Many American people debated over the necessity of immigration of different races into America. Some of them present arguments for the process of immigration, and others speak out against this fusion. Jane Addams expressed the thought that the community holds the responsibility for industrial conditions in the country. Immigrants are blamed for casual work, low salary, unsanitary conditions in the workplace, underemployment, and long hours, but the main point is that such conditions of work are also found at industries where immigrants are not employed. This information gives us an idea of true working conditions in America and shows that America did not make any laws that would protect her citizens against such issues (Addams, 1915).
My own point of view concerning the debate of immigration restriction is that immigrants should not be prohibited from coming to the USA, because they bring along with them many positive contributions. One of the best examples of this fact is that many great people came to America from other countries and they enriched American heritage in a variety of fields, such as science, art, literature, law, medicine, politics, industry, education, and other. These people are: Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison, James J. Hill, Jacob A. Riis, Nikola Tesla, and others. Nikola Tesla, for instance, was a famous inventor. James J. Hill was the president of the Great Northern Railway. Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Italia, Germany, Austria, and other countries are those countries without which present-day America would not be the same as it is now (Warne, 1916).
The key arguments presented by American people in favor of immigration restriction are that there were many illiterate people and criminals among immigrants, and this was a bad influence on natives. As Prescott F. Hall says, only the best individuals from other countries can be accepted to be citizens of the United States (Hall, 1906). Very often immigrants were called “inferior races”, but they can not be blamed for not having opportunities for personal development and for showing their potential (Addams, 1915). The other big barrier on the way of the fusion of races is that aliens, even if taught English and given a proper American education, can not become true Americans. Heredity is supposed to be the more influential factor on a man, than the environment (Ward, 1922). John Mitchell mentions the slogan “America for the Americans”, but he does not support it. He believes that other white races should be welcomed to the USA, but only those people, who will not lower the American standard of living. The number of people who are welcomed to the United States is limited, because people who come to America should fuse with Americans and do not differ from them greatly. They should be brought up according to American standards and become worthy citizens of this country (Mitchell, 1909).
The other American citizen Max J. Kohler disagrees with the statement made by Mitchell. He thinks that the spirit of American people, the influence of …