Immigration: good?
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Week 4 Assignment
Immigration: Is it good?
What are the benefits and costs of immigration to the United States today? There are quite a few different answers and opinions. There are people in the country that feel the immigrant not only hurt our work force, but take a lot of the welfare money. On the other hand there are people who think that having immigrants helps boost the economy, and helps with the employment rates. Are the benefits at least equal to the cost? Again, the answer with vary dependent on the person questioned.
To the person asked that sees the positive in immigration, there are a ton of benefits to having them in the country. They see the immigrants in the country as a positive addition to our country. Those who have jobs, help boost the demand for local goods, which not only helps the immigrant but the community as well. “Immigrants boost demand for local consumer goods. “According to the 2010 American Community Survey, immigrants earned a total of $1.1 trillion, and the Immigration Policy Center estimates that the purchasing power of Latinos and Asians, many of whom are immigrants, alone will reach $1.5 trillion and $775 billion, respectively, by 2015. (Whitehouse)” They, like other American’s that have jobs, shop, and buy, helping the business get their daily sales. Immigrants also have a higher percentile, of those who own businesses. “Small businesses owned by immigrants employed an estimated 4.7 million people in 2007 (whitehouse.com). Therefore they not only help others, but they are also supporting each other in order to increase our economy. But to the person that is opposed to immigration this might strike up an argument.
But on the other hand, if that question is posed to a person opposed to immigration, the answer will completely differ. They think about the negatives of adding them into our society. These people believe that allowing them to work, would cut back jobs for legal American’s, and that’s because
Week 4 Assignment
Immigration: Is it good?
What are the benefits and costs of immigration to the United States today? There are quite a few different answers and opinions. There are people in the country that feel the immigrant not only hurt our work force, but take a lot of the welfare money. On the other hand there are people who think that having immigrants helps boost the economy, and helps with the employment rates. Are the benefits at least equal to the cost? Again, the answer with vary dependent on the person questioned.
To the person asked that sees the positive in immigration, there are a ton of benefits to having them in the country. They see the immigrants in the country as a positive addition to our country. Those who have jobs, help boost the demand for local goods, which not only helps the immigrant but the community as well. “Immigrants boost demand for local consumer goods. “According to the 2010 American Community Survey, immigrants earned a total of $1.1 trillion, and the Immigration Policy Center estimates that the purchasing power of Latinos and Asians, many of whom are immigrants, alone will reach $1.5 trillion and $775 billion, respectively, by 2015. (Whitehouse)” They, like other American’s that have jobs, shop, and buy, helping the business get their daily sales. Immigrants also have a higher percentile, of those who own businesses. “Small businesses owned by immigrants employed an estimated 4.7 million people in 2007 (whitehouse.com). Therefore they not only help others, but they are also supporting each other in order to increase our economy. But to the person that is opposed to immigration this might strike up an argument.
But on the other hand, if that question is posed to a person opposed to immigration, the answer will completely differ. They think about the negatives of adding them into our society. These people believe that allowing them to work, would cut back jobs for legal American’s, and that’s because
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