ly “Each year the U.S. Border Patrol apprehends about one million people attempting to enter the United States from Mexico. Border apprehension rates have increased by a multiple of 15 over the last 30 years” (Andreas, 1994, 45).
The impact of undocumented aliens seems to vary according to which area of the country they reside. Those in the North and East are thought to earn more than their counterparts in the South and West and to take more jobs away from local residents. However, it was also found that those in the North and East often pay ta
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