Illegal Immigration Security

Illegal Immigration and National Security
Bodies lay motionless under a collapsing infrastructure; planes are taken under siege by a villainous force; bullets wound bystanders and officers attempting to ensure safety. The thought that all illegal immigrants enter the country in search of a better life is deceiving. Among the many faultless immigrants hide those who wish only harm due to radical beliefs. Illegal immigration gives people a chance for a new life, it enlarges the population of incarcerated immigrants, and its potential to introduce terrorists signifies that the United States must increase border security. Illegal immigration into the United States has the potential to introduce terrorists to the population and reduces national
According to ICE's Secure Communities office, there are 2.1 million legal or illegal immigrants with criminal convictions living behind bars or freely in the United States. Each year there are about 900,000 legal and illegal immigrants arrested. 700,000 immigrants are released from jail, prison, or probation. There is an estimated 1.2 million criminal aliens at large in the United States. According to Fox News, statistics show that the estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants in the United States account for 13.6 percent of all offenders sentenced for crimes committed in the United States. Illegal immigrants are responsible for twelve percent of murder sentences, sixteen percent of drug trafficking sentence, and twenty percent of kidnapping
The remaining area is patrolled by border patrol agents who are centralized in areas like Tucson or San Diego. Immigration is least common where border patrol agents are more fixed. Building a wall is an unlikely solution given the fact that the cost and area that needs to be covered are great. The cost to build a fence that covers the entire border is estimated at $22.4 billion. In Israel, a wall was built after an increase in terror attacks in the 2000s. The Prime Minister Ariel Sharon authorized a security fence that spanned across Judea and Samaria. This fence was effective and it stopped terrorism dead in its tracks. Israel’s fence is electric touch and is accompanied by trenches and concrete walls. A wall itself would not be sufficient. The fence is also defended by Israeli military with orders to kill those who attempt to bypass the wall. This would be unlawful with the United States and Mexico