Illegal Immigration - Their Impact on Our Society

Foreign citizens of a particular nation that do not possess the requisite documents to reside in the country are regarded as illegal immigrants. Basically, every immigrant or foreign national is required to possess some standard documents without which his or her stay in a particular is illegal. Illegal immigration results from secret entry into the nation or entry with falsified documents. Another category of illegal immigrants stems from those that lawfully gained entry into the nation but overstayed their visits by violating the terms of entry as they violate the temporary stay duration they were granted. Human trafficking by international smuggling groups also account for some of the illegal immigration cases.

The impact of illegal immigration on the society cannot be over-emphasized. It is however worth noting that this phenomenon has hot its positive and negative effect. However, one outweighs the order and different quarters make their judgment based on the perspective they view the situation from. Illegal immigration has practically affected every aspect of the nation from agriculture to other socio-economic issues like wage and the likes.

Study shows that while the total tax revenue that accrues to the government from illegal immigrants is greater than the total costs of the services they enjoy, the cost of the services rendered to this group of people by the government is higher than the total amount they spend of the payment of tax. This is so as most illegal immigrants if not all, do not have access to the basic facilities enjoyed by a fully fledged immigrant, therefore shifting the cost to the government. One of such costs is health care as illegal immigrants do not have health insurance either due to that status or as a result of earning below minimum wage.

The good side of having illegal immigrants is the access to cheap labor they give to organizations and even farmers. This definitely works in the favor of the populace as they are able to work on farms and produce crops and food stuffs at cheaper cost leading to Low Food Prices.

Considering the benefits and the emotional attachments associated with illegal immigration, it is no wonder the likes of Hilary Clinton and other celebrities have used the social media to express their dislike for the harsh treatment meted out to illegal immigrants and their families and this gave rise to the #Fight4DAPA. This campaign is in a bid to ensure that immigrants are given the fair treatment they deserve and are also able to work and live with their families.

The #ImmigrationAction hashtag is also a movement used for the purpose of driving home the fact that even as immigrants, foreign citizens are humans and should be treated with the respect they deserve. If you would like to continue this discussion, join the LIVE video conversation at Nterestin.com and spread the world. It is time to have a voice and let the silenced, underrepresented, and ignored be heard.