Possible Solutions to Illegal Immigration
The perception that most Americans may have is that illegal immigration is negatively affecting the country economically and socially. For this reason, some states have passed laws to restrict illegals the access to basic services (Hilfiger, Mcewen & Boyle, 2015). This has also increased the perception that undocumented immigrants are a danger to society; therefore, in some states, police are authorized to verify the status of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant (Valentino, Brader & Jardina, 2013). Moreover, this negative perception has also affected the immigrants’ situation; for example, newcomers can be discriminated by employers and co-workers (Hilfiger, Mcewen & Clark, 2015; Hilfiger, …show more content…
This was evident during the last presidential election in the U.S. where they represented an important part of the electoral census. However, the situation of illegal immigration is also affecting those Americans citizens or residents that have a Latin American heritage since they can also be discriminated based on other Latin Americans’ behaviour. For this reason, some legal Latin-Americans are supporting the laws against illegal immigration.
Nevertheless, illegal immigration may have some benefits for the economy of the U.S. since they can have an influence on the cost of some products. This is based on the assumption that the companies’ payments for workforce are lower, even though there are no studies that present the difference between illegal and legal workers. Therefore, the solution for this problem has to consider not only the impact on the illegal immigrants but also the impact on the citizens and the impact for the U.S. government, aspects that are not included in some of the possible solutions proposed in recent years.
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offered indults through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which means that the illegal immigrants can apply for a legal permit to stay in the country without facing any legal consequences such as deportation or prison. This solution should follow the same parameters providing illegals the opportunity of changing their legal status if they fulfill the requirement of not having any criminal background and being in the country for a specific period of time (Hilfinger, Mcewen & Boyle, 2015). This program required that the U.S. government define the conditions these immigrants should accomplish to qualify for this program. The indult for the unauthorized immigrants may not be sustainable since it has some economical repercussions in terms of the social aid and programs that the U.S. government has such as health or welfare programs since the cost of these programs may not be completely cover with the taxes or payments that these new citizens make. For these reasons, the financial analysis of this solution may have to weigh the cost of the current programs against the illegal immigration such as border patrols with the cost of the programs that the citizens may have access when the legalized their situation. Offering indults to the current illegal immigrants will permit them to have access to different resources using a legal path. This situation will increase their quality of life and the possibility of having a family without feeling afraid of
The perception that most Americans may have is that illegal immigration is negatively affecting the country economically and socially. For this reason, some states have passed laws to restrict illegals the access to basic services (Hilfiger, Mcewen & Boyle, 2015). This has also increased the perception that undocumented immigrants are a danger to society; therefore, in some states, police are authorized to verify the status of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant (Valentino, Brader & Jardina, 2013). Moreover, this negative perception has also affected the immigrants’ situation; for example, newcomers can be discriminated by employers and co-workers (Hilfiger, Mcewen & Clark, 2015; Hilfiger, …show more content…
This was evident during the last presidential election in the U.S. where they represented an important part of the electoral census. However, the situation of illegal immigration is also affecting those Americans citizens or residents that have a Latin American heritage since they can also be discriminated based on other Latin Americans’ behaviour. For this reason, some legal Latin-Americans are supporting the laws against illegal immigration.
Nevertheless, illegal immigration may have some benefits for the economy of the U.S. since they can have an influence on the cost of some products. This is based on the assumption that the companies’ payments for workforce are lower, even though there are no studies that present the difference between illegal and legal workers. Therefore, the solution for this problem has to consider not only the impact on the illegal immigrants but also the impact on the citizens and the impact for the U.S. government, aspects that are not included in some of the possible solutions proposed in recent years.
Guest Workers …show more content…
offered indults through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which means that the illegal immigrants can apply for a legal permit to stay in the country without facing any legal consequences such as deportation or prison. This solution should follow the same parameters providing illegals the opportunity of changing their legal status if they fulfill the requirement of not having any criminal background and being in the country for a specific period of time (Hilfinger, Mcewen & Boyle, 2015). This program required that the U.S. government define the conditions these immigrants should accomplish to qualify for this program. The indult for the unauthorized immigrants may not be sustainable since it has some economical repercussions in terms of the social aid and programs that the U.S. government has such as health or welfare programs since the cost of these programs may not be completely cover with the taxes or payments that these new citizens make. For these reasons, the financial analysis of this solution may have to weigh the cost of the current programs against the illegal immigration such as border patrols with the cost of the programs that the citizens may have access when the legalized their situation. Offering indults to the current illegal immigrants will permit them to have access to different resources using a legal path. This situation will increase their quality of life and the possibility of having a family without feeling afraid of