ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

The Cost of Illegal Immigration to the Criminal Justice System in California

The Cost of Illegal Immigration to the Criminal Justice System in California

Abstract

Today illegal Immigration is one of most controversial issues in California. Immigration has been source of an allotment of controversial considerations in past years due in large part to attacks on September 11th. Illegal immigration into California is the problem that should be open and reformed as it is unfair to Americans and to people of country from which they illegally immigrated. It is notion that majority of illegal aliens existing in U.S. are Mexicans (Bowers, 2006). Borders should be open to allow illegal immigrants to enter California of America to come to work as long as they pay their taxes.

Introduction

The California has one of most open borders in world, taking in around 70,000 immigrants' the year. Can you imagine an increase in your income seven to ten times by making the dangerous illegal journey to another land? These are common opportunities and challenges faced by Illegal Immigrants coming into California. Why they come, how they come, and what they do once they arrive are common issues these immigrants must deal with in order to reap rewards of what they believe to be the better life. California does not have the complete open border, however, and regulates who can come, from where, and in what numbers. Although California attempts to controls that enters nation, thousands of people the year from all over world break U.S. immigration laws & regulations and enter illegally (U.S. Department of Justice, 2002).

Similarly, immigrants are improbable to become leeches on government. The Urban institute states that localized, state, and government governments spend about $11.8 million the year teaching lawful and illegal immigrant children. This number is but the drop of $227 billion expended to teach all children. Furthermore, such expenditures are easily offset by taxes that legal and illegal immigrants pay - $7 billion dollars the year by illegal alone and $70.3 billion in total, according to urban institute. The amount is almost twice as much as $42.9 billion these people experience in total services. Still, regardless of clues verifying that legal and illicit immigrants do not have the destructive effect on humanity, we conspicuously cannot have absolutely open borders. What, then, is befitting policy? (U.S. Department of Justice, 2002)

Plainly, America's immigration position is grossly misrepresented. Yet still, so many leaders and citizens describe it as the severe menace. This anti-immigration hysteria can be traced to the blend of latest financial recession and some worrying traits inherent in American psyche. Despite pride we frequently exhibit in our pluralistic community, we are obviously quick to scapegoat "outsiders" and "foreigners" when matters are not appearing good for average white middle-class American. With our trend to stereotype, we lay accusation on those "most foreign" those "others" who talk little English, who look different, who seem to comprise lowest elements of society. Quite the few Americans seem to forget that we are the nation of immigrants that ...