Illegal Immigrants : The United States

Illegal immigration, according to an online dictionary is, “an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa” (thefreedictionary.com). This issue has been a controversial and divisive topic throughout the world. Illegal immigration is a serious threat to national security. Lack of proper immigration can cause harmful consequences, and while there is much debate over what to do with the many illegal immigrants in the country, it is evident that it is a burden and very damaging.

The number of unauthorized, or more simply stated illegal immigrants has started to stabilize since the year 2007. After decades of significant growth, the wave of illegal immigrants has decreased by few numbers. As shown in recent studies, during the last five years, the flow of illegal immigrants has stabilized. Before this change in statistic, in the arc of seventeen years, alien immigrants coming from South-America, Mexico, Europe and Asia triple their amount. The not authorized resident immigrant population in the United States is defined as illegal residents. These foreign-born non-citizens are alien residents who have entered or already reside in a country, without any approval of the state’s government. Some countries have thousands or even millions of illegal immigrants and others have less, but it is a certain fact that the wave of these illegal immigrants is increasing year by year. Different are the reasons these people run out of their countries, but the majority of these alien immigrants either entered their countries, which in this case are the United States of America, without any kind of inspection or immigrant visa, or by crossing the border of this nation. Another common example of unauthorized residents are those who were temporally admitted to the county but stayed past the predetermined date, which required them to leave. From 1990 to 2007 the flow of immigrants went from 3.5 million to 12.0. Due to this stabilization, the United States

An immigrant is a person who legally comes to a country to take up a permanent residence. An illegal immigrant is a person who does come to a country without following the established legal procedures of the destination country and who resides in that country without the proper identifications for example: visas, or other documents. Illegal immigrants are sometimes referred to as illegal aliens or undocumented workers. Emigration and immigration are two sides of the same basic act of human migration. Emigration is the act of leaving one’s own country to permanently live somewhere else. Immigration is the act of entering and settling in a new country. Immigration implies permanency; in many cases, immigrants become citizens of the receiving nation. Tourists and others who visit a place temporarily are not considered immigrants.

With over 11 million foreigner nationals residing in America, the question should be asked, “why?” Illegal immigration serves the special interests of millions upon millions of people. To fully understand the problem we need to look at those who benefit. First, the country of Mexico. Billions of American dollars are sent back into Mexico and Latin America countries each year — foreign exchange as valuable as oil exports or tourism. Often Mexico’s own citizens residing in the United States often live in

Immigration has been a big problem in the past decades, a problem that several countries have been struggling with and seem to not be able to find a solution. This paper is to find solutions for this issue especially in the United States. Illegal immigration has been a problem in the U.S. for a long time. The number of people living in the country illegally has decreased but new estimates have shown signs of rebound. The number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States in 2014 was around 11.1 million. In the past, the government created legislative policies to deal with this problem and to help the people that is going through this but despite this, illegal immigration continues to be an apparent unsolvable problem. What are some

The United States is a popular and powerful which many people admire. It is very true that the country prospect and is more enrich. Opening the border might improve the economy or can impact the job market for American citizens. It is the jobs of American citizens to be given more to this illegal immigrant. I believe the U.S. borders should remain closed. While it is clear that opening the borders can have benefits, I believe it is more important to keep jobs available for Americans. In my opinion, I think the US borders should remain close because Citizens` or Americans` should be the first getting opportunity better than an Immigrant. The US should close its borders because open borders weaken the US economy, will bring disaster or crime, and employment.

There are many ways to control the flow of immigrants coming into the United States illegally, like increasing the distribution of visas to immigrants and getting rid of the birthright citizenship. The reason why distributing more work visas out is one of the best ways to lower the amount of immigrants coming illegally, is because it creates workers who fill jobs Americans don't really want. For instance, “picking fruits and vegetables, basic construction work, lawn work, and house cleaning,” which helps companies, and the economy (Plumer 1). Many of the workers from foreign countries would take any job they could find to make money, since it is better than the amount

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt

Illegal immigration, a hot topic among many Americans. Many americans seem to think that illegal immigrants are the sources of all the nations problems. The question that remains is are these people right? While illegal immigrants can cause some issues throughout the nation such as higher crime rates, terrorist threats, and disadvantage to american workers, they also do many good things such as boost the economy, add more cultural influence, and provide a cheap labor force.

Another situation in U.S shows that the U. S Government has taken some action with support of civil society on how to reduce the number of illegal migration in the country. The academic focused the research by analyzing the U.S past immigration policy, determining the characteristic in the past and the reason why those illegal migrations come to the U. S. This could be the base in considering yet other important aspects of this situation: The consequences of having greater number of immigration on the distribution of income in the U.S. (Mutti

Undocumented immigrants in the United States have been a popular topic in the media this past year, especially with the newly elected president. The focus has mainly been on the harm that undocumented immigrants are causing the people of the United States. However, there are many misconceptions believed on the topic of undocumented immigrants. Many undocumented immigrants actually contribute to the economy of the United States and also bring elements of their culture when they move to the United States.

There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States(Yee). There are many ways in which they contribute to the economy. They provide the back-breaking labor that is necessary in many industries. There are claims that Americans have less job opportunities and that wages are lower due to immigrants filling these positions. There may be some truth to this, but according to Jeff Marchini, a farmer in California, American’s are not interested in working in the fields or in construction where the job pays about $27 an hour (Schwartz 17). It seems as if immigrants might have inadvertently helped to create a new

The employment opportunities offered to illegal immigrants are very few, and when these prospects arise they are jobs of very low standards. In many cases, these immigrants work endlessly at these grueling, laborious jobs and continue to be viewed as scroungers in the United States. While in fact, illegal immigrants benefit the economy in several ways. They work in the construction market for

The United States was known as the land of dreams and opportunities. Throughout American history, millions of people left their countries for a chance to start a new life. As of 2014, nearly 42.4 million immigrants, both illegal and legal reside in the U.S (Camatora & Ziegler, 2016). Immigrants leave their country for many reasons some come to escape war, others for freedom, and others come simply for in search of a better life and opportunities. Today, the U.S immigration policy allows some immigrants to work and live lawfully permanently in the country if they’re granted permission through a visa approval process (How the United States Immigration System Works, 2017). Whereas, illegal immigrants are those entered the U.S unauthorized without inspection or were admitted temporarily and stayed past the date they were required to leave (ProCon.Org, 2017). For this reason, many undocumented immigrants often hide in fear of being deported and or incarcerated.

How would you feel being sent back to a place you were running away from or just leaving behind to make a better place for yourself? This happens to hundreds or maybe even thousands of people every day. Immigrants make up 3.4 percent of the population of the United States, yet they have to pay taxes, even though they can’t get a job, and face deportation every second that they are here. Talk about the “land of the free.” Even people who are from a family of undocumented people, yet born in the United States face the possibility of being “sent back” to a country that they’ve never been in before just because their parents were sent back. The United States is a country built by immigrants, legal or illegal, so how can a country built by immigrants send so many of them back? The United States should allow illegal immigrants to stay and have a reasonable path to citizenship.