The Pros And Cons Of Immigration

Immigration: the foundation of America. This country started with immigrants and the foundation on which our society was built has relied on the undying courage and sacrifice that all immigrants have made to come to this land. But what are immigrants now? Many see them as a nuisance; taking our jobs, causing a rise in crime rate, and using government benefits without paying taxes, but many also see them as a great help; spending their money on american goods and doing the jobs that no one else wants to do. Are immigrants really a problem, or are they the source of what america needs?

One of the most disputed topics of immigration is the job market. It has shown that in areas with a high population of immigrants that there are not many job openings. According to the Center of Immigration Research, while the number of native workers went down by 1.1 million, the number of working immigrants(illegal and legal) rose by about 5.6 million. This data shows that even though immigrants take good amount of jobs from the native population they are also taking jobs that no one else has been
How do they affect it? Immigrants use government benefits and may not pay taxes. This makes the government spend money that they just don't have. This causes taxes to go up and also creates a hole in the fund of the U.S. treasury, like a small hole in a bag of water where is you put more water in, the water will just leak out faster, and this is impossible for them to fix if they have to keep spending money for immigrants to have benefits. But, not everything is bad. Immigrants also contribute to the demand of goods. Immigrants make their money and spend their money here which in turn leads to a higher demand for goods which can create jobs. The money immigrants spend helps out local economies and the overall flow of money in the area because they need to spend the money to