For Many Years Immigration In The United States Has Been

Illegal immigration has plagued the United States since immigration laws were created, and has worsened in recent history. Since Ronald Reagan’s Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 provided amnesty for 3 million illegal aliens in exchange for increased border security, millions of people have entered the country illegally. Over the past 30 years, the illegal immigrant population of the country has more than doubled from 5 million in 1986 to over 11.5 million in 2015. It has become one of the most controversial political issues in America. While not every undocumented alien is a bad or dangerous person, illegal immigrants in general are a national security threat, harmful to the economy, and a burden on the social welfare system. The best solution to the illegal alien problem is to secure and enforce the border, purge American territory of every person unlawfully trespassing upon it, and reform the immigration system to make it easier for foreigners to enter the United States legally like people have done for centuries.

Micah Issitt and Andrew Walter define immigration as the “movement of persons from one nation or region to another with the purpose of seeking permanent residence.” Unfortunately, illegal immigration has become more prominent in the U.S. arousing debates on what to do with the illegal migrants. The 9/11 attacks on the twin towers were caused by terrorists, who penetrated our weak borders to gain access to their planned attack. Under the Obama era, two and a half million more immigrants have crossed the border illegally than during Bush’s reign in office, which shows how our border is becoming more and more vulnerable. If the borders are not secured soon, more and more migrants will come illegally and take jobs from legal Americans, also

Although the issue with illegal immigration is prominent, the solution is not as clear. Some say the annual quota of 20,000 Mexicans should be raised (Anderson 65). This does not help the fact that there is a 5-9 year wait for over 1 million immigrants to enter the country legally (Anderson 57). "Most illegals are of working age and looking for jobs" (Anderson 57). They don't want to wait years to get a job. Otherwise, there would not be near as many people crossing the border every year. Some people call for a border fence in order to lower the number of illegals (Marcovitz 27). In 2006, Congress began a $2.5 billion project to fence nearly 700 miles of the Mexican border (Marcovitz 27). Many are still pushing for the entire border to be fenced off (Marcovitz 27). Currently, only about one third of the border has been fenced, and over 1,000 miles still remain open (Marcovitz 28). The fence is patrolled by border officers. In 1992 there were about 3,500 border patrol officers. In 2010 that number had grown to over 20,000 (Marcovitz

Illegal immigrants have always been a problem in the United States for some time now. “In October 2008, the illegal immigrant population stood at 11.9 million according to the Pew Hispanic Center” ("Illegal Immigration Facts & Statistics”). An efficient border patrol in our country would be a good step in the right direction to stop illegal immigration and the effect it has on our country. Illegal immigrants are at fault for such things as smuggling drugs into the country, which increases crime rate. Illegal immigrants also deprive U.S. citizens’ from the lower and middle class of jobs. America will also lose money on taxes and schools lose funds in most public systems

Prior to the events of 9/11, for nearly two decades, America welcomed immigrations to our country with open arms. After 9/11, America’s ideals begin to shift pertaining to immigrants, our nation’s safety, and border patrol. America was left with great fear, post 9/11, and began to implement many changes in our border patrol and immigration laws. “In response to record numbers of illegal border crossings and the security fears triggered by the 9/11 attacks, over the past two decades the United States has steadily increased its efforts to secure its borders against illegal immigration. The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents has risen from fewer than

In addition, several immigrants are demoralized and countless others die in their struggles to cross the border. Various border patrolmen have not only had the need to kill, but have been killed. The borders are clearly unsafe, and with approximately 1,400 immigrants crossing it everyday the U.S is very vulnerable to being in great danger and when the borders are vulnerable, the entire nation is vulnerable. If the borders were more secure, then the number of illegal immigrants sneaking into the country would reduce which would reduce many of the other issues that illegal immigrants cause. To stop the immigration issues, the nation must stop those issues at its core, being the borders. When the borders are taken care of, the issues that come along with them will also be taken care of.

The other issues that have raised concern relate to national security and unfairness. In order to protect our security, some opponents want to discourage entry by increasing patrols and surveillance and raising a wall to protect our southern border. These measures have failed in the past, and will likely do so in the future. By increasing the money we spend for added patrols and surveillance, we will only increase our costs. We should recognize that the majority of the individuals that have entered our country, by slipping across the border, are, otherwise, willing to abide by our laws for an opportunity at a better life. Their primary purpose is to improve their economic conditions, not to jeopardize our security or cause controversy with people holding legal status.

