Source: Nancy J. Thorner, "America needs good border security"

Quote: "Thirty-seven states have already passed laws curtailing social sevices and cracking down on employers who hire illegal immigrants. But how is the immigration debate faring in Illinois? Not well! Illegal aliens are being provided with safe havens and myriad free social services..."

Reflections: The author expresses illegal aliens in a very negative sense. He compares the state of Illinois to other states where they're cutting on social services on illegal immigrants and says that Illinois is not doing well. He mentioned 'haven', which is often used to describe places where bad people avoid taxation or any other legitimate action.

Source: Urrea, Luis Alberto. "The Devil's Highway." 120

Quote: "In the desert, we are all illegal aliens."

Reflections: In this quote, illegal aliens are seen as foreigners to a certain place. "We are all illegal aliens" in the desert because no one can be subjected to its terrain for long. It is so harsh and brutal that no one is able to become familiar with it, you can only be in it for so long before its time to leave. Urrea uses this metaphor to contrast the illegal immigrants situation with that of a person going into a strange and unrelenting place.

Source: Urrea, Luis Alberto. "The Devil's Highway" 16

Quote: "Illegal aliens, dying of thirst more often than not, are called 'wets' by agents."

Reflections: This quote shows how ironic it is that the illegal aliens are called wets when majority of them die because they are dehydrated. With prior knowledge of the term "wets" you would know that it is not a politically correct term to use. The connotation is bad because it is a harsh nickname that is given to them by the agents.

Source: Urrea, Luis Alberto. "The Devil's Highway" 153

Quote: "The aliens began to consume cactus and their own urine in an attempt to sustain themselves and to fend off the effects of heat exposure and dehydration."

Reflections: In this quote, the [illegal] aliens are shown in a desperate manner to stay alive. The aliens are also depicted as inferior beings because of their actions of eating cactus, the only edible substance available, and drinking their own urine. Based from the quote, a negative connotation within the word "illegal alien" is apparent.

Source: World Net Daily "Illegal Aliens Threaten U.S. Medical System"

Quote:"The influx of illegal aliens has serious hidden medical consequences," writes Madeleine Pelner Cosman, author of the report. "We judge reality primarily by what we see. But what we do not see can be more dangerous, more expensive, and more deadly than what is seen."

Reflections:I was searching information on illegal aliens for my report on anchor babies and I came across this article written in 2005.  In the article, World Net Daily reveals that illegal aliens are bringing in their families and an assortment of diseases.  It states that what we see is bad but what we may not see, is even worse.  We are unable to see the future expenses and consequences due to the "influx of illegal aliens" entering the United States. 

Source: Center for Immigration Studies, http://www.cis.org/topics/legalimmigration.html

Quote:"The humanitarian categories include refugees, asylees, and those receiving "cancellation of removal," i.e., longtime illegal aliens whose deportation would cause hardship for American family members."

Reflections: this quote is addressing the method the US uses to grant already illegal immigrants citizenship. Any immigrant that can come to America and stay under the radar long enough to have a family must really want to be here, the least America can do for the immigrant searching for a better life is let him pay his fair share in taxes.

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