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    Illegal immigration did not become a problem until the 19th century. American immigration did not start until the late 1700’s. Back before there was a law about migrating somewhere illegally, it never occurred as a problem. But now with so many illegal immigrants wanting to become U.S citizens, it has now become a major issue. Foreign nations have to be granted a green card in order to become a citizen of the U.S. Some illegal immigrants are becoming citizens by joining the military. Each

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    Illegal immigration in the US is and has been an ongoing battle for many years. According to legal-dictionary an illegal immigrant is define as an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the united sates without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. There are many problems that occur such as overpopulation, raising crime rates and unemployment. Some Americans have issues with illegal immigration and some do not. Those with the issues are concerned about illegal immigrants

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    U.S. government take stricter measures to limit illegal immigration (February 9, 2017), focuses on whether the U.S. should adopt stricter measures for illegal immigration. Supporters believe that illegal immigrants pose a threat to national security. Undocumented immigrants are not in the system, so their criminal records are inaccessible. Additionally, supporters believe that immigrants take the jobs of Americans. Companies tend to give immigrants jobs because they will work for cheap wages. However

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    Illegal immigration has negatively affected our country economically and has increased crime rate over the past few decades. Yearly it has cost 2.2 billion dollars to educate 408,000 illegals k-12. In 2002 3,400 immigrants that were convicted with rape, murder, and assault were released. Also 475,000 immigrants travel to the United States illegally. And it is overwhelming of the amount of illegal immigrants to try find and take care of them. The amount of Illegal immigration causing crime rate

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    set in place to prevent illegal immigrants from staying in their borders for too long such as taking away their right to work and ensuring that businesses do not hire these people. The government wants to have accountability of its visitors so that it can keep their citizens safe. Texas borders Mexico for approximately 2000 miles and many of the illegal immigrants come through there to work in Texas. Many Texans will eagerly jump on the bandwagon and declare that illegals must be deported and the

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    million undocumented immigrants as of 2010. Since this is a current issue and is not only affecting the citizens of California but also the government of California; this is the controversial issue I will be discussing in my paper. Due to having my own legal citizenship and being an educated member of society this topic comes with responsibility for civic community participation to break down and stop this illegal immigration from occurring. The fact that illegal citizens are doing

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    increase of illegal immigrants coming to the United States, this affects the U.S in many ways. The problem is that it takes to long to get the visa because there are a lot of illegal immigrants. This affects the illegal immigrants that are coming to the U.S because it takes to long and this also affects the people in the U.S that are a citizen because the illegal immigration get the working visa so they can live in the U.S. This makes it harder for the people to get a job because of the illegal immigrants

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    What is the best solution to illegal immigration? That is what many presidents, American citizens and even immigrants have been trying to figure out. Immigration is not a new topic. The issue, however, has not lost its relevance over time, if anything, it has become more apparent that something must be done. There has always been a struggle of illegal immigration, yet it was more subdued until recent years. In the late 1700’s to early 1800’s, the first immigration laws were passed, though, they were

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    People in America Should be More Respectful to the Illegal Immigrants DREAM Act." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2016. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 5 Apr. 2016. The Dream Act is on foreign immigrants that want to have the opportunity to come to America for a better education. Discussing the Dream Act’s history background and how it is affecting people in today’s society. According to “Dream Act” states, “In the following years, however, a rising number of states

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    beacon of hope for all immigrants that enter the U.S. Do we still agree with what those words say? I’m not against all of the immigrants who want to start a better life here by becoming legal citizens. I’m against the millions of illegal immigrants that come to the U.S. and cause trouble and make things harder for the legal immigrants that are already here. Illegal immigrants have long been a problem in the United States, and there have always been so many controversies about illegal immigration Today

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