The World is entering a new phase of existence, one where our wars are fought with

words and politicking as much as guns and bombs. We are transitioning into a world were our

enemies, are not always physical threats, and are not always what we usually perceived as evil.

One such conflict, which plagues stage four demographic countries across the whole world, is

illegal immigration. When illegal immigration is discussed on television, political debates and

other news sources in the United States, it is in the context of our current influx of immigration

from Mexico. But not just the US is experiencing issues with undocumented immigration, a mass

of individuals, most of whom are displaced persons, are entering the majority of the countries in

Europe. As we become part of this new world we need to solve this issues in stride, we need to

stop illegal immigration from happening, anywhere.

The more prominent example of illegal immigration in our lives, which is the easiest to

relate to, is the direct illegal immigration from Mexico into the southern states of the US. 12.5

million Mexican born individuals alone (not counting children who were born on US soil) lived

in the United states as of 2011, 51% where illegal immigrants (statistics from pg.6-7 PEW Net

Migration). This large population of illegals come to the United States for several reasons, but

two reasons stand out and both have very negative consequences for our country. The two major

reasons are financial and illicit activities; specifically the occupation of our nations jobs, and the

sales and transport of guns, drugs, and even human trafficking slaves. The implications of our

jobs being taken up are massive, that’s around 6 million jobs a year taken up by individuals who

have broken laws to take those jobs. Not only that but a large majority of these immigrants have

families still in mexico and other countries of origin, families which they are send money to, our

nation’s money being sent into the economies of other countries without any benefit to our
country. Meanwhile a massive influx in crime, drugs, and other forms of illicit behavior run

rampant in our cities, especially those of southwest US. Las Angeles in Southern California is

plagued by drugs and gang violence, both created and facilitated by illegal drugs being brought

from large drug cartel states, such as Columbia, and past the mexican border by Mexican cartels.

“The grisly discoveries came as US President Barack Obama visited Mexico on Monday, tracing

a spotlight on the country's war against drug gangs transporting cocaine from Andean nations to

the United States, the world's largest consumer” (Mexican drug violence kills 18, Times of

Oman). A massive amount of the crime in our country is due to illegal immigration.

America is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to undocumented persons entering

illegally. While the large majority of individuals coming to America are entering in secrecy, and

our population is large enough to still out number immigrants, Europe is dealing with a wave of

immigrants from the middle east, and Africa. People are seen rushing in large quantities into

European states such as France, Germany, and Britain.“This week in Calais they have clambered

over security fences, rushed en masse for Dover-bound ferries and been turned back only by riot

police and fire hoses.”(​Turning The Tide, ​The Times). The hordes of displaced persons are

mostly refugees and their families, who are coming from countries that are currently in turmoil.

Syrians, Africans of all sorts and people from other regions in the middle east and asia are

leaving their home countries because of wars, unjust government and terrorism. “it is believed

that over 500,000 migrants from Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East were being

smuggled into the European Union”(Unauthorized Immigration, Encyclopedia of Population).

The population in Europe is quite large, compared to the relatively little land, already. These

large surges of people are stressing european states social and economically; years of culture are
being undermined by illegals taking over the living spaces and land of the European populace.

The biggest threat, however, that the refugee crisis posses, is terrorism. The allowance of illegal,

undocumented individuals in European cities, and sometimes in America too, leads to members

of dangerous terrorist and cartel groups entering unnoticed and causing many deaths. The lack of

immigration control and evaluation is leading up to a massive crisis that could very well destroy

social and economic structures in several European countries.

The very real crisis being seen here has to be dealt with, but how is anyone to control

masses of aliens entering our nation or any other? It's hard to control a stretch of land as long as

the southern US border, and near impossible to turn away millions of people surging toward your

land, but there are ways to deter this threat before it becomes too desperate. Here in the United

States we have an extensive government and we founded courts of law. We have the manpower

to guard and administrate a physical rampart and admission system into the US, that way we may

filter those who are harmful from those who are in earnest need and can help our nation grow.

We could easily create a system to sort through the masses, in a way that will benefit this country

and those who are trying to come in in the safest way possible. Building of well kept, extensive

fortitudes and a large workforce that can sort through many individuals without flaw, in addition

to a yearly quota that would limit the influx population, beyond those in place, would stop illicit

activities caused by illegal immigration and help both the US and Mexico solve several

socio-political issues. “It is essential to verify visitors' identities and ensure they abide by the

terms of their entry. Creating secure borders requires Congress to support a balance of resources,

law and policy”(Janice Kephart, Center of Immigration Studies). European immigration issues,

however, are harder to crack. The source of these issues is the increasingly dire situation in
smaller demographically staged countries such as those in Asia minor and Africa. To eliminate

the problems with emigration in these regions we need to stop the conflict that is perpetually

present there. “The vast majority of​ ​asylum applicants in the European Union that year were

from Syria, followed by Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo.” (Migrant Fallout in Europe, Center of

Immigration Studies). Setting up temporary safe havens, inspecting individuals to prevent

terrorists from ending up in safe camps, and the establishment of camps in places close to

refugee fleeing countries would be on of the first steps to ensuring protection of the refugees and

prevent the surging of displaced persons into European countries. “Given the high costs of

resettling refugees in the United States, providing for them in neighboring countries in the

Middle East may be a more cost-effective way to help them.” (Resettling Middle Eastern

Refugees, Center for Immigration Studies). The second step would be physical, possibly militant

aid from tens of countries, members of UN and other superpowers who can supply large forces

to eliminate individual threats. The process would be lengthy and arduous but eventually those

displaced persons may be able to go home to better lives. The process of protecting and

redirecting instead of blatant refusal of entry may be more effective with the scope and scale of

the threat that refugee immigration poses in Europe.

The 21st century is dominated by new social conflicts, new issues in our country, and

new problems for the world at large. Illegal immigration is one such problem we are having to

face now. Nations including ours are suffering and being harmed by illicit activities spearheaded

by illegal immigration. The issues at hand, mending the rift that is created by the large quantity

of aliens in our country and preventing the desolation inner cities are stricken with due to drug

and weapon trafficking, are only solvable with immediate decisive action. By bringing a stop to
the illegal actions through force and, also, understanding we are able to make the withholding of

entry into the US and other countries a just, fair, way of preserving our freedoms. We are able to

protect our country, stopping illegal activity and lessening crime rates, all while getting those

who deserve it, freedom. The threat of illegal immigration is vitally important in our modern

world, by protecting the freedom and strength of Europe and the US we ensure that our legacy

won’t fall. We will stand up to the crisis at hand, and we will protect the economies and heritage

of the nations at risk, but most importantly we will stop the unjust and evil in this world from

being able to prey upon our nations’ weaknesses.