Argue my position on being against immigration

This will discuss how illegal immigration negatively affects the United States in the areas of health care , illegal hiring , and other avenues . This will be an opinion based supported through documentation such as news articles , and other literature

The hiring of illegal aliens affects the United States economy in a negative fashion . When an immigrant comes into the States illegally and are hired by a company the jobs which are given to them are subsequently taken from the another worker , usually an legal resident . One recent famous case for penalties given for

illegal hirings was with Wal-mart in 2005 . Wal-mart had hired illegal aliens for cleaning services . It is with Wipf and Wipf 's article Wal-mart Pays for Hiring Illegal Aliens that penalities are underscored for businesses

An investigation by the U .S . Immigration and Customs Enforcement uncovered that contractors providing cleaning services to Wal-Mart hired illegal aliens for the job . The investigation ended March 18 with a landmark 11 million civil settlement . In addition , 12 corporations that provided contract janitorial services to Wal-Mart stores have agreed to forfeit an additional 4 million to the United States and have agreed to enter corporate guilty pleas to criminal immigration charges

This is one of the first promising actions set forth against the hiring of illegal aliens . The enforcement of such criminal actions is soon to be a staple in the underground workforce . Even in the amount of money being requested (11 million ) the case is a record breaker . The case also requires Wal-mart to institute a program that ensures that in the future immigration laws are adhered to both by Wal-mart and Wal-mart contractors

There are many issues which arise in the American mindset when discussing immigration . The problems which arise from the open bs that the United States enjoys are many there are those who feel that the ability of individuals to enter the country so easily poses a safety risk . There are also Americans who feel that the numbers of illegal immigrants who enter the country put a financial drain on the American economy . These immigrants are seen to force American citizens out of jobs , thereby raising the unemployment levels of the country , as well as putting extra strain on public works programs by taking advantage of them without paying taxes (Huber 1032

This is especially true with the view of illegal immigrants and their use of emergent health care . The cost of health care for American citizens is already out of reach for nearly half of the population Under current legislation , health care providers charge the government for the costs of emergency care of illegal immigrants . According to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services , this will cost the American tax payer at least 250 million dollars each year (CNN

With many public health crises on the verge of impacting the United States , such as the bird flu , and the recent E . coli outbreak , it is extremely important to see that all Americans feel safe and...