Border Control

 Since the growth of population in Mexico started reaching a high point, the U.S. has enforced the protection of our southern borders. Since the boom of the populous in Mexico, the U.S.-Mexico border has become the second largest of border crossings in the world. The border itself spans a length of 1,954 miles from the Californian coast to the borders of Texas. However, only less than 700 miles of the border is under effective control. The border was at one point guarded by the U.S. army, but after 9/11 the army has had to attend to larger priorities. With the Mexican drug war raging and the high population, immigrants have been attempting to escape into the U.S. at any cost, most of the crossings being illegal.

The problem with having so many illegal immigrants coming into the country is...well there's quite a few. First of all, the immigrants have been bringing in new diseases such as the H1N1 flu virus. Most immigrants that come through the border are bringing diseases with them into the country. Also, the immigrants who come over take jobs in our country for a very pay. And with so many entering the country, a large amount of jobs that Americans could have are being taken up by illegal aliens. Third of all, we already have people that can't be taken care of, what with a large population, only so many citizens can be provided for, so we don't need more people to add to the population. Fourth, there are passing an extremely large amount of drugs into the country using underground tunnels. Recently a tunnel was discovered with approximately 25 tons of marijuana, running from Tijuana to San Diego. Finally, they're coming in ILLEGALLY.