Illegal Immigration And The United States - 1481 Words

The United States has been a country filled with immigrants ever since it began to flourish a few hundred years ago in the eighteenth century. Everyone, to begin with, had their eye on the United States. They were all in search of a bright future with a new life in a new place, just as the many immigrants we see here today are. People were curious about life here and what later on was called the â€Å"American Dream;† they wanted to know what it was really like. However, over the years, legal residency in the country became hard to achieve. This was when illegal immigration really became a big deal in the United States. These individuals, over the years, have found their own ways into the country contrary to the different processes they are†¦show more content†¦The question is: should illegal immigrants be allowed to reside in the United States? Overall, illegal immigrants are a benefit to our country and should work towards citizenship in order to live here. â€Å"In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that there were 8.7 million illegals in this country and immigration officials say that the illegal population grows by a half-million each year† (Goode). In 2014, the number of illegal immigrants here was 11.3 million. California, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois make up the six states with the most illegal immigrants. Palivos writes in his journal article, â€Å"Welfare Effects of Illegal Immigration,† that one in 6 immigrants has either entered the country illegally, or has stayed past the legal time they were permitted to stay until (1). Many people would say that illegal immigrants should not be allowed to reside in our country because they came over illegally and they do not deserve the rights that we have here in the United States of America. This would be because they are not legally American citizens and should not be able to take away jobs and housing from other individuals and their families th roughout the entire country. â€Å"†¦immigrants working in the U.S. do not take away jobs from citizens; instead they stimulate the state and local economies and complement the workforce by providing a necessary pool of unskilled labor† (Becerra et al. 122). Illegal immigrants are here to work hard and support their