“... There is no “golden door”, except for the one that opens and closes when cheap, exploitable labor is needed. And the only “lamp” they have to guide their way are the miles of floodlights erected by the US Border Patrol along the San Diego-Tijuana border.” written by Roberto L. Martinez, “On the Edge: Officials Shrug as Abuses Continue Along the Border.”
Today, approximately 11.7 million illegal immigrants live in the U.S, laying low in their daily life, and unknown by many (New York Times). They work in jobs that barely pay minimum wage, if not lower, to their support families, trying to live in the country that is known for its “freedom and opportunity”. Meanwhile, they do what they can to avoid authorities, even if it means sacrificing …show more content…
The Federation for American Immigration Reform claims that each year illegal immigrants cost American taxpayers approximately one-hundred billion dollars. On top of this, Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin, says that immigrants cause many issues due to their position. This includes immigrants stealing cars as a form of transportation, hit-and-runs, and the costs of incarcerating and deporting them (ABC News). However, the Immigration Policy Center expresses that because immigrants don’t collect medical benefits and often pay many different forms of taxes, the numbers are inaccurate (ABC News). In addition, illegal immigrants often work under the table at jobs that pay less than minimum wage. The work that they do and for the price that they do it only exists because they support our economy by doing the jobs that so many others would never do (The Hill.com). Furthermore, the only reason hit-and runs by illegal immigrants occur so often is because they fear authority, and more deportations happen when the government chooses to do so. The Arizona Immigration Law results in only more of the problems it was trying to solve. Illegal immigrants do not affect our economy so negatively and those who disagree with the fact that the police should not have the broad power to detain persons suspected of being illegal immigrants only cause more problems for themselves by making the fact that they should have the power to do so a law, and putting it in
Today, approximately 11.7 million illegal immigrants live in the U.S, laying low in their daily life, and unknown by many (New York Times). They work in jobs that barely pay minimum wage, if not lower, to their support families, trying to live in the country that is known for its “freedom and opportunity”. Meanwhile, they do what they can to avoid authorities, even if it means sacrificing …show more content…
The Federation for American Immigration Reform claims that each year illegal immigrants cost American taxpayers approximately one-hundred billion dollars. On top of this, Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin, says that immigrants cause many issues due to their position. This includes immigrants stealing cars as a form of transportation, hit-and-runs, and the costs of incarcerating and deporting them (ABC News). However, the Immigration Policy Center expresses that because immigrants don’t collect medical benefits and often pay many different forms of taxes, the numbers are inaccurate (ABC News). In addition, illegal immigrants often work under the table at jobs that pay less than minimum wage. The work that they do and for the price that they do it only exists because they support our economy by doing the jobs that so many others would never do (The Hill.com). Furthermore, the only reason hit-and runs by illegal immigrants occur so often is because they fear authority, and more deportations happen when the government chooses to do so. The Arizona Immigration Law results in only more of the problems it was trying to solve. Illegal immigrants do not affect our economy so negatively and those who disagree with the fact that the police should not have the broad power to detain persons suspected of being illegal immigrants only cause more problems for themselves by making the fact that they should have the power to do so a law, and putting it in