The United States of America has a crisis. Illegal immigration is a crisis. Every day, undocumented immigrants are crossing the border without authorization. This is a growing conflict. In “How Many Illegal Aliens are in the US,” it talks about how many illegal immigrants truly are in the United States. In this article, about illegal immigrants, Raley reports, “As of 2017, FAIR [Federation of American Immigration Reform] estimates the number of illegal aliens in the US to be approximately 12.5 million” (1). FAIR gets this estimate by migrants self-reporting if they hold a lawful status or not. Each day, this number keeps increasing. Many Americans do not understand the true problems that this growing number of illegal immigrants bring the United
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Immigrants may not have money, but why should they get money for being illegal? A public policy analyst, Richwine, provides many statistics about immigrants and the cost of welfare. In this article, Richwine reports, “Illegal immigrant households cost an average of $5,692...while legal immigrant households cost $6,378” (1). Illegal immigrants get only $686 less than legal immigrants, which is something that is a big problem. Therefore, illegal immigrants are getting privileged with money that they might not deserve. Illegal immigrants should not get money, hence the word illegal. All of this money is coming from taxpayers of the US; this is money that could be going to better border control or other important things. Taxpayer’s money should not be spent on something that is illegal and someone who does not have citizenship in the United …show more content…
One solution that could help decrease the number of illegal immigrants is to make citizenship easier. Citizenship can take years to complete. To become a legal citizen in the United States according to “The Basics of Naturalization,” the criteria and steps for citizenship in a nutshell are being at least eighteen, a lawful permanent resident of the US, resident and physically present in the US for at least five years at the time of the application, have good moral character, complete an application, collect necessary documents, get fingerprints taken, have an interview, and take an English and civics test. After all of these steps and the final decision is successful, immigrants can take the oath of allegiance. From the day immigrants apply for citizenship, it can take approximately six months to one year to complete, which many people are seeking for a better life than what they have at the moment. Illegal immigrants find the United States more appealing than other countries for various reasons. A statistic that was found by American Community Survey (ACS) data and reported by Grava states, “In 2015, about 11.6 million immigrants from Mexico resided in the US, accounting for more than 1/4 of all US immigrants” (1). As shown in this approximate statistic, Mexican citizens make up a large part of the US. Therefore, take for example, Mexico. Much of Mexico’s population is coming to the United States for various
Immigrants may not have money, but why should they get money for being illegal? A public policy analyst, Richwine, provides many statistics about immigrants and the cost of welfare. In this article, Richwine reports, “Illegal immigrant households cost an average of $5,692...while legal immigrant households cost $6,378” (1). Illegal immigrants get only $686 less than legal immigrants, which is something that is a big problem. Therefore, illegal immigrants are getting privileged with money that they might not deserve. Illegal immigrants should not get money, hence the word illegal. All of this money is coming from taxpayers of the US; this is money that could be going to better border control or other important things. Taxpayer’s money should not be spent on something that is illegal and someone who does not have citizenship in the United …show more content…
One solution that could help decrease the number of illegal immigrants is to make citizenship easier. Citizenship can take years to complete. To become a legal citizen in the United States according to “The Basics of Naturalization,” the criteria and steps for citizenship in a nutshell are being at least eighteen, a lawful permanent resident of the US, resident and physically present in the US for at least five years at the time of the application, have good moral character, complete an application, collect necessary documents, get fingerprints taken, have an interview, and take an English and civics test. After all of these steps and the final decision is successful, immigrants can take the oath of allegiance. From the day immigrants apply for citizenship, it can take approximately six months to one year to complete, which many people are seeking for a better life than what they have at the moment. Illegal immigrants find the United States more appealing than other countries for various reasons. A statistic that was found by American Community Survey (ACS) data and reported by Grava states, “In 2015, about 11.6 million immigrants from Mexico resided in the US, accounting for more than 1/4 of all US immigrants” (1). As shown in this approximate statistic, Mexican citizens make up a large part of the US. Therefore, take for example, Mexico. Much of Mexico’s population is coming to the United States for various