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    What exactly does illegal immigration mean? Illegal immigration can be defined as the migration of people across national borders while violating the laws of the destined country (“What is Illegal Immigration?”). Whether the unauthorized immigrants come by land, water, or air, they are considered to be illegal aliens. Those who do not leave after the expiration of their visas are also illegal immigrants. The presence of illegal immigrants not only affects the lives of many native Americans but

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    Illegal Immigration is a Crime Timothy Murphy States.“Illegal Immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals and potential terrorist to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding cost to our judicial, healthcare and education systems.” Illegal Immigration is hurting our country by letting illegal immigrants in, causing higher costs for the economy. Illegal Immigration needs to be stricter, to control high rates of illegal immigration. There are about

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    Immigration and Immigrants At this time, the United States has allowed more immigrants to enter the country than at any time in its history. Over a million legal and illegal immigrants take up residence in the United States each year. I am the immigrant, too. All the other countries people like to come here for the better lives for them and their families. America is a freedom-oriented country, where everyone likes to live. I came here 3 years ago, first, I did not like it, but it is good in here

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    Immigration: Is it good or bad? When it comes to immigration some people view it as needed, while others view it as unnecessary. Immigration can help the economy of the United States, but it may also hurt the economy as well. Although legal immigration is accepted, it may hurt the economy just as much as illegal immigration. Some people view the illegal immigrants as horrible people, but they want to achieve the American dream just like the rest of us. Immigration in the United States may benefit

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    America does not guarantee success, but these immigrants were willing to put their lives on the line in order to accomplish a “rags to riches” success story. On the contrary, the recent spike in immigration has become a major debate for everyone. Critics’ arguing against immigration say that immigration leads to overcrowding, drug trafficking, and puts American culture at risk. Simply, immigrants play a leading factor in society politically, economically, and socially. But focusing on the economic

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    after in the first place. With over 11 million illegal immigrants already in the United States of America and at least a third of that amount able to gain access to the country annually, there is no doubt that illegal immigration can have an extensive effect on the country as we know it. Furthermore, illegal immigration can have many negative effects on the population, as well as the country and what is offered all together. The strain illegal immigration puts on the countries resources by way of over

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    Immigration is one of the hot topics in today’s society: legal and illegal. According to, Philip E. Wolgin, in his article, “Immigration Polling Roundup: Americans of All Political Stripes Want Congress to Pass Immigration Reform”, there are 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants living in America today. From 1990 – 2007, immigration increased from 3.5 million to 12.2 million. Since 2007, immigration has decreased and fluctuated from 12.2 million illegal immigrants to 11.7 million illegal immigrants

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    Immigration: limited or unlimited?           On the subject of immigration, one student at J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia commented, “we make America more interesting” (Swerdlow 61). As true as these words are, the question of how much more interest should be allowed to cross our borders each year, and what exactly defines an American these days puzzle the already 281 million residents who find comfort in the freedoms of America

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    covering is illegal immigration, the two sources I used in this report are Daily Mail and CNN. Daily Mail states that illegal immigration is hurting the economy and costing the United States $135 million annually. In our country the illegal immigrant population is 12.5 million. In this article it is stated that the taxes received from illegal immigrants is only $19 billion annually. This is nowhere near what would be needed to compensate for the amount the government is spending on illegal immigrants

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