Illegal immigration to the U.S
Illegal immigration to the United States has been one of the major problem that is being faced by the government for quite sometime. The immigrants from Mexican have flooded into America in large numbers with hopes of getting better and well paying jobs with an intention of improving their living standards and that of their families back at home. The current figures show that there is an estimated 9 to 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States who are contributing to a great deal to the low wage system. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is increasing at a very high rate with an average of about 10,000 illegal immigrants crossing the boarder, which totals to about 3 million in a year. Out of this figure, the larger percentage of the immigrants is the Mexicans.
The illegal immigrants from Mexico to the United States do not have the work permits and therefore they are hired and offered less pay than those who have the work permits. They have been forced by the unbearable circumstances back at home to go and try their luck in the United States. The immigrants have been enticed by the Mexican and the United States governments that the immigrants could be given better jobs and pay, something which motivates them but which later becomes a nightmare to them once they have settled in the United States. Poverty has driven the Mexicans to go to America. Back in their country, the standard of living is high, the income is low, though some are educated, and there are no readily jobs available for them. They cannot be able to sustain their families in terms of providing them with the basic needs.
These among other reasons have resulted to the increased high crime rates in Mexico and thus driving mostly the youths to the United States to look for better jobs which they cannot be able to get in their country. Since there are several job opportunities in the United States than in Mexico this migration is justified because the Mexicans will provide the required manpower in America which could be lacking. There are jobs which the American cannot do but which the immigrants can do even though their wages are lower. The Mexicans are usually lured either by bogus agents who cheat them on how well paying the jobs in America offer but when they are taken there, they are given some of the worst jobs, which they take on because they do not have another alternative at the moment.
The Mexicans who are the majority of the illegal immigrants to the United States have had a positive impact to the United States economy. They have positively affected the labor market in the agricultural sector and have led to the expansion of the agricultural enterprises which has boosted agriculture in California to a greater extent.
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