Immigration: Should a country allow entry to all foreigners?

By: Adolfo Alvear Introduction: Millions of people embark every day on the exhausting journey of leaving their home countries in search of better opportunities and well-being for their families. Many take on this uncertain and sometimes fatal challenge of leaving their roots for a "better quality of life." This path is fraught with high risks, threats, violence, and extortion. According to the ILO and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (2015), international migration is understood as "the movement of people across borders to reside temporarily or permanently in a different country." UN figures from 2013 indicate that 232 million people lived outside their country of origin, a number representing nearly 3% of the global population. In this context, a question arises: Should a country allow the entry of all foreigners? This question will be addressed through an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of immigration. According to the R...