Illegal Immigrants in the United States

An analysis of illegal immigration in the United States reveals both positive and negative effects which can be corrected in such a way as to provide solutions for both the immigrant and the country. Every person leaving their native country and coming to America has a story. Sometimes they come looking for a better place to work, running away from extreme poverty in their native country. Others come because they have family already living in the United States or they are looking for someone who came a few years ago and never went back. However, coming to America for the “American Dream” has its price; some of these immigrants will even risk their life in order to achieve a better living and have other opportunities. “During the years of 1980 and 2000 about 100 million immigrants have been in the United States between these times. About 35 million remain and have made this country their home. Twelve millions of these are illegal immigrants, living under the fear of being deported at any given moment. This number keeps increasing by 500,000 immigrants per year” (Broder and Borjas 1, 2). But what is it that makes America the perfect target for immigrants to come? What effects does having twelve million illegal immigrants working in the country of the American society and economy? What has the government done in order to keep track and control of these twelve million and what else can be done to control the constant flow of illegal immigrants into the country; especially the southern border with Mexico? The illegal immigration in the United States reveals both pro and con effects which can be changed in a way that provides solutions for the immigrant and the country.
Some immigrants have come to this country because they have family living here and their family encourages them to come and work. Others are looking for someone who left home many years ago and have not returned; many of them perish in the attempt to make it to America. “Since 1994, some four thousand... [continues]

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