Over 1400 illegal immigrants arrive in the United States from Mexico every day. Most of them are concentrated in a few larger states such as California and Texas. Roughly 10 million total illegal immigrants from Mexico alone are living in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have been laid off due to being replaced with immigrant workers who will perform the same job duties for lower wages. Advocates that side with the illegal immigrants say that the immigrants fill jobs that Americans
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Some states have now made it illegal to drive while using a hand-held cell phone. It can be very dangerous to use a cell phone while driving. It should be illegal in all states. Using a cell phone while driving should be illegal because it is distracting‚ it can cause accidents‚ and it can cost a lot. Cell phone use while driving is very distracting. Driving is something that requires a lot of concentration‚ cell phones could distract one from their driving. There are many other distractions such
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Illegal Logging Illegal logging and the international trade in illegally logged timber is a major problem for many timber-producing countries. Illegal logging degrades forests‚ costs governments billions of dollars‚ promotes corruption‚ and funds armed conflict. It impedes sustainable development in some of the poorest countries of the world. Global Witness’s first campaign looked at how ‘conflict timber’ was funding the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Our investigations led to the Thai-Cambodia border
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What Are The Negatives of Illegal Immigration in The U.S.? 1.) What I already know (and don’t know) about my topic I know that illegal immigration is a big topic that is always talked about in the United States. I know that some people believe it is a big problem‚ but others don’t think it is a problem at all. I know that illegal aliens come to our county for many different reasons. Some of them include work‚ to get a better life‚ or to escape a dangerous homeland. These immigrants have to come
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Illegal Downloading: Everyone does it‚ so what’s the problem? You are sitting at home on the computer thinking of what you want to do. You realize you haven’t heard the latest song from your favorite band. You start up a P2P (peer-to-peer) program called Limewire. You search for your song and it appears in the list; you start to download it. What you just did was completely illegal and can get you into a lot of trouble. Most people would think to themselves‚ “What’s the harm in downloading
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February 27‚ 2012 The Benefits of Illegal Immigrants Are illegal immigrants or undocumented immigrants beneficial to America’s economy? Most illegal immigrants have a positive impact on the United States (U.S.) economy. Illegal immigrants have a positive impact on the United States economy because they increase our tax revenue‚ they add to our social security‚ and they also increase our employment rates.” In 2000‚ statistics revealed 8.7 million illegal immigrants resided in the United States”
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Illegal Immigration Illegal immigration has been an ongoing problem for Americans. It refers to the entry of foreign citizens into a country without legal documents. In addition‚ illegal immigration is the continuous stay of a person in a foreign county with an expired visa. Illegal immigration has both pros and cons to any given country including the United States of America. The main merit of illegal immigration is boosting of the economic growth and creating diversity in the economy. On the other
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most evident impact of illegal immigration is on the economy. Primarily‚ there are three aspects of economy where the influx of illegal immigrants becomes evident. These are - Taxes and Social Services Mortgages Employment and Wages Research in this regard has brought to light the fact that illegal immigration had a considerable effect on reducing the economic stability and the status of the US. Along with that‚ this downward trend of the economy as a result of illegal immigration is proving
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Illegal logging is the harvest‚ transportation‚ purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal‚ including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission or from a protected area; the cutting of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits (see Box 1). Illegalities may also occur during transport‚ such as illegal processing and export; fraudulent declaration to customs; and the avoidance of
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Cigarette smoking has been shown to cause lung cancer‚ costs a lot of money‚ and produces second-hand smoking‚ polluting the air. Cigarette smoking should be illegal‚ because it can cause lung cancer. Lung cancer is very dangerous. Many people have died from cigarettes because of lung cancer. Cigarettes have more than 7‚000 chemicals in one puff of smoke. 69 of those chemicals cause cancer. Smoking cigarettes hurt almost every organ in the body‚ and you don’t have that good of health. Millions
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