Construction of Main Arguments
The benefits of a high immigrant population are apparent in almost every walk of life. Their overall contribution to the general economy is show as a positive one and there improvements to the quality of the workforce are also quite note-worthy.
First, let us turn our eyes to something that is indisputable in economics. Even among those who claim that immigration isn't beneficial still have to accept the fact that overall the United States' gross domestic product (G.D.P) increases. The Center of Immigration studies' Camarota Steven (Immigration and the U.S. Economy 2010) an opponent to immigration states that the G.D.P. is increased by 0.24 percent. This may seem small and insignificant, but remember that the population of the United States is very large and G.D.P. is not the only thing that an economy gains from the introduction of more foreign labor.
Senator Larry Obhof (The irrationality of enforcement? An economic analysis of U.S. migration law) wishes for a policy that will increase the ease at which immigrant workers from countries such as Mexico can come work in the United States. He states the following points “ (1) Increase the quality of the workforce, (2) bring new ideas and know-how to U.S. Firms, which can lead to innovation, (3) transfer new skills and knowledge to their native coworkers, (4) increase diversity in the workplace...” Now lets take the time to look at each one of these points individually.
Increasing the quality of the workforce can be viewed as many things. To begin with we could say that it refers to the nice compliment that immigrants give to the native-born workforce. According to Immigration Policy Center (Strength in diversity, 2010) the immigrant populac...
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... employees then it is on trying to develop a new machine for maximized efficiency which lowers the cost of the product and increases the amount that can be made with the fewer amount of employees. Regardless of the situation, the company will still strive to reach equilibrium and anyway they try to do that ends up being beneficial. It might not seem beneficial because the lower class did not receive employment, but if the overall cost of something goes down then anybody who purchases that product will be positively affected.
Overall, the native citizens that have been so unfortunately trapped in the lower within the United States are probably going to stay trapped. The quality of their lives will increase, but they will remain poor. Immigrants are a huge asset to the nation, and the small costs are for the greater good of everyone involved in the economic system.
If at all possible, why not raise the U.S.’s GDP? The issue of immigration is one that has been known to generate disputes between two or more parties. Throughout the duration of this essay our group takes the affirmative stance on the account that the U.S. should open its borders (except for National Security concerns) and more easily allow immigrants to enter the U.S., attain legal living status, and attain legal working status. We have found evidence that there are various statistical factors that prove that immigration has economic benefits for the sake of our nation.
The first increasingly significant benefit that should be noted is the sheer work force that immigration provides. Due to the Baby Boomers, the native work force will not be a...
Illegal immigration has many diverse effects on the United States economy. Some people argue that the negative outweigh the positive, but there is no doubt that immigrants do carry a critical role.
This paper will discuss the arguments for and against immigration within the United States addressing topics related to employment, healthcare, increased poverty and increased country revenue. I am against immigration because I believe it is out of control and it...
Having immigrants in the United States of America Foster the global marketing system, which is beneficial for investors of the country by breaking language barriers. According to the article "Immigration Benefits America" written by Steven Gold, he claims that foreign born workers often possess linguistic, cultural, and technical skills, and contacts that permit American companies to sell goods and services abroad. In this way, their presence fosters American firms’ access to global markets. Less-skilled immigrants also contribute to Americans’ economic well-being. They perform a wide array of essential jobs that few native-born workers are interested in taking, including food service, domestic jobs, meat packing, farm work, construction, light
In 2007, the White House issued this statement in hopes to influence a Congressional debate: “Immigration has a positive effect on the American economy as a whole and on the income of native-born American workers” (Pear). This statement relates to the idea that immigrants actually enhance the productivity of American workers and increase their earnings in a significant amount, estimated at $37 billion a year (Pear). This is just one way in which immigrants support economic development in the United States. Since the U.S. is an i...
First, immigrants come to the U.S. to work and bring valuable skills which help grow the economy despite the negative views surrounding their part in the U.S. economy. Since the 2008-2009 recession the view on immigration and its effects on the economy has been more negative than positive (Peri, 2012). A study done by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government found that about 50 percent of American adults believe that immigrants burden the country because they, “take jobs, housing, and healthcare”, while the other 50 percent believe that, “immigrants strengthen the country due to their hard work and talents” (Delener & Ventilato, 2008). Over the past decade, “over half of the increase in the U.S. labor force,… was the result of immigration-l...
