Arguments Against Illegal Immigration

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Alexis Foulke English 1102-11 Dr. Antiwan Walker October 14th, 2010 Illegal Immigration America is known for having an open door policy, and we will let anyone into this country. I believe that tighter border restrictions and laws will prevent illegal immigration from taking over the country even more. Our country would not only be safer with stricter laws, but it would be more secure and much easier to live in. The reasons for these immigrants coming to America is clearly logical, however, I believe if they did it the right way this debate would possibly be settled. Handagneu-Sotelo, a sociology professor from the University of Southern California, stated that “immigration is a deeply contested issue; it’s a key social problem…show more content…
There is a form called the N-400 an immigrant must fill out in its entirety and pay a required amount of money. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will review your application and require a set of fingerprints to be taken. After being fingerprinted the immigrant must then have a formal interview with immigration services and it is required that the immigrant is completely honest. After the interview, the immigrant is required to take a test that will show how much that person knows about the United States of America and the U.S. government. On top of all of that, the immigrant is required to speak some English unless you are allowed to exempt. If the tests are failed, however, the immigrant is allowed as many retakes as needed. After all of these requirements are met, the immigrant can be considered a legal U.S. citizen and must take an oath at a ceremony. With all the ways to become a U.S. citizen, I feel as if illegal immigration should not be an issue at all. If the immigrants would just follow instructions and do everything the correct way, we would not have to make laws and requirements against them. Overpopulation is another huge problem that involves illegal immigration and is only getting worse. A rise in human population can cause a number of issues in the United States such as poverty and pollution. Another huge risk is that the immigrant, no matter what age, may…show more content…
They help the illegal immigrants in crossing the borders for money and financial issues. It is extremely dangerous and trafficking usually involves physical force as well as deception to transport immigrants. There are many large groups that smuggle immigrants into the United States and they are very well known. The illegal immigrants take jobs from other U.S. citizens that are in need and continue to burden the social services. I think it shows that we do not care that much about trying to control the borders and prevent this from happening. About sixty-eight million illegal immigrants have come to the United States since 1970. Also, it is estimated that 130 million will be here within the next 50 years. Some immigrants bring positive aspects to the States, but many bring negative things. The Immigration Act of 1990 was enacted in November and increased the number of legal immigrants allowed in the U.S. It also created a program that illegal immigrants were granted assigned visas. The law said the Unites States would allow 700,000 new immigrants to
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