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On April 23, 2010 Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law. The controversial bill gives Arizona law enforcement the authority to stop people whom officers have "reasonable suspicion" of being in the country illegally, detain these individuals while verifying immigration status, and arrest undocumented immigrants for transfer to ICE custody. Depending on who you ask, the controversial bill is either anti-immigrant, unconstitutional or a blessing.

The Obama administration has revived the maligned illegal immigrant "catch-and-release" policy of the Bush years, ordering Border Patrol agents not to bother arresting and deporting many new illegal immigrants, the head of the agents' labor union revealed Thursday.

After reading this article, the number of undocumented illegals that come up is alot higher than I thought it would be. We have almost 12 million illegal immigrants living in this country and controlling that number has to start with the businesses.

Debates over illegal immigration and if it benefits the United States. Read the pros and cons and see where you stand. Can the US hold an unlimited amount of people?

Is Deportation a Good Solution to Illegal Immigration? Read pros, cons, and expert responses in the debate. Hard to say Yes and NO

"The Supreme Court will give President Obama a final shot at implementing his plan to shield more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. The justices agreed Tuesday to hear the administration's contention that Obama has the power to change immigration policy without going through Congress."

This is Ted Cruz's plan to stop the flood of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexico/America border. He is going to build a wall that actually works and up the number of patrol agents. He is also going to hold the DHS to do their job and keep our borders secure and us safe.

I really do not believe it is immigrants who are making our country bad, what makes our country bad is the ignorance people throw out there with most believing that they "know" everything. I strongly believe that when some says immigrant, in any one's head they automatically think of Mexicans, when in fact its anyone who was not born in the U.S., Canadians, Arabians, Dominicans, etc,.

The article tells the history of immigration in the U.S. which is interesting if you don't know it. The website is also a good source for other articles and information regarding immigration.

Carolina Moreno talks about illegal immigrants and the border protection. She shows statistics of how many people died by trying to cross the Mexico/U.S. border. Further she describes what the Customs and Border Protection does to prevent more deaths.

The DREAM Act is a bill that will make it easier for illegal immigrants to attend school and become a citizen in the long run. This Act will only be allowed to those who meet the requirements of it. The president of the United States is for this bill because he believes those illegal immigrants should not be punished for "the actions of their parents" and be denied to further their education. Without this bill, illegal immigrants wanting to go to school, get a decent job or join the military will not be able to.

For years, we have struggled to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into our country and secure our borders. But in the last few months, this problem has hit crisis mode with more than 50,000 illegal immigrants flooding our southern border, and another 40,000 projected still to come.

Arizona passed a bill to enforce immigration. The law will make aliens carry their registration documents at all times. It will also target those who hire illegal immigrants.

The article suggests that with some conditions we should offer undocumented immigrants status as "permanent non citizen residence. Unlike green card holders they can never have the option of naturalizing and becoming U.S citizens.

The article suggests that with some conditions we should offer undocumented immigrants status as "permanent non citizen residence. Unlike green card holders they can never have the option of naturalizing and becoming U.S citizens.

An Arizona rancher is sued by 16 illegal immigrants for violating their civil rights. The attorney for the 16 says that they were held at gun point and their lives threatened. The rancher argues his case that a major drug highway is passing through his house and it is his right to protect himself.

The views expressed on this page are those of individual authors and may not reflect the views of the U.S. government. The information contained herein should be used for information purposes only. Illegal immigration continues to be a controversial and divisive topic, not only in the United States, but throughout the world.

Here's a great article written about the Dream Act, which allows young adults, that are immigrants, a chance to obtain a work authorization in order to stay in the United States. The reason this act was put into place was to speak out for those children who came into our countries with their parents and are considered illegal immigrants. These young adults are now dealing with the hardships of living in the U.S. illegally because they were not given a chance to decide on whether or not they wanted to live in this country.

This website gives facts about illegal immigration. It gives facts about how they are hurting our country.

Illegal immigrants are having children in America, and using their childrens' social security numbers to claim a child tax credit, taking more than 1.5 billion dollars from our economy annually. Congress didn't specify on who can claim child tax credits, so it technically is legal

Fences along US Mexico border might be a good solution. However they said, there is always a way if you want to get it.

I think, Amnesty would be a good solution, even with deportation. They will still come back. There is always a way.