Immigration is a complicated topic, including the problems experienced by immigrants migrating to America, such as the reasons behind immigration to America, the dramatic increase in population in the United States States, the Dream Act legislation and its impact on psychological problems. Immigration to the United States causes many psychological effects such as the emotional distress people may experience when separated from their families. Immigrants are people who migrate from other countries across national borders to experience a better life. The mechanism by which immigrants are allowed to permanently reside or stay temporarily in the United States is extremely complicated considering the problems that immigrants encounter when they have finally completed their journey to America. For example, many Americans are against immigrants entering the United States, known as xenophobic. Xenophobes are people described as “lacking compassion and decency and concerned only with preserving their racially, ethnically, and culturally narrow world” (Byrne, 2014). This group of people has a powerful and irrational fear of foreigners. Some people are xenophobic towards immigrants because they believe that increasing the population will make the economy worse. Xenophobes have criticized the concept of foreign entry into the United States, claiming that the Dream Act legislation will be a “backdoor amnesty grant that would encourage more foreigners to sneak into the United States in hopes of eventually being legalized” (Davis, 2010 ). Immigrants are greatly affected psychologically by negativity and xenophobic discrimination, which can impact their mental health. The growing immigrant population struggles with an enormous amount of conflict. Where...... middle of paper ...... we are finally in America. These issues include the fear of being deported or separated from their families, the psychological struggle resulting from the shock of coming to a foreign country, and their future opportunities. Many immigrants “were confident of obtaining legal status and felt that their lives, once they became legal, would change dramatically for the better” (Rodriguez, R., & DeWolfe, A., 1990). One day, an immigrant's transition to America may become easier. In the future, it is hoped that immigrants will have access to opportunities such as allowing young people to continue residing in the country following the Dream Act to pursue education and careers. Additionally, immigrants may be provided mental health care to overcome the stressful transition to a new country in the future, as the population of foreigners in America will steadily increase over time..