Illegal Immigration | The United States Should Deport More Illegal Immigrants

One fundamental question in U.S. immigration policy is what to do with U.S. residents who illegally entered the country. In the following viewpoint, Joseph A. D’Agostino argues that illegal immigrants are largely ignored by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and other law enforcement agencies once they successfully enter the United States. Only a small fraction of illegal immigrants are ever deported to their country of origin. The result, he contends, is a rapidly growing population of illegal immigrants that has reached, by some estimates, eleven million people....

[The entire page is 1031 words long]

Join eNotes

The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the: