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Mattis Leson 1/18/2011 “[Those] seeking to cross our borders illegally do present a threat – including potential terrorists and criminals”(Verdery). Homeland Security is worried about the national safety, because illegal immigrants keep coming over our boarders, many of them from bad backgrounds. We have to stop illegal immigration because they are a threaten to American citizens, the immigrants take American jobs away, and they cost the government money. Most illegal immigrants come from countries with dangerous background. The drug war in Mexico is bad engouh, but also come people from Israel, Irak, and Iran. In those countries kids do not learn to do the right thing, they learn that as long as you can get away with it, it is okay. When they come over and do not find a job, they come easily in the crimescene. So they are a threaten to legal, hard working Americans. America does not need more crime, than it allready has. “Satisfying ones demands in the black can often be cheaper, faster and more flexible than in the official economy”( Schneider, Friedrich, and Enste). Illegal immigrants do not cost as much money as a normal American labor would cost, that is why many businesses decide to use the illegal immigrants in the low pay range jobs. Especially right now, when the economy is so bad and a lot of people lose their jobs and are desperate for any job this turns out to be a problem. Businesses would rather give a job in the low price range to a cheap labor, for they can save money with them. Illegal immigrants do not just steal American jobs but they also cost the government money ! The fight against the immigrants cost the government millions of dollars.” Just the fence the state California is planning to built will cost about 49 billion dollar”(Hendricks). And when illegal immigrants get a child here in America it becomes a American citizen, in most cases the government has to pay for their education, because their parents can not afford it .“ K-12 education system spends approximately $7.7 billion a year to school the children of illegal aliens who now constitute 15 percent of the student body”( Miller). Of course the circumstances in the country from where most of the illegal immigrants come from are dangerous( Wilkinson), but they make our life worse with increasing crime in America, take American jobs away ,and cost the government money. That is why I say: We must support a non illegal immigrant policy from the government !             <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Work Cities C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., JD, Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, in a June 19, 2006 testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, titled "Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace: Learning from the Mistakes of 1986," stated: Hunter, Duncan. "Border Fencing Is Crucial to Ensure American Security." //Homeland Security//. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2010. At Issue. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. "Illegal workers prompt Ward to resubmit bill." //Tribune-Review// [Greensburg, PA] 29 Dec. 2010. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. "Introduction to Illegal Immigration: Contemporary Issues Companion." //Illegal Immigration//. Ed. Paul Hina. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Contemporary Issues Companion. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. "Preface to 'Does Illegal Immigration Harm the United States?'." //Illegal Immigration//. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current Controversies. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. Schneider, Friedrich, and Dominik Enste. //The shadow economy: an international survey//. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print. Wilkinson, Tracy, and Los Angeles Times. "Killings in Acapulco, Mexico: 25 bodies found in Acapulco, 15 decapitated - latimes.com." //Los Angeles Times - California, national and world news - latimes.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011.