How Do Undocumented Workers Affect A Country's Economy

I think that undocumented workers definitely help raise a country’s economy. It helps both parties involved as the immigrant gets paid whilst the country is paying him which helps the circulation of currency. Some people in America agree that immigrants take the work that others do not want. We allow them into our country for work but they usually do not have to pay taxes which raises the question: should we allow undocumented workers into our country? Well, the USDA states that in 2012 about half of all agricultural workers were undocumented and if we were to say that undocumented workers didn’t help our economy, well we would just be plain wrong.This definitely helps boost our economy and we need these jobs to keep our economy steady. If

we lost all of those workers, the economy would plummet a small portion and we would have to make that up somehow. Many immigrants are coming over the United States (U.S.) border to gain jobs and to support themselves or their family.

It is a known fact that the majority of immigrants are more desperate for work and are willing to take jobs that others may not such as garbage disposal or working at a factory. Many people are willing to pay these undocumented workers in cash because they have no previous public records or a credit card or a bank account. They then circulate the currency and may bring back that money to their home country, therefore boosting both country’s economies. And finally, undocumented workers may help build a better country and economy altogether. If they can get a job and work for an amount of money that is able to support a family, then they may bring over their own families from their home countries. If they are around their mid twenties they may be willing to start a family with someone they meet or bring an already established family over to the country that they have that sustaining job in. This may also help a country from a population standpoint. If the undocumented workers have children, then that just helps increase the number of children in that country which may also help a population pyramid and cause there to be a wider base of more children. Then, as those children grow up, they may become documented in the country later in life and will then may be classified as an

immigrant. That child may then get a job, become a lawful citizen, and contribute to society. This may also start again in a possible cycle, more undocumented workers take jobs, they realize that there is a future in this country for them, they bring over their families and then they have children and then this cycle repeats, a cycle that, overall, helps a country’s economy. If undocumented workers get a job and help circulate the money they make, if they take jobs that others are not willing to take, or if they start a family or bring over a family, or even if they do one of these things, they will most definitely be helping the economy.