Illegal immigration is not only breaking the law, but it is extremely dangerous which is why immigration reform is necessary. These people risk their lives to come over for a better life and not everyone makes it across. The few immigrants that do make it inside the United States border are not yet safe because they have to deal with pimps that use the women as prostitutes, and other employers who work them as disposable objects. These illegal immigrants can not oppose their employers as they are just that, illegal, and the fear of being deported shuts down any will to speak out against their unjust treatment (Tunali 243). Some illegal immigrants pay taxes to try to limit the amount of laws they break by using fake social security cards/sharing one card, but seeing as they are sharing, only one person receives the social security benefits (Tunali 254). Later on, when their job settles and it becomes a steady way of receiving income, illegal immigrants return home and are more susceptible to harassment from Mexican Border Patrol as the police know the immigrant carry presents for their families (Tunali 253). The Mexican immigrants are primarily motivated by family, …show more content…
Payroll taxes that have been paid by workers and employers are equivalent to $1.07 trillion, which is 34% of all tax revenues (Federal). There is a significant amount of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. population that arrive with visas and live here illegally. Immigration helps the U.S. economy by adding workers to the workforce. Some legal employers in the U.S. ignore the law and hire illegal workers in the economy. Many states allow undocumented immigrants to be able to work, such as California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Georgia, Oregon, Nevada, New Jersey and New York. Because these states have current employees that benefit them, a legal status should be given to these hard working