1.
Illegal Immigration
• What is immigration?
• What is illegal immigration?
• Why do people want to come to the US either legally or illegally?
• Why do US citizens get upset about illegal immigration?
• Why is it easy for politicians to ignore the problem of illegal
immigration?
• What is birthright citizenship?
• What are “anchor babies”?-Not a positive term but the one that is
used a lot

2.
Legal Immigration Statistics
• 2013 - 990,553 people are granted lawful permanent residence in the
United States
• “Green cards"
• The top countries of origin are:
• -- Mexico (14%)
• -- China (7.2%)
• -- India (6.9%)
• -- Philippines (5.5%)
• -- Dominican Republic (4.2%)

3.
•2013 - A total of 779,929 people become naturalized U.S.
citizens
•The top countries of birth are:
•-- Mexico (12.7%)
•-- India (6.4%)
•-- Philippines (5.6%)
•-- Dominican Republic (5.1%)
•-- China (3.9%)
•Residents becoming naturalized citizens in 2013 had spent a
median of seven years in “green card” status.
•US Naturalization Practice Test

4.
Illegal Immigration Statistics
•2012 - The Department of Homeland Security estimates that
there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the
United States
•The top countries of origin are:
•-- Mexico (59%)
•-- El Salvador (6%)
•-- Guatemala (5%)
•-- Honduras (3%)
•-- Philippines (3%)

5.
•2012 - The top U.S. states where unauthorized immigrants
settle are:
•-- California (25%)
•-- Texas (16%)
•-- Florida (6%)
•-- New York (5%)
•-- Illinois (5%)
•Unauthorized immigrants to the United States tend to be
young (61% between ages 25-44) and male (53%)

6.
•2013 - 662,483 unauthorized immigrants are
apprehended
•More than 64% are from Mexico
•2013 - 438,421 unauthorized immigrants are removed
from the United States
•-- Repatriated to Mexico (72%)
•-- Repatriated to Guatemala (11%)
•-- Repatriated to Honduras (8%)
•-- Repatriated to El Salvador (5%)

7.
President Obama’s Plan
•Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration at the Border
•Deporting Felons, Not Families
•Accountability – Criminal Background Checks and Taxes
•Streamlining legal immigration
•Under President Obama, more illegal immigrants have been
deported than by any other President-Around 2 million

8.
President Obama’s Executive Order-
“Come out of the Shadows”
• November, 2014
• 1. Strengthen boarder patrol
• 2. Make it easier and faster for high skilled immigrants to stay and
contribute to US economy
• 3. Focus efforts on deport illegal immigrants that are criminals
• 4. If you have been in US for five years or have children who are US
citizens, register, pass a criminal background check and pay taxes, you
can apply to temporarily stay in the US
• Currently being blocked by Federal Courts

9.
Donald Trump’s Plan
•Republican ideas:
•1. Deport all illegals immigrants as they broke the
law
•2. More border security
•3. Build a wall

10.
Five Immigration Myths Debunked
• Video