Illegal Immigration: My Future Career In Law

How much of the population is undocumented? Most people do not know how many individuals are living in the shadows trying to better themselves. The undocumented population in the United States is 11.5 million out of those eleven million more than half are Mexican. Out of 11.5 million undocumented migrants 7.9 million are employed. There are many different types of practices in law, unlike many, immigration law is not a praised practice. In my thesis I will be providing information about illegal immigration and how my future career in law can help undocumented persons. How can I impact the lives of the people whose voices are not heard? I plan on finding statistics and using other resources. Exploitation of undocumented workers, post high school educational opportunities, and assimilation to the United States culture are major issues undocumented individuals have to face in society today.
When this act was passed a federal law was placed called “Employers Sanctions Provisions of IRCA”. This law made it difficult for undocumented immigrants to find jobs. Undocumented workers were already being exploited as the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism states “... the employer could not be blamed for having undocumented workers on their premises. If they are caught, the company could (still can) argue that they had merely hired the subcontractor and that they were not aware of the legal status of the workers.” This is important because this proves that employers do not care for the well being of their undocumented