Illegal Immigration | Illegal Immigration Threatens America

Illegal immigration, especially from Mexico, threatens the United States in several different ways, according to the following viewpoint by Ted Hayes. He argues that illegal immigrants harm America’s economy by using up social services and by taking jobs that otherwise would go to Americans. They harm American culture by refusing to assimilate within it and maintaining a foreign cultural identity. Finally, Hayes contends that they threaten America’s sovereignty because the United States is losing control over who comes over its borders. A former instructor in political science at the...

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