The various processes that a person can take to immigrate into the United States is increasing every year. Some people will risk coming through the desert and dying from starvation or lack of water. Other individuals will risk their lives in water that is shark infested without the proper necessities to remain alive afloat a raft for such a long period of time.

More money is wasted every year to install fences to keep illegal immigrants out. The problem is that the fences do not spread across the entire borderline causing more trouble than it is worth to keep up. Immigrants will either climb the fences or dig under reinforced fences. They can even walk an extra day or two to get around the fence if they were incapable of climbing or digging through. It makes the fences a very inefficient idea.

Even though the legal process to get into the United States is lengthy and drawn out, it is still the best thing to do to stay within the United States. Many immigrants pass this method because they believe they will not get caught and that they will make enough money to return without a problem. This is grossly inaccurate as the cost of living in the United States is drastically higher than Mexico or South America.

No matter where you are from, if you do not take the appropriate legal actions to come into the United States, you will be asked to leave and even forced if you do not comply. This makes immigration harder especially in light of the terrorist attacks made on September 11, 2001. It is better to allow for the government to educate the people and guide them into making the choice to legally enter the united states on their own by lowering restrictions and giving illegal immigrants a chance to do the right thing.

Many times security is called into question when keeping illegal immigrants out of the country. The increase in security measures is due to the fact that terrorist attacks made it a possible threat that future attacks were possible, making it even more difficult for immigrants to come in.

Taking the right steps towards becoming a citizen or legally allowed to enter the country should be in the government's best interest. Going into Mexico and setting up booths and information about how to enter the country legally will help those who wish to enter legally and hopefully prevent the loss of lives through desert and ocean.

Closing Comments

You will always hear about immigration news in the media along with a distorted sense of how things work in other countries. This can lead to false feelings towards legal immigrants and create racial tension between groups that normally would coexist fine.