Illegal immigration is the act of an individual moving or settling in another country without obtaining permission from that country to do so.  The illegal immigrant may either intend to stay permanently or temporarily.

Most often, immigrants settle illegally in another country because of persecution or lack of opportunity in their home country and they do not have the resources or otherwise cannot obtain permission to immigrate legally.  In some cases the illegal immigrant is a convicted felon or other undesirable who would be unable to obtain permission to legally immigrate.

Some illegal immigrants originally were granted a temporary visa to visit or work in another country but have overstayed the expiration date of their visa and are now an illegal alien.  Some of the hijackers on the ill fated 9/11 flights originally entered the U.S. on legal visas that eventually expired.

The United States has a problem with hundreds of thousands (some say millions) of illegal immigrants coming in from Mexico and other Latin American countries because of the huge disparity in economic conditions between the U.S. and those countries.  Adding to the problem is the reality that undocumented workers are willing to work for wages that would be considered "too low" by most American workers.  Some employers find this availability of cheap labor to compelling to turn it away and thus provide employment to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens.

To further the problem, the U.S. government seems unable or unwilling to hold employers accountable for knowingly hiring these undocumented workers.  While the Border Patrol attempts to stem the tide of illegals crossing the the thousands of miles of land and sea borders, government policies continue to provide incentives for illegal immigration.

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Illegal immigrationSt. George Daily SpectrumThe federal government has acknowledged that it has serious problems associated with illegal immigration. Some lawmakers point to the costs of educating and providing health care to undocumented immigrants. Others point out that while the majority of and more raquo
• TN Lawmaker Puts Illegal Immigration Bill On Hold The Tennessean
TN lawmaker puts illegal immigration bill on holdThe TennesseanThe bill also would create a training program for law enforcement about immigration laws. We are prioritizing the state39s stance on illegal immigration based on the financial resources we have, Carr said. Eben Cathey, communications coordinator for
• Immigration And Obamacare Join As Issue The Advocate
Immigration and Obamacare join as issueThe AdvocateTwo of the hottest topics on the political circuit are illegal immigration and Obamacare. They can come together into a third steaming discussion: How the Democrats39 Affordable Care Act of 2010 would hasten America39s journey toward a more orderly and more raquo
• Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Va. Drunk Driving Crash That Killed A Nun Wa...
WTOPIllegal immigrant convicted in Va. drunk driving crash that killed a nun Washington PostAn illegal immigrant from Bolivia who caused a drunken driving crash that killed a Benedictine nun and severely injured two others has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Carlos Martinelly Montano was sentenced Friday. The 24 year old pleaded guilty 20 years for illegal immigrant in DUI crash that killed nunmsnbc.comIllegal Immigrant Gets 20 Years In Nun39s DeathWUSA 9Immigrant who killed nun sentenced to 20 yearsWTOPall 159 news articles raquo
• Kan. Plan: Allow Illegal Immigrants To Stay, Work Boston.com
Boston.comKan. plan: Allow illegal immigrants to stay, workBoston.comA coalition of business groups will propose Kansas start a new program to help some illegal immigrants remain in the state so they can hold down jobs in agriculture and other industries with labor shortages, coalition representatives disclosed Tuesday.Proposal from Kan. business groups goes against immigration guru39s national Washington Postall 412 news articles raquo