Illegal Immigration

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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Enrique's Journey
by Sonia Nazario
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story
by Luis Alberto Urrea
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Customer Review: Luis Urrea's non-fiction book touches the heart.
What it lacks in writing style, it makes up with an unforgettable, heart-rending story about a group crossing the desert who may, or may not have been betrayed by their "coyotes."

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The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail
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Ask Me No Questions
by Marina Budhos
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Customer Review: First of all, from the point of view of literature, this book was poorly written. There was a complete lack of character development, and there were grammatical and editing errors among other things. It was as if the writer was in a rush to finish th...
 

Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America
by Helen Thorpe
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• Immigration Demonstrations Kick Off In Arizona Los Angeles Times
ReutersImmigration demonstrations kick off in ArizonaLos Angeles TimesOpponents of Arizona39s hardline stance on illegal immigration launched a small religious procession from Arizona39s Altered Immigration Law Takes Effect, State Heads Back to CourtFOXNewsArizona immigration law SB 1070 may have been weakened, but Gov. Jan Brewer New York Daily NewsImmigration: the 250 year perspectiveWashington Post blogABC News Atlanta Journal Constitution Wall Street Journalall 4,305 news articles raquo
• Fingerprint Check Will ID Criminal Illegal Immigrants Yakima HeraldRepublic
Charlotte ObserverFingerprint check will ID criminal illegal immigrantsYakima Herald RepublicDespite this ruling, the fierce debate over how this nation handles or rather has failed to handle the issue of illegal immigration will not quickly Court ruling unlikely to change politics of immigrationLos Angeles Times87 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Virginia, D.C. SweepFOXNewsUnder Obama, More Illegal Immigrants Sent HomeNPRWall Street Journal Tbo.com Rockford Register Starall 487 news articles raquo
• CashStrapped Towns Turn To Plan B While Fighting Challenges To Illegal FOXNews
CBS NewsCash Strapped Towns Turn to Plan B While Fighting Challenges to Illegal FOXNewsA Nebraska city39s decision to suspend its illegal immigration policy under threat of lawsuit is just the latest sign that civil rights groups may be able to Judge delays injunction in Neb. immigration suitsThe Associated PressFremont, Nebraska39s Anti Illegal Immigration Law Faces Legal ChallengeThe New AmericanNebraska town: Is illegal immigration crackdown worth the costChristian Science MonitorWOWT blog USA Today UPI.comall 837 news articles raquo
• Crackdown On Illegal Gypsies Stirs French Roma Boston Globe
The GuardianCrackdown on illegal Gypsies stirs French RomaBoston GlobeAP / July 29, 2010 SAINT OUEN, France President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered authorities yesterday to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelledThe Associated Pressall 328 news articles raquo
• Illegal Immigrants Caught On A Yacht, In A Web Of Maritime Laws New York Times
Illegal Immigrants Caught on a Yacht, in a Web of Maritime LawsNew York TimesBoth men were illegal immigrants they now face deportation. The yacht had been caught in a web of laws, little known outside the maritime community, and more raquo