Illegal Immigration

Paper Summary:

The paper asserts that although the United States should embrace immigrants for bringing further diversity into the country, immigrants pose a threat to the economy, the nation's resources and American jobs. The paper considers a potential solution that would entail a dual action step of tightening border control and reforming the process of becoming a citizen to allow easier access for immigrants to enter into the nation legally. The paper also notes the drawbacks of this idea, however; it would prove costly to the government and there would be many who commit fraud in order to receive that amnesty.

From the Paper:

"The United States has a long and tumultuous relationship with immigrants from other nations. This nation was born out of the minds of immigrants, yet today we face a huge population of illegal immigrants which has depleted the country's resources and strained many citizens' morale. Despite legal and government efforts to curb this wave of illegal immigrants from entering into the nation's borders, data from 2006 reports that around ten to twelve million immigrants live within the country illegally, (Rector, 2006). A similar study conducted in 1997 showed around five million illegal aliens in the country, representing the shocking increase within the past decade. With an average of 4% of the population of the United States representing an illegal population, the country has found itself in the midst of a huge problem."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Camarota, Steven A. (2006). Amnesty under Hagel-Martinez: an estimate of how many will legalize if S. 2611 becomes law. Center for Immigration Studies. 19 June 2008. http://www.cis.org/articles/2006/back606.html
• FAIR. (2003). Illegal Immigration is a crime. Federation for American Immigration Reform. 18 June 2008. http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/isacrime.html
• Kennedy, John F. (1964). A nation of immigrants. Row Publishers.
• Meese, Edward III & Spaulding, Matthew. (2004) The principles of immigration. 19 October 2004. The Heritage Foundation. 20 June 2008. http://www.heritage.org/Research/GovernmentReform/bg1807.cfm
• Meese, Edward III & Spaulding, Matthew. (2006). Permanent principles and temporary workers. 1 March 2006. The Heritage Foundation. 18 June 2008. http://www.heritage.org/Research/GovernmentReform/bg1911.cfm

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