The funny thing is, I remember being taught geography as a child. I remember very clearly- my six year old self sitting in kindergarten questioning why there wasn’t a wall… that was 15 years ago. To a child, a border means separation of some kind. More specifically, it isn't an imaginary line. I have always thought a wall was just common sense. Now, it’s more than necessary.
The Crime
It’s illegal, let’s start there. You don’t have a country if you don’t have laws. If you have laws you don’t enforce, are they really laws? No. We have ways for immigrants to enter our country. We take in more immigrants annually than any other nation; we encourage it. Nearly 12 million have chosen to ignore our laws and live here disrespectfully.
The Cost
The estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in our country today cost us collectively over 100 billion dollars annually. As our country will be 21 trillion dollars in debt by the time our next president takes office, this expense is simply something we cannot take on.
The Drugs
Over 90% of our drugs come from the U.S. Mexican border. In-fact, the DEA’s annual report specifically mentions continuously the majority amount coming over the border from Central and South America. It’s important to note the spike in Heroin use causing so many deaths by overdose of our own citizens.
The Security
Illegal immigrants cause a greatly disproportionate rate of crime committed in our country. Although they are an estimated 3.5% of our population, they account for upwards of 40% of specific crimes in specific states. States like Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, and New York hold 5.6% of their population to illegal aliens, yet they were convicted for 38% of their murders from 2008-2014. Additionally, the western world faces serious terrorism threats. Having an open border simply makes no sense.
Sources: Federation for American Immigration Reform, Breitbart, Drug Enforcement Administration
