Illegal Immigration Research Paper

Illegal immigration is a very controversial topic in America and has been seriously disputed since the twentieth century. Immigration provides many positive aspects to America and its citizens. However, immigration can also pose negative consequences as well. Deportation and an increase in militarization are possible solutions to the growing issue of immigration, but are very costly and time consuming. Although citizenship should be a right granted to an eligible immigrant seeking refuge, the economic burden of supporting ineligible immigrants, the militarization efforts at the border, and the criminal activity brought by certain groups of immigrants leads to the conclusion that significant changes need to be made to the process to prevent …show more content…
Studies show that of the 94 foreign-born terrorists who operated in the United States, about two-thirds committed immigration fraud prior to taking part in terrorist activity. Of the 59 terrorists who violated the law, many committed multiple violations. Racial tension and differences between immigrants and Americans bring issues to the workplace and everyday life. Even immigrants who are not terrorists often face racial stereotypes everyday. This discrimination leads to further issues concerning immigration and often leads to unwarranted prejudices. Therefore, it is clear that immigration law must be more stringent to prevent the illegal migration of possible terrorists as well as to ease tension between American citizens and non-native immigrants who are otherwise innocent. In addition to acts of terrorism, criminal actions pose a significant problem in regards to illegal …show more content…
Deportation is an obvious potential solution to illegal immigration. Deportation requires finding all the illegal immigrants in America and sending them back to their country of origin. In many cases, however, illegals are easy to find, most staying near the border. Illegal immigration is always a looming threat from a criminal standpoint. Some illegal immigrants crossing the border are members of drug cartels and may be smuggling drugs into the United States. Deportation of illegal immigrants involved in criminal activity would reduce crime statistics in America. Deportation does have some serious drawbacks, however. The process of deportation and act of identifying illegal immigrants can take an extremely long time to carry out. In addition, the act of deportation is also be very costly for America. The government provides funding for all the resources used to deport illegal immigrants. This would include buses, gasoline, and methods used to find illegal immigrants. Many people believe the costs and time required for deportation would be better served towards creating stronger border