Because they think they have a better chance of making a living here.
The government has passed laws that make it much harder for illegal immigrants to stay in the US. It is harder for immigrants to work.
Illegal is Illegal. No bleeding-heart crap about it. Illegal Immigrants are here Illegally. By continuing to stay in the country Illegally, they continue to break/ignore the laws of this country. (but that's my opinion..which I'm sure will get erased soon)
yes because we still get illegal immigrants who get in
An illegal immigrant to the US is, by definition, a person who has entered the country in a manner which violates US immigration law. That is the distinction between legal immigrants and illegal immigrants. So yes, they get deported.
the periods dont mean anything
Illegal immigrants are breaking civil laws by being in the country without proper documentation. While immigration violations are considered civil offenses, they can lead to deportation proceedings.
Yes, due to some of these laws racially profiling people, as well as criminalizing (i.e: incarcerating) illegal immigrants.
Yes they could. The laws are meant to protect all workers.
Yes, because they don't pay their taxes as much and their needs to be a limited amount because then immigrants may control America
Federal and state labor laws do not concern immigration. Illegals immigrants are not eligible for employment and matters involving illegals are to be handled by INS. This is how it works on paper, not how it works in reality.
Current interpretation of anti-discrimination laws hinder compilation of such statistics.
No, new legislation would have to be passed by Congress and the US President's signature.