Illegal Immigrants

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Illegal Immigrants

• ChiKuang Lee
• Section 608

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Growing Problem

• As much as 11 million illegal immigrants are in
  the U.S. currently.
• Out of the 11 million illegal immigrants, only
  about 119,000 of them were forced to leave the
  country.
• According to the Census Bureau, about 400,000 new
  illegal immigrants sneak into the U.S. every
  year.
• In 1999, the Immigration and Naturalization
  Service deported 1.6 million people who were not
  eligible or attempting to get in the U.S.

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Harm to Society

• Just by entering the U.S. illegally, they are all
  criminals.
• In 2002, they cost over 1.6 billion dollars in
  court systems and federal prisons.
• In 2002, they cost over 2.5 billion dollars in
  Medicaid.
• Illegal immigrants children cost the federal and
  state billions of dollars because they dont know
  how to speak English.

Just their medical bills are over 2 billion
dollars a year!
4
Terrorist Threat

• Due the war in Iraq, many worry that some of the
  illegal immigrants can pose a threat.
• Many fear more and more people sneaking in are
  planning a plot on our country.
• If the government illegalized illegal immigrants
  than we could be legalizing terrorists to stay in
  our country.

5
Lost Jobs

• Hundreds of people a day cross the border to go
  find a job in the U.S.
• Many jobs are lost and taken my illegal
  immigrants.
• They are willing to take a lower wage which is a
  big disadvantage for a normal citizen.

Many would love the chance to even get a job!
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Prevention

• Some in the Senate purposed a bill that would
  build a fence in the border.
• A way to limit the number of illegal immigrants
  working is to get employer verification.
• The increase of security around the border can
  prevent anyone from sneaking in.

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The Border Fence

• On October 26, 2006, President Bush approved a
  law that would build a 700 mile fence.
• This way no one can illegally come in the U.S.
  that easily.
• The safety of the our people and jobs would be
  much safer with the fence preventing anyone from
  coming in.

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Number of Illegal Immigrants

• California- over 2,200,000
• Texas- over 1,000,000
• New York- almost 500,000
• Illinois- over 400,000
• Florida- over 300,000

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References

• Camarota, Steven. "Poll First to Offer Public a
  Between House, Senate Plans." U.S. Border
  Security. 3 May 2006. 11 Nov. 2006
  lthttp//www.usbordersecurity.org/gt.
• D'agostino, Joseph A. "Coming to America." U.S.
  Deports Only 1 of Illegal Aliens. 26 Mar. 2001.
  10 Nov. 2006 lthttp//www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar
  ticle.asp?ARTICLE_ID22157gt.
• "Estimated Number of Illegal Immigrants by
  State." Estimated Number of Illegal Immigrants by
  State. 11 Nov. 2006 lthttp//www.statemaster.com/gr
  aph/peo_est_num_of_ill_imm-people-estimated-number
  -illegal-immigrantsgt.
• Gamboa, Suzanne. "Bush Signs U.S.-Mexico Border
  Fence Bill." Bush Signs U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
  Bill. 26 Oct. 2006. 11 Nov. 2006
  lthttp//www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/arti
  cles/2006/10/26/bush_to_sign_mexico_border_fence_b
  ill/gt.
• Hess, Amy. "Helpful or Harmful to America."
  Illegal Aliens Helpful or Harmful to America?
  2006. 11 Nov. 2006 lthttp//usconservatives.about.c
  om/od/theeconomy/a/illegalaliens.htmgt.