Illegal Immigration And The United States - 1732 Words

In 2012, a recent study found that there were nearly 11 million illegal immigrants in our nation s border. This has been a recurring problem going on since the late 19th century, when the federal law was passed which prohibited entry of convicts and prostitutes. Although this isn t the case of everyone crossing our nation s borders, it is still a national problem. Not allowing more people to infiltrate our country will provide Americans with more jobs, will lower the incarceration rates, and will allow American tax dollars to be spent elsewhere. Illegal immigration laws have been around dating back to the late 19th century. In 1882, President Chester A. Arthur banned almost all Chinese’s immigration to the United States and shortly†¦show more content†¦About 12-20 million illegal aliens currently reside in the United States. California has more illegal than any other state, at about 2.4 million. This has affected our population by increasing imprisonment rates, the am ount of government spending on the illegal, and the number of job losses by those who can work for less (End of Illegal Immigration,p.1-5). The problem of illegal immigration has been a recurring and prominent issue over the past decade. Every GOP has this subject and for my candidates, and is a make or break subject they need to stand on. According to the New York Times, the â€Å"Number of Migrants Illegally Crossing Rio Grande Rises Sharply†, this is difficulty we Americans will have to deal with for the years to come (par. 4). The number of illegal immigrants crossing this part of the border alone has increased 150% percent over the same period last year while the number of unaccompanied children caught by agents has more than doubled. This is an ongoing problem we can only stop if local and state governments take more action (Preston). Although only slowly seeing the effects illegal immigration over the years if you take a step back and look over a ten-year span, you c an see the effects illegal immigration puts not only on our economy. The US national debt is trillions of dollars and illegal immigration isn t helping it. With the about that illegal