Illegal Immigration
One of the most controversial issues in politics today is that of illegal immigration. There are thousands of immigrants that arrive in the United States each year. Over the years, illegal immigration has been growing despite policies made to prevent this growth. There are people who support immigration while others are against it. Many arguments about this debate involve how the economy is affected. The number of illegal immigrants has grown to about an estimate of 5 million with an increase of 275,000 a year. This population now makes up about 2 percent of the total nation population. In the 1986 Immigration Reform Act, Congress granted about 3 million illegal immigrants amnesty. This was to secure off any future illegal aliens entry, however, the act failed to take out the job opportunities that brings people to the United States (http://www. washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/national/daily/march/31/immig6.htm). There are many myths about immigration and those in favor of this issue want to make it clear to the nation. One of the myths is that immigrants take away jobs from Americans. In studies shown, immigrants are self-employed and they create new businesses. About 18 percent of small business
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