Illegal Immigration. Who Needs it? Not America. Perhaps one of the most highly discussed topics in the world today is illegal immigration and its supposed problems or benefits. Prodigious sums of people immigrating into America illegally generate hefty financial bourdons not only for the American government, but also for its taxpayers. Many of these burdens are in the form of tax-free living, welfare, and population control. Many of the immigrants living in America have had children while living illegally in the country. In this situation, the child is automatically considered a natural U.S. citizen, but the parent is still considered an illegal immigrant and is subject to deportation. In this circumstance, the child(ren) would have to have a financial sponsor in America in order to avoid deportation. This process could take years, and many of the illegal immigrants living in America take advantage of welfare programs on behalf of their anchor children(JudicialWatch.com). Because these welfare programs
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A recent example is China, which has been experiencing overpopulation since the 1970’s. In 1979, the Chinese government actually began issuing methods, such as the “one child per family” policy, to help combat the issue. Even though many methods have been attempted since that time, none of them have had much success. China’s population today hangs at 1.2 billion citizens, which is nearly 21% of the entire population of Earth. China is an example of how quickly a country can become overpopulated and how difficult it is to combat the issue. The population of illegal immigrants in the United States has been increasing by a total of 2.25 million every year, making it the largest contributing factor to population size.(susps.org) If America does not take a lesson from China and begin dealing with illegal immigration in a serious way, it could be dealing with overpopulation issues of its
A recent example is China, which has been experiencing overpopulation since the 1970’s. In 1979, the Chinese government actually began issuing methods, such as the “one child per family” policy, to help combat the issue. Even though many methods have been attempted since that time, none of them have had much success. China’s population today hangs at 1.2 billion citizens, which is nearly 21% of the entire population of Earth. China is an example of how quickly a country can become overpopulated and how difficult it is to combat the issue. The population of illegal immigrants in the United States has been increasing by a total of 2.25 million every year, making it the largest contributing factor to population size.(susps.org) If America does not take a lesson from China and begin dealing with illegal immigration in a serious way, it could be dealing with overpopulation issues of its