Illegal Immigration Policy Analysis

Policy Analysis I Paper Illegal immigration is a major issue that the United States and has been for many years and continues to be an issue. Illegal immigration is the migration of foreign citizen into the United Stated. These men and women enter this country do not meet the legal requirements needed to migrate into this country. Policy makers have gone different directions before an issues turns into a policy. Immigration policies have been in effect for many years and for many years it has been scrutinized ever since their exception. Immigration today and yesterday has been a major problem regardless of polices set in place for it. The illegal immigrates are violating the laws of jurisdiction of the state in, which he or she is illegally
Texas population grew 12% from 2000 to 2006, and 26% was directly contributed to immigrants. The illegal alien population in 2005 at 1,618,000, which ranks 2nd in the United States. This amount is about 55% above the United States government estimate of 1, 041, 000 in 2000, and 269% above the 1990 estimate of 438,000. According to The Heritage Foundation (2006), "[Illegal immigration into the United States is massive in scale. More than 10 million undocumented aliens currently reside in the U.S., and that population is growing by 700,000 per year. On one hand, the presence of so many aliens is a powerful testament to the attractiveness of America. On the other hand, it is a sign of how dangerously open our borders are]”(The Real Problem, Para. 1). The main issue is not immigration, but the illegal aspect of it
According to Fair (2011), "Illegal aliens are divided into two categories; those who crossed the border illegally and those who entered with visas as nonimmigrant’s and stayed illegally” (How did Illegal Aliens Arrive: Without Inspection or With Visas?, Para. 1). There is millions of Americans are presently unemployed or in danger of becoming unemployed. American Labor Unions are in place to help these American; however, the opposite is occurring these unions are lobbying with Congress to grant illegal immigrants amnesty and to stop enforcing laws that stop employers from hiring illegal workers. This is an issue for Americans who are Citizens of the United States. According to Greek Politics (2008), "[The problem with illegal immigrants is not that they are here using our resources. The problem is that they are using our resources without contributing anything. America as a country was completely built on immigrants. There is nothing wrong with the idea of