Consequently, the promotion of the legalization of illegal immigrants has been brought to the public awareness. Nonetheless, such legislation could bring upon many issues to the country that threatens its comfort. Illegal immigrants should not be legalized because it can cause chaos when considering the threat such action would represent for the nation's political, economic and social stability. .
Legalizing approximately 11 million immigrants will definitely threaten the nation's political stability. To start off with, illegal immigration although a misdemeanor is still a crime and becomes a felony when done again after having already been deported (National Research Council). Originally, the right way to come to the United States as an immigrant would be to apply for a VISA. However, illegal immigrants, known as aliens come to the U.S crossing borders and violating the nation's laws. Legalizing lawbreakers does not seem legitimate for those immigrants who had to wait at consulates to obtain their Visas and be able to enter the country legally. Furthermore, the effort to enforce immigration laws has caused disorder in Congress. Programs such as the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals and the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability are drastic changes that will affect the nation in the long-term. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals grants permission to undocumented youths who came to the country as children while the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability grants permission to parents of Americans. "As attention focuses on this issue, gaps are growing between the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed by a bipartisan Senate majority in 2013 and any legislative measures that could conceivably pass the Republican-held House of Representatives today or in the foreseeable future" (Scholars Strategy Network Harvard University).While more immigrants start to meet the requirements and qualify the situation becomes difficult for the government to handle as it threatens the immigration system.