Immigration is the movement of people to a foreign country for a variety of reasons. These reasons could be related to job search, education and lifestyle changes or escaping unfavorable conditions in their home countries. It's a question that has been on the minds of many American leaders. Due to the reasons that lead to immigration, this must be understood as a phenomenon intended to be permanent, rather than a temporary movement. Furthermore, most immigrants tend to move to a new country with their families in the hope of changing their lives (Bailey, 2008). The immigration problem, therefore, encompasses multiple dimensions and is multifaceted. Aside from simple movement from one country to another, whether seasonal or permanent, immigration issues concern the effects of immigrants' permanent residency. The result thus described refers to the direct impact of this movement on the economy and social life of both immigrants and natives. The findings could be related to job uncertainty, as well as unemployment levels which have a direct relationship with crime and illegality (Rubin & Melnick, 2006). Another immigration issue that arouses great interest is the aspect of illegal immigrants. These are the people who move to the country through illegal means or who stay in the country much longer than their visa allows. These people reside in the countryside with little or no income and contribute significantly to income inequality in the country, which is currently increasing. The importance of the topic and its sanctions have led to intense politics regarding the issue. Since 1986, laws and bills have been enacted in an attempt to simplify the problem and provide once and for all... half the paper... in a global perspective. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Hoerder, D. (1983). American history of labor and immigration, 1877-1920: recent European research. Urbana: University of Illinois P.Moloney, D.M. (2012). National Insecurities: Immigrants and U.S. Deportation Policy Since 1882. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Rodriguez, MS, and lecture at Princeton University. (2004). Repositioning the history of North American migration: New directions in modern continental migration, citizenship, and community. Rochester, New York.Rubin, R., & Melnick, J. P. (2006). Immigration and American popular culture: An introduction. New York: New York University Press.Tilly, C. (1978). "Migration in modern European history". In human migration: models and policies. Edited by WH McNeill and RS Adams. Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press