The Closing of the American Boarder

By Edward Alden

          Before the attacks on September 11, 2001, The United States was one of the most welcoming country in the world. Since that terrible day, America has increased security. Our number one concern should be to prevent another attack using whatever measure we must to ensure that.
          This book explains the struggles the Bush administration experienced by attempting to ensure security and also to remain an open and accepting country. It is important to keep the boarders open to trading and expanding our economy but also to limit the immense amount of illegal immigration that is constantly entering seemly unnoticed or without alarming citizens. This delicate balance should not be throw to the side in favor of less volatile issues.

Draining Societies Wealth

             Illegal immigrants who become ill have to go to the hospital to receive care instead of a local physician. Because they don't have health care, we, as American citizens, have to pay for them to receive care through our taxes. This is not fair because we work for everything that we have and then they benefit from our hard work. Providing universal health care to everyone deprives citizens of adequate needed care and the service received greatly decreases. Citizens shouldn't have to wait on extremely long lines to access the doctors they need. Many will also hesitate to become doctors because they don't like the environment they would be working in.

          Although most people refuse to admit it, it is no secret that illegal immigrants drain American resources. They deplete many institutions such as school systems, health care, jobs and the depression of wages, law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Many live in low income housing and decrease the selling prices of the neighbors surrounding these areas. Since there are many immigrants living within one apartment (more then legally allowed) they can easily combined their resources and afford to pay the rent. As a result, the rent is inflated and it becomes too expense for one working citizen to live in the same sized apartment. The only way to make housing affordable for citizens is to decrease illegal immigration.