Illegal Immigration: The Myths and the Reality

In recent years, the annual illegal immigrant inflows into the United States have been many times what they were in the 1970s or 1980s. This is a consequence of the lack of enforcement of our nation's immigration laws by the administrations of all of our recent Presidents in opposition to the will of the majority of the voters. Large numbers of poor and little educated illegal immigrants have entered our country by evading the border patrol or with legal visas which are subsequently overstayed. Once living inside of our country almost none have been forced to leave except those who have committed a violent crime here. This book explains why we have had an illegal immigration policy of benign neglect and why that policy should be changed. In the process it documents the economic and social costs which arise from the present policy. It concludes by advancing suggestions regarding the best ways to deal with the existing illegal immigrant population and deter future illegal immigration.