"Illegal Immigration Does Not Threaten America"

       In this essay "Illegal Immigration Does Not Threaten America" by Richard Raynor, Raynor argues that having immigrants here is not the issue when it comes to money and maintaining the United States, but the issue that U.S citizens have is with themselves. In his essay Raynor presents two testimonys from immigrants one a latina and the other from a man from England. The two talk about what its like to be seen as the "villians" in an America where society is not to fond of immigrants. Raynor explains that unlike most arguments that say that immigrants are just taking "free money" it is actually very hard for them to do so. Most immigrants are scared of deportation and won't go near schools or federal offices to receive things such as welfare. "Right now the debate is more emotional than informed" (521) Raynor argues. The economy is looking for people that will be willing to take on low paying jobs and immigrants contribute to the country in that manner.
     I thought this was an interesting essay. I feel that Raynor could have brought up some more points for immigration to make his essay sound more convincing. I do agree with his statement that "right now the debate is more emotional than imformed" which is probably why he chose to include actual testamonts from immigrants. Maybe that is why its so hard to convince people that immigration is not so bad. I personally think that thats what makes the United States so unique is that is a well integrated/diverse country.