Should Illegal Immigration Be Legalized In The United States?

Should Illegal Immigration Be Legalized In The United States?

Should Illegal Immigration Be Legalized In The United States?

Currently the U.S. is experiencing acute shortages in the country, and the official authorities are forced to fill this shortage of labour force from abroad. According to official projections, for example, it was expected that the territory of the country in 80 years to come no more than 8-9 million illegal and legal immigrants, which is itself 50 percent more than in the 70s. But in reality, in this period came to the United States nearly 10 million people. In the 1990 census, the country's white population was 80 percent, but the number of black Americans has increased by 13 percent of Hispanic immigrants - 53 percent, and Asians - as much as two times. The wave of immigration lasted all the 90s, so it poured, and immigrants from the former Soviet Union (Barkan, Elliott, 2003).

Generally fair to say that the United States of America is a unique public education, as is now living in the country as a nation, Americans have been formed as a result of relocation of many millions of immigrants, the vast majority - of the Europeans. But not always, the doors of the United States were open for people coming to them permanently displaced. Throughout the history of the United States is called for immigrants, and even tried to get rid of them (Barkan, Elliott, 2003).

It is clear that due to increased flow of immigrants into the country increased anti-immigrant sentiment. The press began to arise debate about whether to immigrant's in general present-day America. Polls showed that almost two-thirds of the population of the United States against the liberalization of immigration laws. But at the same time, it is obvious that without immigrants the United States can experience some difficulties in economic development. On the other hand the U.S. has imposed increasing penalties for illegal immigrants, since they contribute to the fall in prices of labour and cause great resentment among American workers (Barkan, Elliott, 2003).

Although the U.S. government is taking drastic measures to fight against the illegal entry of immigrants, the situation is clearly not on the side of the authorities. The number of illegal immigrants can not be taken into account. Most arrive in the United States illegally natives of Mexico, Latin America - as a rule, for unskilled work (Vanessa, 2006). Many residents from different countries around the world are trying to get a working visa to the USA to earn overseas. If it can not be solved simply go on a tourist or visitor visa and become illegal immigrants hoping to find a job on the spot and get a residence permit. The reason is probably simple. Illegals often require a salary several times smaller than the employer would pay American workers. Naturally such an advantage is available even at fairly severe penalties. Of course, that once there is demand - will be a ...