tHE ISSUE OF illegal immigration in the united states of america and the countries involved
America is located in the continent of North America and has 50 states and 14 territories(info please) It shares Borders with Canada and Mexico, which is a bug gateway for the flow of illegal immigrants. America is one of the most attractive countries in the world in terms of immigration. It is the land of opportunity, there is economic prosperity, better living conditions, the cost of living is much smaller.(usa-job) Every year, it attracts many immigrants from across the globe. The total population of America as of December 12th 2013 is 317,229,760 people, (info please) Immigrants make up 12.5 percent (38.5 million) of the total US population, with 11.1 million (statistic brain) being Illegal Immigrants alone.That's greater than the population of Greece! Currently, America is a Federal Constitutional Republic and the President of The United States Is President Barack Obama, who is a part of the Democratic party.
Mexico is the greatest contributor to America's spiking numbers of Illegal Immigrants. It is estimated that come 2050, one-quarter of the American population will be of Hispanic descent. (census) Mexico has one of the world's largest economies, and yet more than 40 million Mexicans live under the poverty line. (fox news) This is due to a lack of growth in employment, and many Mexicans choose to find fortune elsewhere, which is why they illegally immigrate to America.
Mexico isn't the only country from which illegal immigrants originate.The second and third highest origin countries of illegal immigrants in 2008 were El Salvador and Guatemala. Following up by the Philippines and Honduras with both 300,000 immigrants, and then by Korea, China, Brazil, Ecuador, and India. (policymic) This pie graph illustrates the different origin countries of illegal immigrants. These statistics are brought by an economics study in America done by Notre Dame University. It shows that Mexico comes at first place, followed by Latin America, Asia, Europe and Canada, and others.