Illegal Immigration By: Barbara Choe Derek Montgomery

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Illegal ImmigrationBy Barbara ChoeDerek
Montgomery
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To Let Them in, or Not to Let Them in, That is
the Question
Im almost at the border after all this hopping
Around!

• Illegal Immigration refers to the immigration
  across the borders of a country that breaks and
  is against the immigration laws in any way.
• U.S. federal, state, and local governments
  constantly argue about about the issues related
  to illegal immigration.
• It causes problems between many factions.

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Political Issues

• Illegal immigration causes deadlock between state
  and local governments so practically NOTHING is
  able to get done.
• Major issues such as the guest worker program
  that allows immigrant workers to work in the U.S.
  without a visa providing amnesty, education
  rights, public assistance which includes economic
  and medical benefits, visitor tracking which
  records everyones fingerprints for security
  reasons, backlog which is the green card process,
  and much, much more.

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Economy Issues

• Some find that they focus on the difference
  between taxes paid v. government services
  received.
• Others find that they focus on the added
  production which results in lower costs for
  consumers everywhere.
• So, some believe that a world without immigrants
  would lead to higher prices for goods and
  services and a decrease in productivity.
  Therefore, immigrants are necessary .
• However, many others feel as though their own
  jobs are being deprived from them, the legal
  citizens.

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National Security Issues

• Illegal immigration allows the presence of
  outside people to blend within the melting pot
  that is America. It gives terrorists the
  opportunity to target U.S. citizens much easier.
• Border control came into order. It is necessary,
  but currently ineffective.

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State v. Local

• Costs of Immigration
• - CA costs 10.1 billion per year
• -TX costs 4.5 Billion per year
• Block grants from the federal government

• Costs of Immigration
• - Los Angeles, CA costs 1,183 per household
• - Houston, TX costs 725 per household
• Operational grants from the state government
• Second-order devolution from state government

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Constitutional or Unconstitutional?

• In a perfect world, the federal government would
  come to save the state and local governments from
  the burdens of finding solutions to the illegal
  immigration problem. They should come up with a
  way to prevent illegal immigration or to control
  it. Realistically, the federal government neither
  enforce such powers without the state
  governments permission nor get rid of illegal
  immigration that easily, therefore it can do
  something on a larger scale. The federal
  government can pass a new law or a bill that may
  help the state governments. Passing a new
  national law or bill may not control illegal
  immigration entirely, but its a start.

Too bad its not a perfect world
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The State Governments

• We think that the state governments such as
  Oklahomas is going far with their new laws that
  includes reduced public benefits for illegal
  immigrants. The federal government should control
  the immigration issues to the last detail whereas
  the state government take care of the problems
  within their own state. The federal government
  also has to keep in mind of the states
  sovereignty.
• If the certain actions of a state called for a
  neighboring state to take responsibility, then
  that neighboring state would have to take
  control, enact laws, and more to solve the
  problem. If it was fair, the 1st state would have
  to take charge but according to the law, the 2nd
  state is forced to take the lead, extending the
  problems and affecting the people.

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THE END.