Irregular migration sparks a gigantic controversy

In recent years, immigration levels have increased exponentially around the world due to multiple factors such as the economic crisis in several countries, lack of employment, violence and war in vulnerable territories, inter alia. Adding to that, globalization has also made it easier to move from one country to another thanks to technological tools.

Usually, first world countries such as the US are the destination of millions of migrants annually, who yearn to build a promising future and flee from risky and precarious situations. Therefore, due to the high influx of foreigners, countries like the US have quite extensive immigration systems and offer different alternatives for immigrant communities, also recognizing that they constantly find economic strength in multicultural integration and racial diversity.

However, there is an issue related to the immigration sector that always creates great debate among the American population and refers to mass irregular migration. In other words, the controversy surrounding immigration in the US is mainly related to foreigners who decide to cross the borders without prior authorization or legal documentation.

A part of the population supports the idea of ​​offering legal alternatives to immigrants who currently reside in the country undocumented, while there is a part of the population that supports more restrictive border policies and deportation proceedings for immigrants who entered the country unlawfully.

Other than that, irregular migration generates controversy because unaccompanied minors and entire families also arrive at the borders, which involves other aspects of international human rights.

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Do irregular immigration levels depend entirely on border crossings?

The attention of the American public is heavily focused on irregular migration when it involves people crossing borders without authorization. However, it is worth mentioning that there are other factors that also increase irregular immigration levels in the US and that should be a priority in order to improve the local immigration system.

For instance, according to official figures, two-thirds of immigrants currently residing in the US undocumented are people who entered the country with legal documentation and simply overstayed their visas or permits. There are currently more than 10 million undocumented immigrants in the US, which means that approximately 6.7 million of these immigrants entered the country through a legal process.

In fact, according to a member of the Pew Research Center, “We estimate that for every apprehension at the southern border, about 30 people overstay their visas or after entering from visa-waiver countries”.

It is important to take this data into account to understand what is really happening in the immigration sector and how necessary it is to improve the local immigration system, even more so now that the Biden administration intends to promote immigration reform to implement more comprehensive legal processes and close almost imperceptible gaps like this one.

Migrate safely, always following legal protocols!

The best recommendation when starting your immigration process is to always follow legal guidelines and avoid being part of the social controversy surrounding irregular migration.

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