Illegal Immigration and Policy
Illegal Immigration
Cory A. Dick
SUNY Brockport
Department of Social Work
SWO- 311
Professor M. Saunders
May 8, 2012
Description of Social Problem/Human Need The social problem and/or need that I am going to discuss is illegal immigration. However, before I can begin, I need to define terms that will be used in this paper. First is the work alien. Alien refers to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States (Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 2006, p. 15). The next term I will define is immigrant. Immigrant refers to an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; such people also may be referred to as lawful permanent residents (Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 2006, p. 15). Finally the last term that I will define is visa. A visa allows for a person to apply for entry to the United States under specific criteria (Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 2006, p. 15). Legal United States citizens are the ones that are affected most by illegal immigration and there are several ways that this is evident. First, illegal immigration poses a terrorist threat to the United States Citizens. The Center for Immigration Studies, (as cited in ProCon.org, 2012), says the following: “Knowledgeable Americans have come to understand that our welcoming immigration policies are easily exploited by terrorists and that porous borders and lax immigration enforcement are no longer an option. With at least 8 million illegal aliens living in the United States and nearly 1 million new aliens arriving each year, the potential for terrorists to enter the United States is high.” (2012) Another way that United States citizens are the one’s affected by illegal immigration is by the amount of tax dollars that are spent in order to educate children of illegal immigrants. Research by Martin and Ruark (2010) supports this by stating,
Cory A. Dick
SUNY Brockport
Department of Social Work
SWO- 311
Professor M. Saunders
May 8, 2012
Description of Social Problem/Human Need The social problem and/or need that I am going to discuss is illegal immigration. However, before I can begin, I need to define terms that will be used in this paper. First is the work alien. Alien refers to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States (Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 2006, p. 15). The next term I will define is immigrant. Immigrant refers to an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; such people also may be referred to as lawful permanent residents (Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 2006, p. 15). Finally the last term that I will define is visa. A visa allows for a person to apply for entry to the United States under specific criteria (Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 2006, p. 15). Legal United States citizens are the ones that are affected most by illegal immigration and there are several ways that this is evident. First, illegal immigration poses a terrorist threat to the United States Citizens. The Center for Immigration Studies, (as cited in ProCon.org, 2012), says the following: “Knowledgeable Americans have come to understand that our welcoming immigration policies are easily exploited by terrorists and that porous borders and lax immigration enforcement are no longer an option. With at least 8 million illegal aliens living in the United States and nearly 1 million new aliens arriving each year, the potential for terrorists to enter the United States is high.” (2012) Another way that United States citizens are the one’s affected by illegal immigration is by the amount of tax dollars that are spent in order to educate children of illegal immigrants. Research by Martin and Ruark (2010) supports this by stating,
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