Research Paper Rough Draft 1
Illegal Immigration Needs to be Stopped
Illegal immigration is defined as the unauthorized migration of people across national borders in which it violates the immigration laws of the destination country. This can include coming into the country by land, water or air. Another issue the United States faces occurs when an immigrant doesn’t leave the country after their visa expires. A visa is a passport given to an individual that permits them to enter, stay, or leave for a certain amount of time. Illegal immigration is an uprising problem that is significantly affecting many Americans in a negative manner. It is causing unemployment to skyrocket, overpopulation in cities, and the increase of crime rates. The drastic effects of illegal are significantly worse on the few states in which a large group of immigrants settle in relation to each other. Since …show more content…
What this means is that a U.S. citizen can sponsor their immediate relatives for permanent citizenship and residency. This may seem like a well thought out plan on which to base an immigration policy but in return has a disastrous economic downturn and consequence. The immediate relatives of these sponsors may be uneducated and unskilled, which can lead them to become “public charges” (Foster 1). A public charge is someone who is denied the rights to live in the United States due to the lack of sustainable living conditions. Currently there is no limit to the number of direct relatives you can bring into the United States. As a result, this reflects the unemployment rate in the labor market and the skill level of the undocumented immigrant. The fact that the United States allows green card holders, people in a country on a probationary basis, to sponsor an indefinite number of immigrants is absolutely absurd. In such a tight labor market, without any validation except for employers, this policy should no longer be in
Illegal Immigration Needs to be Stopped
Illegal immigration is defined as the unauthorized migration of people across national borders in which it violates the immigration laws of the destination country. This can include coming into the country by land, water or air. Another issue the United States faces occurs when an immigrant doesn’t leave the country after their visa expires. A visa is a passport given to an individual that permits them to enter, stay, or leave for a certain amount of time. Illegal immigration is an uprising problem that is significantly affecting many Americans in a negative manner. It is causing unemployment to skyrocket, overpopulation in cities, and the increase of crime rates. The drastic effects of illegal are significantly worse on the few states in which a large group of immigrants settle in relation to each other. Since …show more content…
What this means is that a U.S. citizen can sponsor their immediate relatives for permanent citizenship and residency. This may seem like a well thought out plan on which to base an immigration policy but in return has a disastrous economic downturn and consequence. The immediate relatives of these sponsors may be uneducated and unskilled, which can lead them to become “public charges” (Foster 1). A public charge is someone who is denied the rights to live in the United States due to the lack of sustainable living conditions. Currently there is no limit to the number of direct relatives you can bring into the United States. As a result, this reflects the unemployment rate in the labor market and the skill level of the undocumented immigrant. The fact that the United States allows green card holders, people in a country on a probationary basis, to sponsor an indefinite number of immigrants is absolutely absurd. In such a tight labor market, without any validation except for employers, this policy should no longer be in