Essay: Why Should Immigrants Be Refugeed?

SHOULD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BE DEPORTED? Generally in life, people migrate from one place to another for several reasons: to expand knowledge, seek new horizons, to find work, for a better life, escaping from political persecution, and due to natural disasters. People become illegal by illegally crossing the borders or remaining in a country after their visa expires. Such illegal immigrants tend to look for low paid jobs and are welcomed by some employers, friends, and families. While some politicians, government officials argue that illegal immigrants should be deported, other politicians, government officials and family groups argue that illegal immigrants should not be deported, but based on a humanistic point of view, some illegal aliens (parents with US citizen children, victims of war and political instability) should not be deported, while others (criminals, drug dealers, and aliens with unjustified reasons for migration) should be deported. There are several arguments for deporting illegal immigrants. First, people have to be deported in order

In 1986, it cost much smaller El Paso $10 million for the case of indigent illegal at its Thomason General Hospital; it billed the Federal Government, but could not collect… There are residents of Mexico who cross the border to receive subsidized medical assistance, show false documents proving that they are illegal alien residents of California then become eligible for Medicaid. Providing Medicaid to illegal aliens cost California $300 million in 1989. In 1990, the welfare rolls in 49 states increased, due to the recession and the efforts of the state government to supply the needy with food, cash and medical care. One reason for the welfare increase was the changes in the immigration law which allowed more non-citizens onto the welfare rolls, an especially important factor in California and the Southwest.”