Michael Cotton (edison) Immigration

Illegal immigration into the United States is massive in scale.  More than 10 million undocumented aliens currently reside in the U.S. and that popuation is growing by 700,000 per year.  On one hand the presence of so many aliens is a powerful testament to the attractiveness of America.  On the other hand, it is a sign of how dangerously open our borders are.  Most illegal aliens come to America for better jobs and in the process add value to the U.S. economy.  They do however take away value by weakening the legal and national security environment.  When 3 out of every 100 people in America are undocumented, there is a major security problem.  In other words, the real problem presented by illegalimmigration is security, not the supposed threat to the economy. Even though they pose no direct security threat, the presence of millions of undocumented migrants distorts the law, distracts resources, and effectively creates a cover for terrorists and criminals.  So what do we do?  Do we put walls up and go into isolation? 

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