily Latino population by 2050. However, Latinos were not a considered a separate ethnic group until the 1990s but were counted to the white population which consisted of European whites and the Latinos. The African- American population decreased from over 20 percent during the 1850s to below 20 percent population as of 2015. Asian- Americans are considered the smallest population in Texas at 4.5 percent (The Asian Population,” 2010 Census Briefs). Due to the changing economy and

A study done by the Pew Hispanic Center in 2010 listed more 1.7 million undocumented residents living in the state of Texas. (Tannahill) The population growth rate, whether by legal or illegal means is only one of the issues that has been troubling state law makers and affecting the state’s water plan. The second issue that is affecting Texas’ water is the drought conditions that the state is currently suffering from.

There are numerous demographic changes taking place in the Texas as a result of immigration. The main changes include a rapidly increasing population, a decreasing White population, and increasing Black, Asian, and Hispanic population. This is different from the trends occurring nationally since Texas is one of the fastest growing states in the Nation and, in 2010, according the reading by Murdock, was one of the only four states that had a population that was less than 50% non Hispanic White. One reason behind such large population growth is net immigration (including legal and illegal) into Texas, which accounted for 35% of population growth from 1990 to 1994 according to the CIS reading. In fact, if fertility rates were to remain the same, 70% of the growth between 1995 and 2020

The population of Texas is always changing and growing causing Texas as a whole to change in order to accompany the needs of everyone involved. When the year 1900 hit, Texas had over 3 million people with the majority living in rural areas. When the price of oil collapsed the growth rate dipped down to 1 percent, but as soon as the economy started healing the population numbers grew greatly. “By 2010, the number of people was estimated to be 25.1 million. Forty-five percent of the population were non-Hispanic white in 2009…Eleven percent were African American. Thirty-eight were Hispanic, up from 25 percent in 1990” (21). The domestic immigration, international immigration, and the difference between births and deaths have contributed to the population growth in Texas. Texas was not being defined by the majority of the population being natives of Texas but by others coming to this great state

Around five thousand people were Mexican decent and this is not all, by the 1850’s the number of Latin’s living in Texas grow to maximum of fourteen or fifteen thousand people. Hispanics and Latinos think about Texas as a refuge for the economy and for the politics. The African Americans had small groups of candidates and they started wining important positions and offices in the year of 1966. Also in the 1990s, the African American people used to run or I can say they still run the elections in the east of Texas. Dallas and Houston are the areas were the African American were more concentrated and places that also were dominated for

“Federal government decisions about immigration have always been upheld by the US Supreme Court, which overruled attempts for any state to have a say regarding immigration”(Find-Law 2). Typically the state of Texas laws regarding immigration have to do with employment, education, licensing, and state benefits. Even though federal government has the majority of the say regarding the laws of immigration, they have to be able to know when they need to back off. Every state requires different laws when dealing with immigration laws. Almost every Texas state law that has to do with immigration is challenged either by the Federal government or civil liberties groups. The federal government does not like the idea of having different laws

Texas sits on the Mexican border to the United States so some may argue that immigration is an issue in the state. Mostly, it is the Republicans that bring up the cons of immigration, listing safety as a prime example. But, the biggest fear to them should be the voice of the immigrants. Immigration is booming in Texas and it shows no means of slowing down. Texas will become state but it will take some time because it will take sometime for the newer generation of voters to truly understand the importance of civil engagement. Texas has 4 of the 11 major growing cities in the United States as of 2015 where 85% of the growth is concentrated in urban cities. (Will, 1) Houston being one of the major cities is especially important because their population is 69.2% minority. So, when the minorities realize the importance of civil and political engagement, they’ll start to vote and Texas will see the change it so desperately

When analyzing data, one can’t ignore the growth of the Hispanic population. The majority of Hispanics in Texas are of Mexican decent, however, there are many Hispanics from all over Latin America living in the state. Texas’

In 2014, Texas’ population reached nearly 26 million people and close to 10 million are Hispanics. Now out of the 10 million Hispanics, less than half of them can vote or will vote. In the 2010 census, approximately one million are illegal immigrants along with a number of visa and green card holders. (Hispanics wont) Some Professionals say that the longer immigrants stay in the country the more likely they would loose interest in politics and the less likely they are to vote.

The U.S 2014 census estimates also shows that Texas population has been dominating by Whites (80.0%) over Black or African American (12.5%); American Indian and Alaska Native (1.0%); Asian (4.5%); Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.1%); other (13.3%); and Hispanic or Latino (38.6%). The percentage of foreign born persons living in Texas in 2014 now hovered around 16.8 percent (4.5 million), of which 70 percent from Latin America and 20 percent from Asia. One of the partial reasons why Texas dominating racial discrimination is because of the size of its population. It also shows that Texas growing diverse population has constitute changes in the state economy and ongoing evolution of its political culture.

The year is now 1824 and a young Stephen F. Austin has attracted 272 colonists to Texas at this point; in addition to that he was also able to persuade the newly independent Mexican government to give empresarios (or land agents) 67,000 acres of land for every 200 families brought to Texas. That’s approximately 335 acres a family which is unheard of. Mexico did agree to the term with two conditions pertaining to land ownership; first the settlers had to become Mexican citizens and secondly they had to covert to Roman Catholicism. Converting to Roman Catholicism proved to be a “Puritan Problem”, however by 1830 there were 16,000 Americans in Texas. With these numbers the American formed a 4-to-1 majority in the northern section of Coahuila y Tejas, however overall Hispanic heritage formed a majority in state as a whole.

For many years now the state of Texas has been said by many to be the land of opportunity where everyone can reach their aspirations. According to the Texas tribune, “More than 1 million undocumented immigrants live in Texas, according to the Migration Policy Institute. Because of its proximity to Mexico, Texas is second only to California in the number of undocumented immigrants who live in the state. Since the U.S. Congress in 2006 sparked national debate about illegal immigration, the state's immigration policies have become a matter of controversy in the Texas Legislature.”

The United States as a nation has its share of population increases and Texas is no stranger to such growth. Being the second largest state, it boasts over 268 thousand square miles of land and according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Texas was at 25.1 million people with the estimated total population around 27.5 million for 2015 which is an increase of over 2.4 million people just in Texas alone. Out of 25.1 million Texans, 37.6 percent noted themselves to be of the Hispanic or Latino race (Data Access). In 1970, the U.S. Census asked only 5 percent of the population if they were of Hispanic or Latino decent or origin, and on the 1980 census, 100 percent of the population was asked (Gauthier) and it became that the population of immigrants in this category have been expanding. Texas has gone from three million inhabitants in 1900 to over 18 million in almost one hundred years and though the trend has slowed slightly, Texas is still ranked as the fastest growing state in the U.S. The Lone Star State 's immigration population and high birthrates of its diverse citizenry have transformed the demographics of the 28th U.S. state and because of this, specifically the Hispanic immigration, future politics must be addressed and changed.

Most illegal immigrants come to America to have a better life for example, if you were to live in another country with your children or for your own life living in harsh conditions, fighting for your life on a daily basis, or not making enough money to survive. Would you do whatever it takes for a better opportunities in life for your family and yourself? In my opinion I would do whatever it takes to live a better life and have a better future. The pros of immigrants is that they come over here to work and they work so hard that they don't care what kind of job they get also for cheaper labor. With more than enough labor force, businesses can increase production and reach their targeted sales. If businesses are growing, it is also good for