Illegal Immigration to the United States

In the United States, there are roughly eleven million people who can be classified as illegal immigrants, which is by far way too many. When it comes to the history of illegal immigrants, most United States citizens could be considered as an illegal immigrant. In the early years of American history, our ancestors fled into this country for better life styles and to start their own families. During this time there were not laws dealing with who could and could not enter this country illegally, so we cannot be classified as illegal immigrants. The United States of America needs to place more rigid laws regarding immigration by enforcing stricter border control policies and place a greater emphasis on becoming a legal citizen.

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.

Illegal immigrants have been a hot topic lately due to the popularity of this topic amongst the Republican Presidential Nominees, especially Donald Trump. These illegal immigrants bring various things to this country when they come. Some things are positive, such as a family simply seeking to find a better life, while some things are harmful to the United States, such as the amount of crime among illegal immigrants. In July 2015, the most recent estimate of illegal immigrants was 11.2 million. This same data shoes that 56 percent of all deportations last year were convicted criminals, which accounted for 177,960 individuals (Shoichet, 2015). Crime among illegal immigrants is a problem, and sanctuary cities, which are supposed to be a solution, may be making this problem worse.

Within the United States there are more than11 million undocumented immigrants. This makes up at least 3.5% of the population total. Immigration law as have resulted in a situation where many undocumented immigrants live and work in the United States, but is also an issue entirely blow out of proportion by media and politician. Undocumented immigrants are beneficial to the US economy because they make up the majority of our work force and bring in billions in revenue yearly.

Immigration. A controversial topic that continues to divide the nation. An undocumented immigrant is an individual who resides in the United States without the proper legal permission. Undocumented Immigration has been a staple in Republican political campaigns, who often use fear-mongering tactics to scare the public into fearing these people. The government even shut down as the Democrats and Republicans were unable to reach an agreement. However, providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is favored by the majority of American Citizens and research shows that they help the American Economy, and lower the national crime rate well below the current statistics.

Mexican illegal immigration into the U.S. has been prominent since the 1940s. Originally about 4.6 million Mexican immigrants came to the U.S. legally through the Bracero Program between 1942-1946(Planas, 2014). The program gave Mexican laborers worker visas to come into the U.S. and work as farm hands. This created circular migration patterns from Mexico to the U.S. that still exist today(Planas, 2014). However, the Bracero program was terminated due to an influx of illegal immigrants flooding into the U.S., who too wanted the great pay, but could not manage to get into the program(Planas, 2014). Today, the Bracero Program is the reason why most of the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. are from Mexico(Planas, 2014). Later, the Immigration

They usually enter the U.S. without legal permission, or through the use of falsified documents. Some may visit with the right document but with the intention of not leaving and their documents eventually expire. This adds up to the growing population of illegal immigrants. According to CNN Wire (2013), “Immigrants from Mexico are the largest group within the undocumented population –52% as of 2012.” The remaining populations are from Central America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. These groups of people work menial jobs to support themselves and their families. They live with the fear of being deported all the time, but it doesn’t stop them from going out to find work. They hope that one day they may finally get the chance to apply for citizenship and become legal residents in America. Although that is the dream for most undocumented immigrants, it is not something is easily

The United States is a country primarily revolved around diversity being that it has always been made up of immigrants. For a long period of time now, we have come to face the issue of immigrants entering this country illegally at large numbers, however the number of undocumented immigrants continues to rise, but so has the government’s efforts to either keep the illegal immigrants out or deport the ones already inside. It is one thing to commit the felony of entering a country illegally, but it is another to try and resolve such an issue in an immoral fashion. I understand the government's main concern is to keep its citizens safe, and that for someone to enter a country illegally it is considered crime, however since the recent presidential

Why is there such a vast population of illegal immigrants in the United States? The Obama Administration stated that discord and destitution are the typical circumstances in Mexico and Central America that instigates illegal immigration into the United States. According to a report released by Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project, “The total number of migrants living in this country without papers edged up from 11.3m in 2009 to 11.7m last year, with those from countries other than Mexico at an apparent all-time high” ("US Illegal Immigration May Be Increasing, Study Shows"). There are, in fact, some solutions currently instituted by the government to control the immigration issue, such as deportation or amnesty. However, another option should be disclosed to both help the suffering immigrants seeking refuge in America as well as to crack down on Mexican and Central American criminals in the United States and those living in America illegally. The United States has an obligation as a global superpower to adopt legalization without citizenship.

