Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious policy issues facing the United States. This analysis seeks to address the factors that influence the persistence of immigration through illegal means and the effects of these immigrants in a receiving country. We posit the hypothesis that illegal immigration persists due to the increasingly connected networks between receiving and sending countries. We utilized a comprehensive overview of recent literature and interviews with undocumented immigrants to present an analysis of the individual incentives, social networks, and structural factors that amalgamate to generate the practice of illegal immigration. This paper will present illegal immigration within the context of network theory and reflect on the evolving influence of multinational individuals. Furthermore, this paper will explore how transnational individuals shape existing democratic institutions in the United States. Through the study of the political networks created through undocumented immigration, we are able to reframe the debate surrounding immigration and reflect on the pertinent variables affecting this social policy in the United States.