Author of Brave New World, Aldous Huxley once said “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” The United States has been a competitive force in blue collar production jobs since the days of the Industrial Revolution. Our resources and our motivation pushed us to compete with the world as well as expand the roads which brought our oceans together. We had men and women in factories during the second World War that allowed the United States to catch up with a war that has been active for years, even defying the years of unemployment with a period of almost full employment. Though days come and days go, we have to realize that we are no longer that force anymore, and people are fearful for our blue collar factory jobs. I believe that
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The biggest impact that occurs from the loss of jobs is the human cost and reality that many Americans will be left unemployed. This loss of jobs occurs in more rural counties of the United States, which for many generations, relied on factory jobs, such as in Michigan. Unemployment has many effects ranging from increased amount of unemployment checks, higher unemployment rate, but also will have an effect in United States politics. Dissatisfaction in those who lose their jobs will no doubt let their voices be heard, and it may cause an emergence of new political movements, such as with the Tea Party movement in 2010. Frustration can develop to the point where entire counties will vote against what their own labor unions recommend, for they are tired of year after year of struggling to pay for basic necessities. These political movements can cause a drastic shift in the makeup of Congress, thus affecting new policies. Along with new movements and policies, we may also see an increase of immigrants with university degrees. As we progress into an economy more focused on higher skill jobs and services, our demand for educated workers will rise in order to fulfill that need, especially in terms of mathematics and science professionals. Depending on the amount of migrants, it may have an effect on housing options and diversity in the United States. Some may fear that specialized immigrants may lower wages in the United States, Allen Kaye writers in a paper regarding to US H-1B visas that “the overwhelming evidence shows that H-1B visas do not drive down wages of native-born workers, with some studies showing a positive impact on wages overall.”(Kaye) Finally, the United States could also become more dependent on foreign products and factories if we let our own rust away. Some outcomes of this would be a less competitive market with
The biggest impact that occurs from the loss of jobs is the human cost and reality that many Americans will be left unemployed. This loss of jobs occurs in more rural counties of the United States, which for many generations, relied on factory jobs, such as in Michigan. Unemployment has many effects ranging from increased amount of unemployment checks, higher unemployment rate, but also will have an effect in United States politics. Dissatisfaction in those who lose their jobs will no doubt let their voices be heard, and it may cause an emergence of new political movements, such as with the Tea Party movement in 2010. Frustration can develop to the point where entire counties will vote against what their own labor unions recommend, for they are tired of year after year of struggling to pay for basic necessities. These political movements can cause a drastic shift in the makeup of Congress, thus affecting new policies. Along with new movements and policies, we may also see an increase of immigrants with university degrees. As we progress into an economy more focused on higher skill jobs and services, our demand for educated workers will rise in order to fulfill that need, especially in terms of mathematics and science professionals. Depending on the amount of migrants, it may have an effect on housing options and diversity in the United States. Some may fear that specialized immigrants may lower wages in the United States, Allen Kaye writers in a paper regarding to US H-1B visas that “the overwhelming evidence shows that H-1B visas do not drive down wages of native-born workers, with some studies showing a positive impact on wages overall.”(Kaye) Finally, the United States could also become more dependent on foreign products and factories if we let our own rust away. Some outcomes of this would be a less competitive market with