People argue that immigrants occupy the jobs that most natives don’t want but they are actually in competition with each other. The United States is already over saturated with unskilled labor as it is, and it would be unfair to allow illegal aliens to supplant access of employers to legal workers. So supplying the flow of legal workers must be the first priority. The reason so many immigrants work these undesired jobs is because they don’t have much education under their belt. The government is allowing immigrants to enter the country with less than satisfactory education skills.
However, in Raul Reyes’ article he points out how many American citizens are being stereotyped and in an attempt of being deported by ICE. Reyes shares a story that states, “Alicia Rodriguez* was pulled over, for driving with unpaid tickets. Held by the police who thought she was an illegal immigrant…”(Reyes 1). Millions of Americans and undocumented immigrants face this issue of being pulled over for one thing, but sent into custody for deportation. Undocumented people are
This form of trafficking, involving children, is also refereed to as “DMST” or (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) (Kotrla 1). Recent studies have shown that there are “currently at least 100,000 DMST victims in the United states with up to 325,000 more at risk for becoming such victims”(Kotrla 2). Children become easy targets for traffickers because of their vulnerability and helplessness. On average these children are being trafficked between the ages of 11 and 14, although a few are found to be as young as 5 (Kotrla 2). Although the victims of this trafficking varies, statistics show those who have been thrown out of their homes, those who have a history of abuse, or are being handled by the government through foster care or child protective services are most likely to get pulled into this industry (Kotrla 4).
On average, about 720 detainees flow through the Pearsall center daily for screening, though the number fluctuates with round-the-clock movement. On any given day, there are about 23,000 illegal immigrants nationwide in the 17 detention centers that fall under Homeland Security and are charged with returning these illegal
The truth is that we have added so many more border patrol agents to protect our borders all around the United States and still illegal immigrants continue to get into our country. Most of them just want to come to the United States and work some just want to raise enough money to take back home to build their own home and provide a better life for their families. We can argue that some crimes are committed by illegal immigrants but the truth is that it’s not just illegal immigrants who are committing crimes and it’s only a small percentage of illegal immigrants who commit these crimes for the simple fact that by being caught will most likely get you a ticket right back into your country that you came from and if you have family out here can cause you to not see them for a very long time. Adding more agents to our borders is not working I do think that it is important to secure our borders from people trying to bring drugs and weapons into this country but trying to
Illegal Immigration in the United States How do we define illegal immigrant, an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. There are over 11.9 million illegal immigrants in the US today. The numbers have rapidly grown over the years. In 2008 the Pew Hispanic center reported that 6.8% of the students enrolled in the nation’s elementary and secondary schools are children of illegal immigrants. These children automatically gain US citizenship.
Legalize It Every year in America billions of dollars are made illegally, thousands of people are imprisoned, and even more people lose their lives to drugs. On a broad level, illegal drugs ruin whole communities by perpetuating the disease of addiction and engulfing neighborhoods in the gang violence that inevitably comes with illegal drug trafficking. On a more personal level, illegal drugs ruin lives by making people turn their backs on loved ones and causing them to throw away their dreams. Most people agree that a problem that is this pervasive and expansive must be dealt with, but few can agree on a solution. There is only one practical solution.
Illegal Immigrants The presence of illegal immigrants in the United States is a product of the gap between the number of people allowed to legally immigrate to the United States and the global demand for U.S. residency. From this point we have a huge number of illegal foreign living in the United State. The number of foreign-born people residing in the United States (an estimated 37 to 39 million) is at the highest level in our history and, as a portion of the U.S. population, has reached a percentage (12.4%) not seen since the early 20th century. (1) The actual number of unauthorized aliens in the United States is unknown. ( Wasem) The three main components of the unauthorized resident alien population are (1) aliens who overstay their nonimmigrant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Illegal Immigration is reaching epidemic proportions in many American States and cities. The American Government and its politicians at all levels of government are failing to perform the very basic fundamentals of their elected post, to protect and defend its citizens. The United States is being invaded by nearly 20 million illegal immigrants who are over taxing public services, the cost of which are staggering. The population and the cost to the American tax payer are nearly equal to Illinoi, America’s 5th most populated state. What American’s politicians fail to realize is that the border security itself is much like the tip of an iceberg, the greater problem is the remaining 90% of the immigration
Several states in United States are trying to allow illegal immigrants to pay discounted instate tuition at public colleges-rates that are even unavailable to U.S. citizens that have a out-state status. In hosting America's largest population of illegal immigrants, California bears a huge cost to provide education to this fast growing and low income population. Data from the Federation for American Immigration Reform shows that about 6 billion dollars are spent on the education of illegal aliens each year. Even though public colleges in California are receiving significantly less in-state education funding under the nationwide budget shortfall, the population of illegal alien students is increasing by thirteen percent each year since 2006.