Illegal Immigration

Illegal Immigration: The Undocumented Issue In this paper I will discuss one of the biggest issues in the United States: Illegal immigrants. Some may say that illegal immigration has a positive impact on the United States’ economy, and some think that these undocumented immigrants affect jobs and wages of people that are living in this country. I think that illegal immigrants harm the United States’ economy through their use of our country’s social services such as health care, education and social security as well as in the job market. The essay will take a look at the kind of job illegal immigrants are holding, and how they affect the economy and native workers. A majority of illegal immigrants are employed as construction workers, restaurant workers, farm workers, janitors, security guards, taxi drivers and child care services, and many Americans cannot compete with an illegal workforce in the country. Americans currently have to deal with unfair competition from undocumented foreign workers, who are willing to work for lower wages than documented workers. This is not normal capitalistic competition between companies, but it is an example of the unjust displacement of legal citizen workers by illegal workers who will keep wages low and Americans unemployed if this is allowed to continue. Some say that most illegals are taking jobs that no other Americans would want such as seasonal farming with its conditions and pay. Some may argue that competition is positive for a society, especially a capitalistic society such as the United States. In the article “Illegal Immigration: A Positive Economic Contribution to the United States,” Ramanujan Nadadur argues that illegal immigration has a positive impact on United States’ economy. According to Nadadur, the entire labor force consists of only twenty-four percent of workers who are undocumented. It means that a large number of native workers are also to be found there. Therefore, illegal immigrants are