Summary: The Problem Of Illegal Immigration

The presupposition that undocumented immigrants should receive the same rights as American citizens are a categorical truth. Although some advocates against undocumented immigration would argue that they have overpopulated our nation, these romantic critics are too dogmatic in their provincial ideology. Everyone has the human rights and have the authority to enter to the country without being deported. People should know the reasons why immigrants come to America before deporting them. More than 11 million immigrants are undocumented in America and about 800,000 immigrants come to America each year. These immigrants come to America because they want to escape persecution and seek new opportunities.

Most of immigration occurs due to the living condition of these travelers in their native country. Like Savant mentions in his essay “the issue boils down to legal conformity versus possible starvation” (Savant 374). Employment in the U.S. is the prime reason for entering the country illegally, leaving their towns and often families to pursue the American dream. With heart filled with hope and dreams they embark on a journey to reach the land that will allow them to have a stable job with better pay. With a family living in poverty and the fact that the U.S. provides for “some of their country-men to earn more in a day than he/she does in a month” (Savant 374) breaking

(Portes, 2011) The United States continues to be a magnet for many people around the world because of the opportunities that are seen within this country. There are legal ways in which many people around the world enter, however, because of the demand for unskilled labor; many also migrate here through other means that are often illegal. These immigrants similar to the immigrants of old sought a better life in the United States because of the opportunity that is offered. Those who migrate to the United States illegally are often from countries that are in close proximity.

America is deemed the land of the free and the home of the brave. The very fabric of this great nation was built upon immigrants from the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock to the millions of immigrants landing at Ellis Island. America is known as a melting pot of many different cultures and ethnic groups with roughly 11.7 million illegal immigrants living here. There has been a long standing love/hate relationship with the issue of immigration. It has long been debated as to whether or not we should continue to allow immigrant into our country so freely.

“History will judge societies and governments- and their institutions- not by how big they are or by how well they serve the rich and powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and helpless.” - Cesar Chavez, son of Mexican immigrant, first generation American.

By the decades the number of immigrants doubles, triples and quadruples going one up the scale each decade.” Most people immigrate for “economic opportunity”. Most of the people that immigrated for “economic opportunities” are women with 41% and men with 37%. The second highest reason people immigrate is for a better life for their family. 36% of woman immigrate for a better life and 40% of men immigrate to look for a better life. The number of legal immigrants arrested in 2017 increased by 250 percent, up to 13,600 compared to 5,498 in 2016. “Immigrant population hit a record of 43.7 million in July 2016” Today we need skilled workers and some immigrants did not immigrate to become a skilled worker. They might have immigrated because they wanted to find a good home or a better

Immigration takes up more population than most people would think. According to Jens Manuel Krogstad and Jeffrey S. Passel’s article “5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S.”. In 2014 in the United States we had 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants which makes up 3.5 % of the nation 's population. But our highest unauthorized immigration was in 2007, when we had 12.2 million which is 4 % of the population. Krogstad and Passel also said that Mexicans are about half of the unauthorized immigrants in the country they made up 52 % but the numbers have been declining in 2012 which was 5.9 % which was the smallest. Krogstad and Passel also said that six states make up about 60% of the unauthorized migrants, which are California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. In 2009-2012 in several East Coast states the population increased but in many western states population decreased. In the following states Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Idaho, Virginia, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania have had unauthorized immigration

Illegal immigration is a big problem in the United States of America, and it is beginning to grow into a larger one. In 2014, there were 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in America (“5 Facts about Illegal Immigration in the U.S.”), compared to the population of 318.9 million people in the entire country (Dinan). These immigrants currently take up only 3.5 percent of the nation’s population. The rate of illegal immigration is only rising, according to the Pew Research Center (“5 Facts about Illegal Immigration in the U.S”). The main cause of this is immigrants secretly entering over the border, without getting caught by agents (“5 Facts about Illegal Immigration in the U.S.”). This is because

“More than any other nation on Earth, America has constantly drawn strength and spirit from wave after wave of immigrants. In each generation, they have proved to be the most restless, the most adventurous, the most innovative, the most industrious of people. Bearing different memories honoring different heritages, they have strengthened our economy, enriched our culture, renewed our promise of freedom and opportunity for all” (Clinton 146). Those are some wise words from a former president who explains the importance of immigrants and has the mentality of a person who has reason. For many, or everybody, walking through a hot, dry desert with no water or even through a cold, windy and rainy desert would not be an activity that they would like to engage. Even though this dangerous and severe weather goes on, several people still immigrate illegally because they want what is going to be best for them. Some make it all the way and unfortunately some we do not hear about ever again.

