Immigration Discrimination In The Workplace Essay

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Americas issue with Immigrants

Many migrants have come to the U.S. in search of jobs, usually in farming or domestic work but they face challenges that are not present for most american workers. “New waves of immigrants sometimes face opposition from established employers or coworkers who may be averse to, or simply fear, change(Findlaw)”. This is not about Mexican immigrants but about all immigrants in general. Many of them do not have the required paperwork to stay in the country legally and those who do have the paperwork are discriminated against, so most immigrants face the constant threats from Americans especially in the workplace. A problem that has come up is that immigrants are taking American jobs. Although immigrants are taking …show more content…

Americans today still have not forgiven arabs or muslims because of a catastrophic event that they had no hand in.
Immigrants have issues with getting jobs because some employers discriminate against them because of stereotypes and speculations. these employers usually ignore immigrant worker rights so they can benefit from them by paying them less or because they hate their kind. “Among Mexican immigrants, the rate of poverty/near poverty is 62.1 percent, more than double the rate for natives(Center of immigration studies)”. It is evident that immigrants need some form of protection from this discrimination in the workplace.
A reason to keep immigrants in the U.S. is because they help boost the economy. “According to the Small Business Administration, immigrants are 30 percent more likely to start a business in the United States than non-immigrants, and 18 percent of all small business owners in the United States are immigrants.(White House)” Since they create jobs, it gives Americans more jobs to increase economy in the U.S.. Immigrants also can fill jobs that most americans will not take because they the number one reason they come is to make a living in america ether making a job or working in a job. Immigrants will make America a better place in the long run and by taking away immigrants will backfire on America because it will create a huge whole in our economic system because many jobs and workers will be

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