Pros/Cons of Illegal ImmigrationImagine a scenario where you are surrounded by a crowd of people. You don't know who I am. Hundreds of people of all cultures, ethnicities and genders pass by you. To you, they may seem like normal people trying to get from point A to point B. Therefore, you would not assume that they play a significant role in society. However, what if a person who passed by you today was an undocumented citizen in the United States? How might you notice the difference? Everyone currently living in the Northern Hemisphere is either an immigrant or a descendant of one. Too often in today's world, illegal immigration is generalized as a negative act. Although illegal immigration is less rationalized due to the positive economic impact it has on the development of our economy. The United States is sometimes referred to as the “Nation of Immigrants” because of our policy of wide open doors to foreigners. Recently, politicians and some citizens are said to be leaning towards a closed-door immigration policy, arguing that illegal immigrants pose a threat to the economy by creating unemployment and taking jobs away from Americans. However, they often seek work in the agricultural sector, which is an undesirable job among Americans. People see them as a disgrace to society because they bring disgrace to our nation, but they just want to earn a living like any other individual. Originally, the United States was shaped by the vast flow of European immigrants. Therefore, immigration laws are inconsistent and biased. An example of inconsistency is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882; “Did Native Americans blame unemployment and declining wages on Chinese workers who they also considered racially inferior… middle of the paper… depriving them of education? On the other hand, those who oppose the nation's immigration policies have a different view of the situation. They say illegal immigrants are displacing Americans and threatening the nation's security. Yet they only take the jobs Americans refuse to do, which boosts our economy. Statistics show that if we granted citizenship to 700,000 undocumented immigrants for more than 10 years, wages would increase by 15.1%. Considering this theory, we would be able to increase gross developments and receive more from federal and state taxes. Since 23% of taxes go to fund K-12 education, we may be able to pay salaries to more than 800,000 teachers and provide grants. The evidence shows that illegal immigrants are not trying to take away opportunities from Americans; I'm just here for the satisfaction of improving myself.