The United States of America, a country created by immigrants, is currently facing what some consider to be an immigration crisis. As of 2012, there is over eleven million undocumented illegal aliens living inside the United States. Both the American public and the lawmakers elected to represent us are divided on the issue. Some people view the influx of immigrants crossing over the border from Mexico to America as a good thing while others view it as a disaster waiting to happen. Regardless of ones view on immigrants coming over, most people are in agreement with the idea that we must change the way we are currently dealing with illegal aliens.

For illegal immigrants, it is very dangerous for them to come across. They are risking their lives and their families’ lives in search for work. In the deserts that they cross are robbers, murders, no water and no food. The AZ Republic (2003) estimated that in a year’s time, approximately one million people will get caught trying to sneak illegally into the U.S., and over 1000 will die. According to the USCR (2002), in July, Mexico began a campaign to amplify the immigration enforcement at the southern border. The called their campaign “Plan Sur”, and it was aimed at stopping numerous illegal immigrants from stepping foot into the U.S. After September 11, hundreds more were deployed to watch the border from illegal immigrants. Also, The INS has the border wired with high-tech gizmos and practically 10,000 agents to slash the stream

The United States has hit a crossroad with illegal immigration. Either the government can reform laws and secure the border, or the government can allow illegal immigrants to cross the border with work visas if the illegal immigrants are seeking work. As the country grows larger, families are seeking security from the government. The U.S. border should be secured because of the amount of drugs that are flowing in with illegal immigrants, violence that follows, and the effect on the U.S. economy.

Federal immigration enforcement has recently come into the public spotlight as they have attempted to remove the hostile members of this number from the United States. An already radicalized political barrier has led immigration to only deepen the divide between those who support and oppose immigration enforcement. Instances like that of Oakland California, where mayor Libby Schaaf alerted potential suspects of an Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE) raid of their area, demonstrate the deep divide even in the midst of current immigration policy. However much animosity there may be between lawmakers and governing body's, there exists a problem. “[Our country is] a nation of immigrants”, yes. But, “[It is] also a nation of laws, and as a nation of laws, [it should] want people to come according to [the] laws and abide by them” (...). The study done by the Pew Research Center also documented another statistic about illegal immigrants. According to the survey, about 8 million undocumented Illegal immigrants are either part of the work force or unemployed. According to an article about an article on Welfare by Marvin Olasky, there are about “16 million able-bodied adults receiv[ing] food stamps… fifteen million of them do not work”. While there are many immigrants who take the undesirable minimum wage jobs that America HAS, they are replacing Americans that may otherwise be working, who are now doing nothing and taking advantage of the social welfare

In today society the number of unlawful immigrates is at an all-time high. In the United States approximate 2 million illegal immigrates to enter or try to enter the courtiers, and that number has arisen in the last decade (Lee, 2015). There are about 41 million immigrants living in the United States. There are about 8 million illegal unauthorized immigrates living in the United States (Lee, 2015). The problem is that why some immigrate comes looking for work, so they can support their family back home, many have come to the United States in order to flee from the violence and the corruption. That is going on in Mexico, Central American, and oversea and that is the problem. Each 2 years Senator and President all try to figure out how to deal

Many People can speculate if the U.S.-Mexican border is truly a significant factor for our government’s safety or just there wasting money, time and land. By allowing the government to fund the border many improvements could be made. Border Safety, can create a safer border environment by facing the multiple Issues and Challenges, like illegal Immigration, Drug Enforcement, and cross-border Transportation, and Technological improvements by Homeland security influence the agents, trying to cease these issues.

The biggest problem we have especially recently, is the terrorist threat immigrants pose to the U.S. Enforcing border control minimizes the terrorist threat, but with everything going on right now, more and more refugees are accepted into our borders with the possibility of being a terrorist. Ever since 9/11 happened, security was greatly maximized to protect our country from another terrorist threat, but now we are dealing with ISIS. “A grim online warning from a self-described American jihadist

In conclusion, the U.S. should not Increase border security because innocent people’s lives will be put in danger if they can’t emigrate to a safer place like the united states. Instead of increasing border security the U.S. government should work in a combined effort with other countries to fix the immigration and safety problems that are currently arising because of failed political infrastructures. There is much to be done to the current government, which is in much need of new reforms in its structure. It rests in our hands to stop the exploitation and deaths caused by the exaggerated border security in the U.S. therefore we must work together to fix the problems that affect us and our government. Finally, we Americans should most certainly