Immigration Control Research Paper

Immigration Control: Effect on the United States. Immigration has become a problem in the United States in the 21st century because of the fear of overpopulation lurking in the near future. During the past decade annual legal immigration statistics show one million people entering the country legally, and roughly one million illegally. Data on illegal immigration cannot be accurately calculated because of the lack of enforcement and control of the United States borders. The efforts to reduce the number of illegal immigrants are not enough as thousands are still crossing every week. America needs to change their immigration control policy because there are many substantial negative effects hurting the country and its citizens. The
Efforts to control the drug trafficking are a top priority for the government to keep the drugs off the streets "…in six drug-control areas: drug interdiction, anti-money laundering, drug and immigration enforcement, prosecutions, counter-drug support, and counter-drug cooperation with Mexico" (Drug Trafficking…). Although these types of plans are being implemented drug trafficking is a big problem over the borders because the stretch of 6,000 miles is hard to watch with the resources currently used. Many illegal immigrants are carrying drugs destined to make it to the United States black market. Armed "drug trains" are often used to ensure drugs make it across the border as well as single human "mules" who carry pounds of drugs and travel alone. Most of the drugs are run over illegal crossing points rather than at legal points of entry because this is where a large percentage of the border patrol force is stationed. "Sacks of Colorado potato bags are used to hold pounds of marijuana and other illegal drugs across the border" which are found regularly in Coronado National State Park (Congressional Immigration…). Drug trafficking such as this is a large effect of illegal immigration because the government spends billions of dollars trying to enforce sellers, users and traffickers of these
With recent introductions of new incentives to immigrants it is more than likely going to increase the number of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country. This will cause the government to increase spending in national defense by changing their border strategy and tactics. It will also cause more Americans to lose their jobs to immigrant workers and it will drive down the average standard of living in the United States. An example of this is immigrant children who cause overflows in school districts and reduce the effectiveness of learning to other students. "New York's schools are bursting with over-capacity enrollments, a trend that the school chancellor says is ‘almost exclusively driven by immigration.' Some classes are even being held in school ticket booths and custodial closets" (Martin). Many of these students cannot read or speak English and the teacher has to take time away from the other students to help. State and local governments have had to increase spending on education in locations where immigration is abundant. New programs to help immigrant students learn to read and write English cut budget and take away from other students learning experiences. The increase in spending is caused by the rise of immigration levels which could lead to exponential population