Causes

Europe Asia Mexico

Political Social Economic

Immigration Economic Effect U.S. Labor Work Force

U.S. Immigration Policy Consequences if Found as Illegal Immigrant

Refugees In General Terminology Names of Pro-Immigration Organizations Organizations for Anti-Immgiration

American Border Patrol CBP Protection The Government's Role

llegal Immigration Solution

Mexico

Asia

Living in Fear The Denisal of Aid Once Gone, Better be Gone The Family Generation of Immigration Fake Identity

Honor Bound Leaving Everything Behind Drifting to a Pricey New Place The Terrifying Experience A New Place of Life

Consequences

Illegal Immigration: Should the Punishment Fit the Crime?

There are many different levels of punishment for different crimes, but are the punishments for an illegal immigrant fair? Shouldn’t the penalties be based on how much damage it gives to others? Crossing the border illegally does not really hurt anyone, but something like a murder or a robbery clearly does. Those would be things counted as a felony. However, the Sensenbrenner immigration bill, which many people oppose to, made it so that the small crime of crossing the border illegally would receive a big penalty. Crossing the border or working with an illegal immigrant would be a felony. The person caught would spend time in jail and have a bad criminal record. Though with so many crossing illegally, it would not make sense to put them all to jail. It would be too overwhelming to the jail system.

The immigration bill, currently being evaluated by the Senate, is a different approach that will give a fine of $2000 to the illegal immigrant. Once the fine is paid, the immigrant will be able to go through the process of becoming a legal citizen.

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Source:

Nalle, Dave. "Illegal Immigration: Should the Punishment Fit the Crime?." 1 April 2006. Blogcritics. 17 Jul 2006 <http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/01/042535.php>.