In regards to wage and employment effects caused by immigration, four readings immediately come to mind: Immigration Equation by Roger Lowenstein; The Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on the Miami Labor Market by David Card; Dual Labor Markets: A Theory of Labor Market Segmentation by Michael Reich, David Gordon, and Richard Edwards; and Immigration, Inequality, and Policy Alternatives by Gregory DeFreitas
On the one hand, The Immigration Equation is a summation of “Heaven’s Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy” by George Borjas. It explained the purpose of Borjas’ work; he wanted not to make policy, but to derive the truth. In other words, George Borjas did not want to conjure up immigration policies but desired to study the implications and socioeconomic effects that immigrants have on the economy. For example, Lowenstein examines the affects of two Senate bills geared towards deporting illegal immigrants. James Sensenbrenner, a Republican from Wisconsin, is fed up with the porousness of America’s borders and proposed a bill demanding employers to verify the citizenship of its employees. He suggests harsh penalties against employers that do not abide by the bill. The other bill suggests that illegal immigrants should be granted citizenship and seeks to reinforce …show more content…
Legal citizens should be granted employment over illegal immigrants that have broken the law and taken their place in the workplace. If an employer chooses to not abide to the rules established by this bill, they should be punished for knowingly hiring illegal workers. Alternatively, the latter bill is designed to sweep the problem of illegal immigration under the rug. What I mean by this is that if illegal immigrants are simply granted citizenship and our border security is tightened, the problem will still exist, although it will be less likely to be worsened thanks to increased security. Put simply, the latter bill is not well-rounded enough for my
On the one hand, The Immigration Equation is a summation of “Heaven’s Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy” by George Borjas. It explained the purpose of Borjas’ work; he wanted not to make policy, but to derive the truth. In other words, George Borjas did not want to conjure up immigration policies but desired to study the implications and socioeconomic effects that immigrants have on the economy. For example, Lowenstein examines the affects of two Senate bills geared towards deporting illegal immigrants. James Sensenbrenner, a Republican from Wisconsin, is fed up with the porousness of America’s borders and proposed a bill demanding employers to verify the citizenship of its employees. He suggests harsh penalties against employers that do not abide by the bill. The other bill suggests that illegal immigrants should be granted citizenship and seeks to reinforce …show more content…
Legal citizens should be granted employment over illegal immigrants that have broken the law and taken their place in the workplace. If an employer chooses to not abide to the rules established by this bill, they should be punished for knowingly hiring illegal workers. Alternatively, the latter bill is designed to sweep the problem of illegal immigration under the rug. What I mean by this is that if illegal immigrants are simply granted citizenship and our border security is tightened, the problem will still exist, although it will be less likely to be worsened thanks to increased security. Put simply, the latter bill is not well-rounded enough for my