How is immigration affecting the country? Immigration is the main reason for U.S. population growth. Based on the current rate of immigration, U.S. population will increase substantially increase by 2050 and 65% of this growth will be either the direct or indirect effect of immigration. Imigration will significantly affect the ethnic make-up of the population. Whether these trends are positives or negatives is the subject of a national debate. The debate centers around these themes: …showed first 75 words of 262 total…

…showed last 75 words of 262 total…continued or greater immigration will slow the increase of this important ratio. „h Skilled workers in needed sectors Immigrants who arrive under the "employment preference" category often are employed in occupations which are important. For example, 20% of U.S. doctors are foreign born. But critics of immigration policy note that this is because the supply of native doctors is kept artificially low and that these doctors are probably even more essential to their native countries.