What Is Illegal Immigration No More

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Engl 1301 November 23rd , 2013 Illegal Immigration No More The government’s illegal immigration is not benefiting America and the only proper way should be entirely to deport illegal immigrants. They are constantly dragging the government down by using the governments services such as welfare, food stamps and Medicaid. Rachel Alexander, immigration Attorney, says,“ Poor illegal immigrants increasingly use a large percentage of taxpayer dollars through reliance on government services and programs”(Illegal). The only way to solve this problem is if we completely deport all illegal immigrants, and have stricter laws when submitting immigrants into the country. With more than eleven million illegal immigrants…show more content…
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. Nearly 31 percent of foreign born residents over the age of twenty-five are without a high school diploma, compared to just 10 percent of native-born residents. Immigrants trail behind natives in college attendance. It wouldn’t make sense to grant permanent legal status and full job market to millions of unskilled immigrants. Journalist Sonia Nazario states, “Those harderst hit by the influx of immigrants are disadvantaged native-born minorities who don’t have a high school degree”(536). Mostly being African Americans and latino immigrants.Overall, 55…show more content…
Almost all illegal immigrants are paying little to no taxes. In California, “Anchor babies” go to school at a cost of seven thousand a year and above what their parents pay in taxes. This causes overcrowding in the school, and using the government’s taxes. Vocal proponent of illegal immigration policy in America, Frosty Wooldridge states, “nine out of ten babies born in Parkland hospital in Dallas, Texas stem unlawful immigrant mothers” (Children). These percentages run about the same in Chicago, Miami and New York. With over three million illegal aliens migrating annually, they birth about three hundred thousand anchor babies in California alone and we pay the maximum for it. This isn’t just for the costs of births either. The consequences to to treating illegal immigrants have increased cost and reduced access to trauma care. Immigrants may not be such a burden if they generally paid more in taxes than native-born Americans. The household is the primary factor by which taxes are assessed and services are paid. That means immigrants will generally pay less in taxes than natives and tend to use more
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