Some of the most talked-about and difficult issues in immigration law concern people crossing the Mexican border. The contiguous land between Mexico and the U.S. is well over a thousand miles and is constantly patrolled by U.S. Immigration Service officers. Nevertheless, thousands of people continue to cross the border annually. The Mexican border has become a political issue of great importance in recent years as the government struggles to determine whether those who enter the U.S. illegally should be given the rights of citizenship or sought out and sent home.