The Illegal immigrant population in the United States is a controversial and key immigration issue. Our Author John Savant (2009) talks about illegal immigrants in his article “Imaging the Immigrant: Why legality must give way to humanity”. He is a professor of English at Dominican University of California. Illegal immigrants immigrate in search of a better life. On the other side author Lamar Smith (2014) talks about legalization of illegal immigrant in his article “ Should illegal immigrants be legalized”? Rep. Lamar Smith is the former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and its Immigration Subcommittee. Illegal immigrants cause people of America to become the victim of unemployment. Illegal immigrants are a problem that affects all Americans, take away jobs from citizens, increase crime rate, and should not be legalized.

In the United States of America, there is a big problem with illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is an enormous issue that during the 2016 presidential primary debates. It was a problem when President Obama took office eight years ago, and it is an even greater problem now that he is getting ready to leave office. Most Americans want the border closed, but that will only solve half the problem. The other half of the problem can be solved by deporting the illegal immigrants that are already in the United States. Illegal immigrants are taking American jobs. Therefore, negatively affecting the economy. Furthermore, they have a higher crime rate than the average U.S. citizen. Yet, supporters view illegal immigrants as a good thing because it helps grow the economy by doing jobs nobody else will do. Besides helping the economy, supporters believe that illegal immigrants are not criminals and will not do any more harm than coming into the country illegally. Most U.S. citizen believe that the U.S. immigration policy needs to be reformed. Illegal immigrants should not be allowed to stay in the United States because they take away U.S. jobs, they negatively affect the economy, and contribute to crime.

For ages, the United States has seemed to be the country where people seek to move to for a better life. The United States was built on immigrants. People have always migrated to the United States both legally and illegally. The main problem the country has face with immigrants is the amount that trespass the border illegally. Illegal immigration is the unlawful act of crossing a national border(Illegal Immigration Pros and Cons). The illegal immigrant population keeps growing at an annual average of about 300,000 people(Currie 10). In the recent year of 2014, there were about 11.3 million undocumented people living in the United States(Krogstad). Many have asked what harm they do to both the economy and the American citizen. Although there are many arguments as to how much harm they cause, there are as many arguments stating illegal immigration benefits the United States. Illegal immigration has a positive impact in the United States within the consumers, the working class, and the overall economy.

Illegal immigration has been exponentially escalating since 2002, the percentage of illegal immigrants in the United States has grown from 39.2 percent to an increasing 59 percent. This shows that the immigrants population in the United States has increased, which affects many parts of the nation. The subject of Illegal Immigration in the United States is a social injustice, because the rise of illegal immigrants causes economical and social problems, such as an increase in population and a lack of jobs, and FAIR works to address this issue by regulating the numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States by placing national standards.

Throughout the history of the United States immigration has become apart of our country’s fabric which, began centuries ago. Only to become a hot topic in the US in recent years with its primary focus being illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is when people enter a country without government permission. As of 2008 the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in the US which is down from 2007‘s 12.5 million people. Although the Center for Immigration Studies estimates are very different from other estimates that range from 7 to 20 million. While the Pew Hispanic Center estimated in March of 2009 there are 11.1 million illegal immigrants and that number is from March 2007’s peak of 12

The United States of America has the highest number of immigrants in the world. The population of both illegal and undocumented immigrants has increased drastically over the past decade. According to the current statistics, there are 11.9 million estimated illegal immigrants living and working in the USA. The statistics translate to five hundred thousand new entrants annually in the last ten years. The remaining 40% of illegal immigrants arrive on temporary visas but they choose to remain in the country after their visas expire. However, the state of the recession has temporarily stopped the population growth of unauthorized immigrants, but entry into the US is expected to resume after the recovery of its economy if past experience is a guide. Immigration policies and reforms have raised political heat with President Trump threatening to deport all illegal immigrants. However, the Democrats and Republicans never seem to agree on immigration reforms. Donald Trump has promised to build a wall on the US-Mexico border to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants as well as curb drug and human trafficking routes. President Trump seems to be committed to his immigration reforms based on his temporary executive order to stop immigrants from Somalia, Yemen, and Iran among other Arab states from entering the US. There are many economic impacts of illegal immigrants in the country.