There are over 323 million citizens in the United States. Over 46 million of those citizens are immigrants, many immigrants have come to the United States looking for jobs to support their family and have a brighter future. The easiest way for them to do this is to find jobs that requires less education or more laborer jobs. Partnership for a New American Economy states that 54.3% of immigrants have a high diploma or less. …show more content…
citizens which is 4.9%. Immigrant’s weekly income is about 681 dollars. Native born workers make 156 dollars more than immigrants. Have you ever wondered what caused Native born workers to make more than Immigrants, they both participate in the same activities, harvesting and inspecting crops, feeding livestock’s, and Operating and servicing farm machinery and tools. Many owners and laborers hired immigrants because immigrants have low wagers. Immigrants get paid less because of their lack of education and skill. Although they get paid so little they came to the United States because it is where the best job opportunities are at according to fastcompany.com. The United States has a 4.3% unemployment rate making it so much easier for them to find …show more content…
They believe that immigrants take jobs from Americans and lower their wages by working for less Some immigration hardliners say people who are in the U.S. illegally steal jobs from Americans. But a 2013 study by an economist at the Center for Global Development looked at farms in North Carolina and found that immigrant manual laborers had "almost zero" effect on the job prospects of native-born U.S. workers according to usnews.com. They are trying to keep immigrants out in so many ways because of the belief that immigrant or stilling jobs. For example a motivating factor behind Trump’s proposed policies—including the construction of a new U.S. - Mexico border wall, more border patrol agents, and stricter deportation policies–is his belief that immigrants are stealing job opportunities from American workers. As he said in July 2015, “They’re taking our jobs. They’re taking our manufacturing jobs. They’re taking our money. They’re killing