The United States is a nation of immigrants. A nation that prides itself on being inclusive of all people, regardless of race, religion, or social status. A nation that good many people in the world would like to be a part of, yet unlike the immigrants of the past who entered this great nation, according to the laws of immigration, there are a growing number of immigrants who are currently here in the United States illegally. What action should the government take to resolve this issue? There are people who will claim that the nation benefits from those who are here illegally. Then there are the stubborn facts of the strain to our civic system, crime, and the cost to the American taxpayer. Regardless of these facts, we should recognize the
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There are a couple of areas immediately impacted. In an article written by Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, Ph.D. for The Heritage Foundation, the writers address education for the children of illegal immigrants. This is an expense the American public generally forgets when factoring how much illegal immigration cost. It may come as a surprise that the average cost for students in the United States is $12,300 per year. Since the government is currently allowing people to stay in the country illegally, then the government should be willing to pay for the education for the children who will grow up to be a part of our society. Another area where additional costs are incurred, are the population-based services such as police, fire, and road services. These services must increase as the population increases, which includes illegal immigrants. Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, Ph.D. also found through their research that the average household of illegal immigrants contributes $10,334 in taxes per year. Which may seem like another positive at first, but not when the same household receives $24,721 in services, leaving the remaining $14,387 for other taxpayers to cover. These costs may be unsettling, but they are not the only cost to the American …show more content…
The most disturbing and strongest reasons for securing our borders are found in our daily news, such as the reports of American citizens being killed by people who are living in this country illegally. Just recently on July 1st of 2015, as reported by Melissa Chan and Rachelle Blinder in the New York Daily News, a 32 year old woman named Kate Stienle, of San Francisco, was out with her dad taking pictures on Pier 14, when an illegal immigrant named Francisco Sanchez fatally shot Kate in the chest for no apparent reason. Kate lay on the pier asking for her dad to help her until the ambulance could arrive, but she could not be saved, and later died at the hospital. Imagine what it would be like to lose a family member in such a way, and then find out the person who fired the shot wasn’t even supposed to be in the country. Francisco Sanchez is an illegal immigrant who has 7 felony convictions in this country, and has been deported back to Mexico 5 times. I can fully understand the outrage that Kate’s family has towards the government, which has failed to protect them from such a
There are a couple of areas immediately impacted. In an article written by Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, Ph.D. for The Heritage Foundation, the writers address education for the children of illegal immigrants. This is an expense the American public generally forgets when factoring how much illegal immigration cost. It may come as a surprise that the average cost for students in the United States is $12,300 per year. Since the government is currently allowing people to stay in the country illegally, then the government should be willing to pay for the education for the children who will grow up to be a part of our society. Another area where additional costs are incurred, are the population-based services such as police, fire, and road services. These services must increase as the population increases, which includes illegal immigrants. Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, Ph.D. also found through their research that the average household of illegal immigrants contributes $10,334 in taxes per year. Which may seem like another positive at first, but not when the same household receives $24,721 in services, leaving the remaining $14,387 for other taxpayers to cover. These costs may be unsettling, but they are not the only cost to the American …show more content…
The most disturbing and strongest reasons for securing our borders are found in our daily news, such as the reports of American citizens being killed by people who are living in this country illegally. Just recently on July 1st of 2015, as reported by Melissa Chan and Rachelle Blinder in the New York Daily News, a 32 year old woman named Kate Stienle, of San Francisco, was out with her dad taking pictures on Pier 14, when an illegal immigrant named Francisco Sanchez fatally shot Kate in the chest for no apparent reason. Kate lay on the pier asking for her dad to help her until the ambulance could arrive, but she could not be saved, and later died at the hospital. Imagine what it would be like to lose a family member in such a way, and then find out the person who fired the shot wasn’t even supposed to be in the country. Francisco Sanchez is an illegal immigrant who has 7 felony convictions in this country, and has been deported back to Mexico 5 times. I can fully understand the outrage that Kate’s family has towards the government, which has failed to protect them from such a