Illegal Immigration And The United States - 1486 Words

Illegal immigration has been an issue in the United States for a long time so the issues that come with it should not be a surprise. America was established on the basis of newcomers settling here from abroad. Recently though, thousands of illegal immigrants have come into the U.S. through either the Mexico border, the Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico which has created a new an unanticipated issue for the U.S., in the past immigrants came from Europe and passed through the Ellis Island station in New York. Some people can enter the country legally through a visit visa, but then have continued to stay here illegally working the U.S., usually for the better benefits and higher pay. These cases are usually not the cause of the issues.†¦show more content†¦Every year, over 275,000 immigrants travel across the 2,500 miles of U.S. border with Mexico, mainly into Texas, California, and Arizona. The United States currently has anywhere from 7 to 12 million illegal immigrants wor king and living here, over half of these immigrants are from Mexico. Births account for 63% of the 11.2 million increase in the U.S. population between 2000 and 2010. One in four of the nation s children is Latino and are poorer, less-educated, less likely to be fluent in English, and less likely to be naturalized citizens. As of 2010, 37.3% of Latino children were living in poverty, more than children of any other racial or ethnic group. This is the first time in U.S. history that the single largest group of poor children is not Caucasian. These illegal families can, and most of them do, help themselves to American jobs, education, welfare, and unemployment compensation. Fifty percent of Hispanic households use some form of welfare, the highest rate of any major population group. Therefore, the continued inflow of several hundred thousand illegal immigrants annually compounds and stresses the nation’s economic problems at a time when the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line has reached the highest level since 1993. Some Americans think immigration from Mexico should be stopped completely and guard should be enforced across the entire border. Steps have