An Argument On Loose Immigration Policies

An Argument on Loose Immigration Policies

Wall or no wall? That is a simplistic question on the topic of immigration. According to the ACS, more than 11.4 million immigrants from Mexico alone reside in the United States as of 2014. Since then that number has grown substantially, but is that such a bad thing? Many people say that immigration is harming the United States as well as its economy. On the other hand, I believe that immigration benefits the country for several reasons. Immigration economically benefits America, our economy would collapse if all of immigrants left, and freedom is a fundamental liberty to all human beings. Those are just a few reason that immigration is a positive thing. Immigrants who are in America economically

benefit the country greatly by many reasons.

First, immigrants being in America benefit our economy. Every immigrant in America is buying food, shelter, clothing, and energy. This is increasing the nation's GDP or gross domestic product, as well as adding more money to the government and country. Everything you buy in this country you pay a tax on, immigrants are no exception. All of the tax money goes to the government whether it be .1% sales tax or 9%. So why would we as a country restrict people from coming here if they are economically benefiting this country? Not only do immigrants economically benefit America, they also are saving our economy from crashing.

Second, if 12.5 percent of the American population suddenly vanished, our economy would surely drop substantially. 12.5 percent of the American population is approximately 37,500,000 people. That may not seem like a lot compared to 300,000,000 but if that many people leave this country, our GDP will drop substantially. Our gdp annually is approximately $17.914 trillion. Those 37,500,000 people are buying food, shelter, clothing, and energy.