However, an increase in the number of immigrants to the United States will actually increase the number of jobs provided for people who need them. This is explained through the idea that jobs are not divided up among people in the form of having a fixed number of jobs specifically balanced to fit the number of American workers. By analyzing the effect of immigrants on the economy over the past two-hundred years, we can see that as the number of immigrants increased, the bigger the economy got, which therefore created more jobs. Immigration reform will boost demand for goods and services, which in return, means more demand for labor and more jobs for American workers. Immigrants are ambitious because they have gone through many hardships and overcome many risks to reach life in the United States. This personality trait is so important to speed up the growth of the economy. Their ambition is also an explanation of why immigrant children are more successful in earning their college degree compared to children who are native-born Americans. Immigrant children are also more likely to have an income higher than the income of their parents. Immigration reform will make it easier for entrepreneurs to come here and start businesses, creating good jobs for American workers. Reform will make it easier for highly skilled immigrants and those educated in the U.S. colleges and universities to work right here in America, developing the new technologies and innovative processes that make our economy more productive and more competitive. A highly skilled workforce in a more productive economy increases the rate of return for businesses and companies who invest in the United States of America, which leads to more investment in the future and a dramatic increase in
Immigration can be defined as passing foreigners to a country and making it their permanent residence. Reasons ranging from politics, economy, natural disasters, wish to change ones surroundings and poverty are in the list of the major causes of immigration in both history and today. In untied states, immigration comes with complexities in its demographic nature. A lot of cultural and population growth changes have been witnessed as a result of immigration. In the following paper, I will focus on how immigration helps United States as compared to the mostly held view that it hurts America.
The great immigration processes that took place created huge population surges in U.S. The higher population placed a strain on the infrastructure as well as services within the host country. When the immigrants moved to the U.S, they were faced with numerous unknowns comprising of finding employment besides housing and adjusting to new laws, new language, and cultural norms. It was a challenge to America to assimilate immigrants into the society besides providing the necessary support (Srivastava, pg. 87). Immigration led to the increase in the labor force in America. The impact of the immigrants towards the economy was great since they already expanded the supply of labor in the host
Firstly, there are several advantages of immigration for countries such as economic growth, cultural exchange, distribution of population and low cost labor. One of the major benefits is economic growth. Globalization plays a prominent role in immigration. Immigration brings innovative ideas and makes good career. Moreover, global market appears only due to immigration. According to Dogra (2011), there are many benefits in terms of economic growth to a country. Immigration is a process which increases consumers by a large percentage. Furthermore, it is very beneficial for companies to get profit and sell their products in their relevant field. In addition to it, more and more immigrant’s leads more sales taxes it helps to a country to boost
Their impacts and implications are either positives or negatives. An influx in the number of immigrants has attributed to the increase in productivity and the productive population in a state. This has in turn resulted in an increase in employment opportunities and revenue earned by the state. An increase in wage gains has also been witnessed in the state, leading to a decrease in dependency levels in the population. The revenue generated from all of this could be used productively in development of the state and country’s economy at
Economically, immigrants greatly boost an economy by providing new job outlets, more money to companies, and reducing the unemployment rate. A large influx of immigrants will help many companies because of supply and demand, more people equals more needs to be provided. With the average immigrant worker working at lower wages, immigrants reduce the amount of money a company loses when paying their employees. A writer at The Fiscal Times connects this idea by claiming, “Without the immigrant labor, prices consumers pay for hotels and restaurants would be substantially higher (Furchgott-Roth).” Other than keeping vacations and dinners cheaper, immigration has yielded great results in the field of education. With a majority of immigrants relocating with their family or having a family in the new country, it is highly likely for them to send their offspring to school so that they can have a good education. This bodes well for the high school and/or college they attend because the children increase the graduation rate, which is one of many factors people use to determine how good a school is. Once acquiring a higher education, many of them will decide to open up their own business or wander into the job market. The former option has yielded excellent results for the United States, with immigrants owning almost one in five of the small businesses in America (Bass). The latter keeps a
The current effects of immigration throughout the United States has had a negative impact on its economy. Whether foreigners are legal permanent immigrants or illegal occupants, nations must diligently keep track of all individuals. This is a brief analysis on how immigrants impact the U.S and strategies to minimize their effects on this nation. In addition, the U.S must implement and monitor plans of action to lessen unemployment of citizens and reduce the excessive use of benefits and resources by immigrants.
Immigration poses an ongoing debate in which people are becoming increasingly unsure as to whether immigrants are benefiting their society. This paper will examine three of the main benefits of immigration: the increase in diversity it provides, the rise in skills and labor and the benefits to the economy. Immigration leads to cross-cultural integration, therefore increasing ethnic variety. This increase in diversity is beneficial as it leads to improvements in society, as well as educational development. Increased immigration also means there are more skills and experts available to the hosting countries, as well as extra workers to take up jobs that need filling. Immigration also leads to improvements in the economy as taxes are paid and employment and wages increase.