Economy and Immigration in the United States
Anonymous, Undergraduate Student (UM-Dearborn) America would not be the same without the diversity of the people it has to offer. The cause for such diversity is the opportunity or “American dream” we as a country have to offer. Not every person who is here is legally allowed to be—our economy is already influenced by "illegal" immigration. According to University of California-San Diego Professor of Economics, Gordon Hanson, “illegal immigration’s overall impact on the U.S. economy is small.” Yet, much research finds that unauthorized immigrants create net gains for the U.S. economy. Those who view illegal immigration as an issue for our economy most likely will support the idea of deportation. Immigrants who come to this country will want to work especially if their situation from before was troubled. Here, I refer to poverty and social problems faced by the individual such as war going on, for example: Iraqi refugees. There is a group of highly educated people who will migrate to the United States to put their college degrees to use. In countries that are poor or in the middle of ongoing political struggles, there is not a strong economy even if you work smart in school, having a degree is useless. If you look at statistics a large group of immigrants (compared to native population with similar skills) will be young, highly educated workers, mainly scientists and engineers. Another large group consists of young workers with little education but employed in highly manual-intensive occupations. An example of this would be a housekeeper or farm laborer. When immigrants start working in the United States, it increases the productive capacity of the economy and raises gross domestic product. The “immigration surplus” is when natives in the country gain from immigration.The income of natives rise as immigrants rise all together. It amounts to $36 to $72 billion per year. Immigrants will move more than native-born Americans. In my own experience growing up as an immigrant in the U.S., we moved from California to Michigan. Moving to where the jobs are, such as the Ford Factory in Dearborn from a minimum wage job in Los Angeles, can lead to better financial opportunities. This type of movement is seen in American history and increases the speed of economic growth. Migration causes expansion of the labour supply. Each year, up to a million illegal immigrate from other countries, mostly from Latin American nations. There are now more than 11.5 million of them living in the US. Over 2.5 million are based in California and over 1.4 million are in Texas. Careers such as agriculture, construction, health services, computing industries, and state education is what is mainly benefited. Letting people immigrate to support economic growth is a solution that is debatable, but does work. If the government issued more work visas, fewer immigrants would attempt to enter the country illegally. If we increase legal immigration which they tend to be younger adults, there are more working-age people who are contributing to economic growth. References: 1. Anon. n.d. “US Immigration Policy: Can It Fix Worrisome Economic Trends?” Retrieved April 19, 2021 (https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/us-immigration-policy/). 2. Bray, Ilona. 2012. “What Is Marriage Fraud under U.s. Immigration Law?” Nolo.Com. Retrieved April 16, 2021 (https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/fiance-marriage-visa-book/chapter1-6.html). 3. Wharton, P. P. I. 2016. “The Effects of Immigration on the United States’ Economy — Penn Wharton Budget Model.” Upenn.Edu. Retrieved April 19, 2021 (https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2016/1/27/the-effects-of-immigration-on-the-united-states-economy).
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