Illegal Immigration

Introduction

In most contexts, illicit immigration mentions the occurrence of the 12 million undocumented Mexican-American immigrants in the United States (Judith 345). Illegal immigration is an epidemic slowly eating away the social, economis and political structure of the country. It poses great threat and danger and is a matter that should be given priority by the state, its people and law makers.

Lawmakers lately made more efforts to obey with immigration papers, partially as a outcome of terrorism, doubts arising from the September 11 attacks, partially because of the emergence of Spanish as a second authorized dialect, and partially because of doubts amidst some voters that the U.S. is evolving less and less demographically white.

Illegal immigration to the United States is a very advantageous offer for the employers and the U.S. government, and it also benefits Mexico, which is the largest source country of illegal immigrants in the U.S.

U.S. and Mexican governments have actively enticed illegal immigrants to enter this country and work illegally profit hungry American employers (LeMay 271). Poor immigrants, who are often desperate house and feed their families, to respond to financial temptation and then blame U.S. citizens for illegally staying in the U.S.

Ten million illegal immigrants live in the U.S., according to academic and government institutions, although the Bear Stearns-investment firm analysts argue that the U.S. illegal immigrants "could reach 20 million people."About 75% of undocumented immigrants arrived in the U.S. southern border with Mexico, and originally from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia and other countries in Central and South America. About 50% of all illegal immigrants are Mexican-born people.

After more than 100 years of its existence, the president dissolved the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in March 2003 and absorbed it into the new Homeland Security Department, along with the MOE and dozens of other federal agencies established to assist citizens and residents (Rayna 325).

Prior to its dissolution, INS was part of the Ministry of Justice since 1940, and before that, a part of U.S. labor. After 11 September 2001 tragedy, the Bush administration complained that the INS had not sufficiently focused on the deportation and expulsion of illegal immigrants, and therefore asked that it be transferred to Homeland Security.U.S. Border Patrol is charged with the duty to ensure illegal immigration across U.S. borders. Until 2003, the Border Service was part of the INS, but also in the folded Homeland Security (as a separate agency from the INS).

The massive U.S. intelligence agencies overhaul passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in January 2005; Homeland Security is required to hire more than 10,000 agents, Border Patrol, 2000, a year, starting immediately (Chisato 158). Border Patrol currently employs 9,500 agents who patrol the 8,000 miles from the border.

In 1983, the Mexican peso devaluation caused an explosion of American factories, called maquiladoras, along the Mexican side of the US-Mexican border (Brimelow 109). Corporation closed thousands of factories within the borders of the United States, and moved to Mexico to take advantage of cheaper labor costs, it takes ...