Illegal immigration is a serious problem in the United States. The border between the United States and Mexico is not secure, allowing immigrants to continue to cross our border and live in this country illegally. Many illegal immigrants living in the United States have lived here for several years and have children who are U.S. citizens. They came here to improve their lives, and lenient enforcement of U.S. immigration laws allows them to stay here with only a slight risk of deportation. Illegal immigration to the United States is massive. More than 10 million undocumented aliens currently reside in the United States, and this population is growing by 700,000 per year. Typical illegal aliens come to America primarily for better jobs and, in doing so, add value to the American economy. However, they also remove value by weakening the legal and national security environment. Even though they pose no direct security threat, the presence of millions of undocumented migrants distorts the law, diverts resources, and effectively creates cover for terrorists and criminals. Another issue related to illegal immigration is the recently passed law in Arizona. The law made it a crime for anyone to fail to present their immigration documents and gave police the power to detain them. Not carrying your papers had become an official state crime, a misdemeanor. This law constitutes serious discrimination and racial profiling. Most illegal immigrants do not have a high school education or any technical training and therefore generally work for low wages in jobs for unskilled workers. While some would argue that illegal immigrants are doing work that Americans don't want to do, this practice of paying illegal immigrants lower wages actually hurts America...... middle of paper...... g responses from Americans who think that if illegal immigrants got amnesty, it would take away their jobs. According to Guadalupe Correa, “according to their stories, this phenomenon harms low-skilled Americans, burdens taxpayers, creates an unassimilated underclass, encourages lawbreaking, and compromises border security.” In conclusion, illegal immigration is a threat to the United States since it does not do it. I don't know what immigrants bring when they immigrate to the United States. Although I propose amnesty to immigrants who have lived here in the United States for more than 5-6 years, have no criminal record, and have been an example to the community. Although not everyone agrees with an amnesty, some of the people who would oppose it are Democrats or Americans because it would kill their jobs and it would hurt low-skilled Americans..