This phenomena is not new and thousands of illegal immigrants have come into us through either the mexico border, the pacific ocean, or through many other ways. Some people have entered the country legally through a visit visa, but then have stayed illegally and are working in various places. Illegal immigration is a double edged sword on the one hand it provide the local economy with cost benefits as the illegal immigrants are not paid so much, while they are more productive. On the other hand, these illegal immigrants do not pay taxes and their employers also do not pay their taxes. There are both pros and cons of illegal immigration and this paper shall take a look at some facts pertinent to illegal immigration in the united states. Ldquo every day thousands of illegals stream across the 2,500 miles of border with mexico. Immigration and naturalization service, or ins, the total number of illegals in america from this source increases by 275,0 annually.

Already the united states is host to an illegal population of 7 to 12 million, of whom the vast majority are mexican or hispanic in origin. These illegal and uninvited guests help themselves to jobs, education, welfare and unemployment compensation. And they are easy prey for unscrupulous employers and politicians rdquo hayes 20 the u.s.

Population primarily is growing as a result of births in the minority and immigrant communities. We do not like to think about it as it is a political correctness problem but there is stratification of labor, mostly along education lines, where the tough jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, and services are taken by those without recourse into the white collar world of employment. Especially when these low paying jobs do not require language ability, immigrants historically have jumped at these opportunities as a way to get their foot in the door. Born unemployed do not think first about having just any job to help plant their feet. Most of the americans and the american officials are of the opinion that illegal immigration is bad for the country and it should be stopped completely. The immigration reform and control act irca is a law in the united states of america that pertains to the policies and regulations regarding employment.

This law was enacted in 1986 for various reasons, which includes the fact that many illegal employees work in the united states. The two main requirements of the irca include: ldquo 1 to hire only persons authorized to work in the united states and 2 to not discriminate on the basis of citizenship status or national origin rdquo lmd 1992. In order to be eligible to work in the united states, the workers must complete an i 9 form and must be able to prove their authorization to work in the united states to their employers. Ldquo employers may not refuse to consider all qualified persons with work authorization, whether citizen or non citizen. Employers must accept any document listed in the ins handbook for employers, and may not arbitrarily specify an ins document, or require additional documents.

Employers may not refuse to hire a qualified worker whose employment authorization expires at a later date. Irca imposes back pay and severe penalties on employers who commit immigration related employment discrimination rdquo lmd 1992. I am for this immigration reform as i believe that illegal employment is a drain on the economy of the united states. There are more than 10 million undocumented workers excluding their families in the united states white. Most of these illegal workers are concentrated in california and texas, although their presence can be felt all over the country.

About three quarters of these illegal immigrants come to the united states after crossing the us/mexico border. Many of these illegal immigrants are hired by us employers as undocumented workers and this is done because they can be hired at a pay less than minimum wage. Most of these workers are hired to work in the agricultural, manufacturing, and construction industries, or in backroom jobs. These jobs are mostly opened illegally by us employers in order to save up on taxes and also save up on their costs by paying the workers less than minimum wage.

It is for this reason that i believe it important for the immigration reform to be in place as it makes it harder for the employers to cheat the government out of the taxes etc. One other benefit that can be derived from the irca is that of the social costs related with illegal immigration into the united states. When the illegal immigrants enter america, they do so without any papers or any authorization. This means that there is no record of where they come from or what sort of a background they have.