Unauthorized immigration was at the center of debate during the 2016 presidential election. Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, was able to capitalize on public outcry over the issue. He will eventually go on to win both, the nomination of the Republican party, and the 2016 presidential election. Anti-immigrant rhetoric played a major part in Trump’s Success. Moreover, the reason for said success can be attributed to the criminalization of unauthorized immigrants by politicians and anti-immigrant groups over the past two decades. Some of the arguments made by anti-immigrant groups are: Unauthorized immigration creates a financial burden for American taxpayers, unauthorized immigrants take jobs away from native born Americans and pose threats

“Will I be next?” Is just one of the question every immigrant that gets to the United States will ask when they see a family member or friend get sent back home. Just like many, Jose Antonio Vargas, who wrote “Not Legal Not Leaving,” is an immigrant that got here illegally secretly and working here secretly fake identity, until he came out publicly. He believes that there isn’t much choice but live by a fake identity. One of the many issues that Vargas encounters is the comments and questions from people around him who believe he should be sent back. Likewise, many citizens are being taken away by ICE before they can be legalized or are by being found out. Next, the current legalization form makes it difficult to become a citizen. Also, unlike popular believe not all illegal immigrants are Latin Americans, people of different ethnicity come from all over the world looking for a better way of life. Since the legalization forms do not work, every illegal immigrant should be able to stay without the worry of being deported.

Illegal immigration has been a source of mounting concern in the United States since the 1970’s. Statistics indicate that the past ten years have witnessed an increase in the number of illegal immigrants with the number estimated to increase in the future. “The percentage of illegal immigrant population from Mexico was 59% (or 6.8 million) as of January 2013. Other countries with large amounts are El Salvador (660,000) Guatemala (52000), Hondorous (380,000) and China (280,000)” (Infoplease 1). The rising number of illegal immigrants over the past ten years has led to an increasing concern about the effects of illegal immigrants on wages, national security, and public finances. Evidently, illegal immigration has been a source of economic

The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom to many, is engraved with the famous poem, “New Colossus”, by Emma Lazarus. It reads, “… give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

What is the illegal immigration There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, 14.4 million under the mandate of UNHCR, around 2.9 million more than in 2013. Illegal immigration, is the migrations of people across national borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination country, most of the time the illegal immigrant moves from a poorer to a richer country, however, it is also noted that illegal immigrants tend not to be the poorest within their population. When potential immigrants believe that the chances of successfully migrating are greater than the risks, illegal immigration becomes an option What are the causes of the illegal immigration, the causes of illegal immigration divided into, firstly economic problem, and in this case find that the country is facing a problem of high unemployment that the immigrant cannot find a job to provide his basic needs. Secondly civil wars or revolutions, in this cause the country is unstable and danger which makes the immigrant afraid about his rights as a human and sometimes even about his life. Thirdly religious reasons, and in this case the immigrant is in danger because of his beliefs or intellectual trends that are undesirable or forbidden from the majority of the country. Since old times people have migrated from one region to another in search of food, safety & better life. America is a good example, when Irish immigration to America after the famine from 1846 to the 1early 20th century

In this complex machinery that is illegal migration many theorist tend to only skim the surface by and assume the most important determining factor in leaving or staying is solely based on the economic aspects. This machine not only produces a numerous amount of illegal migration, it fosters it into a sophisticated labor control system that is manipulated by social, market (labor and economic market) and political factors.