Second Body A. Mexican Immigration is taking over this country. Mexicans are pouring into this country, many looking for job opportunities and many of them doing it illegally. There are nearly 12 million illegal immigrants in this country and that number is on the rise. The effect of this widespread movement into the U.S. is a weakening economy. The cost of these illegal immigrants is high and with the economic situation we’re currently in, we can’t afford any additional expenses.
The problem with this is that it is costing American tax payers $1.6 billion annually. Illegal immigration can be dealt with in many ways. One way is that the United States Border Patrol could increase on its employees. This would obviously help on patrolling our borders and cracking down
Many immigrants try to come over from the borders and some succeed and some don’t. The ones that succeed come over and most the time can’t find work because they do not have papers, but can still get help from our government when it comes to the new health care plans and such from Obama. Also when it comes to smuggling there is always two people sometimes more that cause these illegal immigrants to pay them so that way they can show them a route to hopefully make it to the United States and if they don’t make it across then they don’t get their money back and will eventually pay these guys again and will probably not succeed so these guys who are smugglers make more money than probably half of America in which they are actually working for their money. Also a huge topic with illegal immigrants coming over is Terrorism. Many say if the government would come up with better ways to stop this then 9/11 may have never even occurred, and this event is one of the biggest tragedies in history and is still in issue across the seas in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
The problem is continuing to get worse and will eventually cause a decline in the American way of life. Although having immigrants coming to America is important to our society, it is only valuable when done the right way. The problem we are having is immigrants coming here and not having a positive effect on our economy. They are only putting more of a strain on an already empty economy. Billions of our tax dollars are being spent every year on illegal immigrants.
Immigration reform is needed, but there is not a one size fits all solution. It is expensive to go through the process of obtaining the necessary documents to legally work in the United States. The application fee for employment authorization is $380 ("U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services", 2011); a price many coming to the U.S. for a better life are not able to afford. Policy needs to address the need the economy has for the undocumented workers in the U.S. and find a way to authorize their presence.
These areas affect American's standard of living which can cause great concern and discussion. Many Americans argue that illegal immigrants are taking all of their jobs leaving many unemployed. "…The more that illegal aliens are able to take jobs in a sector of the economy, the less attractive the sector becomes to U.S workers, and the greater appearance of validity to the lie that only illegal aliens are willing
Immigrants obtain jobs that many Americans are too good to do such as lawn care, maintenance in the home or business, and farm work. Immigrants often get paid very little; they are very hard workers because they are usually very poor and come to America to make a better life for themselves and their families. The con’s of illegal immigrants is that they work off the books and do not contribute to social security or pay taxes. A majority of illegal immigrants rely on government assistance and this costs Americans a lot of money. New immigration reform laws have some good ways to gain control over illegal immigration; however, allowing more immigrants into the United States on top of the 11 million that are already here trying to obtain residency, is absurd.
More Mexican immigrants are in the Unites States illegally than ever before, and without the proper authorization to reside or work here (Alvarez1). Immigrants that come from other countries to America without the proper documentation are considered illegal immigrants. The reason illegal immigration occurs is because the immigrants do not have the means to get here legally. They do not have the money because of the lack of work, and most of them only speak their native language so therefore it is nearly impossible to get here the way they need to due to the lack of communication. Also, you have to have the proper paper work, such as birth certificate, social security number, and in poor countries most people never get their hands on their documents, because of government, and in some places this paper work is never even created (Alvarez 1).
Homelessness September 8, 2011 Abstract Homelessness is becoming an increasing problem in the United States. Loss of jobs and decreasing wages since the recession have contributed to this increase. Veterans and mentally ill people do not get the support they need to maintain their own housing. The government helps some of these people but it lacks the funding needed to help everyone who needs it. The United States needs to find a way to put more people to work at wages that will enable them to afford housing.
Although, there are tons of immigrants that come to the United States and take those job opportunities away from true, native-born citizens. It is unfair that US citizens have to compete with illegal immigrants for such low‐paying, low-skilled jobs. Illegal immigrants shouldn’t be allowed to take job opportunities away from citizens because they are taking advantage of our countries’ benefits and creating a barrier between costumers and workers. Too many non-American people often live out the American dream. With more than 420,000 illegal immigrants pouring