Mark Krikorian The Perpetual Border Battle Analysis

There are a lot of essays about whether or not people agree with what is being done about illegal immigrants in the United States, but what Mark Krikorian wrote in his article The Perpetual Border Battle are things that cannot be argued or miss interpreted. Krikorian based his whole essay around facts and statistics, which to some might not be the most entertaining piece to read. It is very effective in getting his point across in a way that cannot be argued. Mark Krikorian’s article The Perpetual Border Battle is a very effective essay due to the statistics, great organization and structure, and having a very strong argument. Krikorian started his essay by stating that the United States immigrant population has decreased and that the number of immigrants crossing the United States southern border has also decreased, but he is not sold that this is the end of the …show more content…
He believes that our country has much to do in order to come up with a comprehensive immigration policy that stands a chance at being effective. Krikorian then goes on to state that both sides of the immigration debate have valid arguments but the issue cannot be forgotten. “The three main sources of estimates- the Department of Homeland Security, the Pew Hispanic Center and the Center for Immigration Studies—all conclude that in 2007, the illegal population neared or exceeded twelve million and declined to roughly eleven million by 2009. The decline stopped after 2009, so until new estimates or new facts are developed, it’s safe to say there are currently about eleven million unauthorized residents of the United States.” He then states that nearly 60% of the immigrants came across the border illegally and the other 40% came across legally and have overstayed their time. The number of arrests at the border have also gone down in recent years, which leads to thinking that the number of attempts of illegal