Illegal immigration through surreptitious entry into   the country (Entered Without Inspection, or EWI in INS parlance) has not   always been as great a problem as in recent years. In 1965, the number   of Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal border crossers — mostly   those who entered over the U.S.-Mexican border — was 110,000. By   1993, the level of apprehensions had grown to 1.35 million, over a twelve-fold   increase (see Figure 1).

       

Americans of all races and colors
 speak out on Illegal Immigration.     

The following letters, articles and websites demonstrate a growing concern among America's  Black and Latino communities, that should put to rest the idea that opposing illegal immigration  is a racist concept.

  If you wish to contribute to this page or if you know of a website that conveys  this concept, please send it to ednelson@usbc.org
  Thank you. 

 

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Blacks  "are being  victimized by mass immigration"

  

Dr. Frank Morris, former Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Executive  Director, declares that America's leaders are misinformed or are simply  ignoring the plight of low-income Black American workers, who are being  victimized by mass immigration. Morris has pledged to get the facts about  the negative consequences of mass immigration into the hands of all Americans  as well as
  America's leaders whose public statements contradict the facts.

 

To get that message to all Americans, television advertising spots were  launched this week featuring  Morris and his message. The  spots are scheduled to play across the country. They were developed  by Dr. Morris and the Coalition for the Future American Worker.

 

Morris stated, "America's leaders need to wake up. It's  a fact that foreign workers are taking jobs and depressing wages of Americans  from all backgrounds. However, Black workers are being disproportionately  affected. Studies prove 40% of the decline in Black employment is due  to immigration. And the effects will become even more pronounced for  our most vulnerable workers as the economy gets worse. It's time for  America's leaders, especially our Black leaders, to put the most vulnerable  American workers' interests ahead of foreign workers' and the cheap labor  businesses that hire them."

Summary:  The global economy opens national borders to goods and people, legal and illegal. Narcotics, disease, illegal immigrants, and terrorists and their weapons: all enjoy easier passage than ever before. Fortifying the frontiers is no solution -- it would slow down trade and globalization. International companies and government regulators need to invest in new technologies to help border control keep pace with booming commerce. Then they must learn to cooperate with one another.

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Chapter 37 of the McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook explains the formidable task of securing the nation’s land, sea, and air borders through which millions of people, planes, trucks, and containers pass annually. The need to improve control over the borders was highlighted dramatically by 9/11. Meeting that need will be complicated and will involve many stakeholders, including foreign allies and trading partners, the private sector, the local governments that have a substantial interest in fees and revenues from ports and airports. This chapter reviews the main policies that have recently been created to strengthen our borders and suggests possible future issues.

Improving Border Security And Immigration

  

The Administration Continues Its Efforts To Strengthen Border Security, Improve Interior And Worksite Enforcement, Streamline Existing Guest Worker Programs, And Help New Americans Assimilate

  

On January 28, 2008, during his State of the Union address, President Bush reviewed the steps his Administration is taking to improve our border security and address immigration challenges.  America's broken immigration system is a major problem that the American people expect their elected leaders to solve.  Although Congress has not passed legislation to address the immigration challenges our Nation faces, the Administration continues to build upon progress we have already made in strengthening border security, enforcing our worksite laws, keeping our economy well-supplied with vital workers, and helping new Americans assimilate into our society. Yet the President will also urge that in order to take the pressure off the border, we need a new way for foreign workers to come here lawfully, on a temporary basis, and support our economy.

  

The Administration Is Strengthening Border Security With Additional Personnel, Technology And Infrastructure

 

The Administration has increased funding for border security and immigration enforcement by 159 percent, including emergency funds, since the President took office - from $4.8 billion in 2001 to $12.3 billion in 2008.

  

The Administration has expanded the Border Patrol from approximately 9,000 agents in 2001 to more than 15,000 agents today. By the end of 2008, we will have more than 18,000 agents, doubling the size of the Border Patrol under the President's leadership.

  

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is on track to complete 370 miles of pedestrian fencing along the southwest border by the end of calendar year 2008.  As of this month, we have completed a total of 165 miles of pedestrian fence along the southwest border, giving us a total of 290 miles of pedestrian and vehicle fence already in place at the border.  We expect to have 670 total miles of pedestrian and vehicle fence by the end of 2008, and have begun obtaining land to make this a reality.

  

The Administration is including a new Southwest Border Enforcement Initiative in its 2009 Budget.  This comprehensive Justice Department initiative will provide $100 million to help address the rise in crime and immigration cases on the southwest border.  It will increase our ability to arrest, detain, prosecute, and house violent criminals, drug offenders, and immigration violators along the southwest border. 

This feature presentation introduces teachers and students to    the topic of Immigration. In this section, the introduction, you    will find an overview    of the feature, a guide    to navigation, and credits.

mmigration law: an overview

 

Federal immigration law determines whether a person is an alien, and associated legal rights, duties, and obligations of aliens in the United States. It also provides means by which certain aliens can become naturalized citizens with full rights of citizenship. Immigration law serves as a gatekeeper for the nation's border: it determines who may enter, how long they may stay and when they must leave. 

The United States has a long history of immigration laws. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) with some major, and many minor, changes continues to be the basic immigration law of the country. The most significant ammendment to the INA was in 1965 which abolished the natural origin provisions, and established a new quota system. 

For INA purposes, an "alien" is any person who is not a citizen or a national of the United States. There are different categories of aliens: resident and nonresident, immigrant and nonimmigrant, documented and undocumented ("illegal" ).

mmigration and Nationality Act