Argumentative Essay On Illegal Immigration

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“Importing third-world people imports third-world problems.” Forced integration, has led to increased social and cultural tensions, and the dramatic decrease of quality in average middle-class life. Immigration needn’t be a program of inclusion, but rather a program of exclusion. Roughly half of illegal immigrants are severely uneducated, the average incomes are far lower than the average of native-born citizens, and the population grows much faster. Slums, ghettos, sham marriages, anchor babies, and fraud schemes are all “quite common.” Put simply, forced integration pushes poverty into the U.S.
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To begin, citizens of country X have no legitimate claim to land, common stock, or otherwise of country Y. Freedom of immigration …show more content…

A ‘law abiding’ illegal immigrant is a contradiction. In fact, police routinely give an account that illegal immigrants do not report crimes, in fear that being involved with police will result in their removal from the country. This is not an argument in favor of amnesty, rather, it is further proof that the problem of illegal immigration far exceeds what is seen at first glance.
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Additionally, illegal immigrants send nearly 50 billion dollars annually to their home countries. Since their residency and permission to work is invalid in the first place, it would evidently follow that it is clearly a net negative. Moreover, the fiscal burden of illegal immigrants can be easily estimated over 50 billion annually, while other research suggests the number is even higher. There is no empirical data to suggest that illegal immigration is anywhere near a net positive.
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Illegal immigration is a prima facie case for conservatives. The negative economic and social consequences are burdensome, obvious, and observable. By all rational judgment, there is no logical reason to let illegal immigration continue. In point, by all measures, the term ‘undocumented’ immigrant is a mere concession that the opposition to the termination of illegal immigration is completely without foundation, and the clear Orwellian nature of the term is a testament to the dishonesty of political

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