I chose illegal immigration because it has been going on for many years. Although I am not undocumented it also impacts me because people in my family have migrated to the united states without permission. Mexico used to own portions of the US until 1848 the United States and the portion on the south west took over. According to "The United States had added one million square miles of territory, Including what today are the states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California, As well as portions of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada. "