When we reflect on the many goals that enter and exit our lives, there is one goal that stays consistent with billions of people across the world: Get a job, and provide for the family. In the early 1900s, there was an increased demand for workers who were willing to work for cheap wages to achieve these goals. Today, society is arrogant about minimum wage pay making it impossible to find jobs that meet this anticipation. , With unemployment rates rising each year, greedy and native born Americans fault illegal immigrants who theoretically claim all the jobs and increase taxes. This theory is fairly contradicting. With around 500,000 to a million immigrants entering the United States each year, the economy has benefited significantly from
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Americans often forget that immigrants are the builders of this economy working in garment shops with little pay and horrendous conditions. Rayner implies that “the first naturalization law, in 1790, stipulated that an applicant must be a free white person.” (Rayner 72). Immigrats cause Americans to feel out of identity when introducing newcomers to the native country. However, sociologists argue “assimilation has minimal to no impact on the majority group’s cultural identity.” (OpenSax 240) “Statistics observe that “approximately 24% of all workers in farming occupations, 17% in cleaning occupations, 14% in construction, and 12% in food prep industries.” (Cebula Foley and Boylan 272). Undocumented works come to the United States in hope to find work and escape poor home conditions since the U.S market demands for low wage labor. Salcido, author of “The Economic Impact of Undocumented Workers”, reveals that” American workers could be found, but not at wages employers were willing to pay them.” This resembles more courage than Americans could ever …show more content…
Instead of becoming a land of the free, we add even more hardships to immigrants than they can endure. Borajes and Tienda sociologically imply that “changes in immigration policy and in economic and political conditions in the sending countries had led to a shift in skill.” (Borajes and Tienda 4) Throughout the years, constant policies of immigration have changed. Most documents that are sent to the government to approve legalization are still there. Even though lowering wages can decrease social services, professors maintain that “by providing work at low cost, for instance, undocumented workers keep firms from investing heavily in new, expanding technologies that would make their firms significantly less labor-intensive and more automated.” (Wallace Kretman and Strogatz 1). Most workers try not to contribute to social services in fear of getting caught and deported. Realistically, “Illegal immigrants pay $7 billion in taxes.” ( Rayner
Americans often forget that immigrants are the builders of this economy working in garment shops with little pay and horrendous conditions. Rayner implies that “the first naturalization law, in 1790, stipulated that an applicant must be a free white person.” (Rayner 72). Immigrats cause Americans to feel out of identity when introducing newcomers to the native country. However, sociologists argue “assimilation has minimal to no impact on the majority group’s cultural identity.” (OpenSax 240) “Statistics observe that “approximately 24% of all workers in farming occupations, 17% in cleaning occupations, 14% in construction, and 12% in food prep industries.” (Cebula Foley and Boylan 272). Undocumented works come to the United States in hope to find work and escape poor home conditions since the U.S market demands for low wage labor. Salcido, author of “The Economic Impact of Undocumented Workers”, reveals that” American workers could be found, but not at wages employers were willing to pay them.” This resembles more courage than Americans could ever …show more content…
Instead of becoming a land of the free, we add even more hardships to immigrants than they can endure. Borajes and Tienda sociologically imply that “changes in immigration policy and in economic and political conditions in the sending countries had led to a shift in skill.” (Borajes and Tienda 4) Throughout the years, constant policies of immigration have changed. Most documents that are sent to the government to approve legalization are still there. Even though lowering wages can decrease social services, professors maintain that “by providing work at low cost, for instance, undocumented workers keep firms from investing heavily in new, expanding technologies that would make their firms significantly less labor-intensive and more automated.” (Wallace Kretman and Strogatz 1). Most workers try not to contribute to social services in fear of getting caught and deported. Realistically, “Illegal immigrants pay $7 billion in taxes.” ( Rayner