Immigrants Are A Harm to the US? "What makes someone American isn 't just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles.” Obama definitely had a point when he stated this, it shouldn 't matter where you come from, and everyone is capable of inputting good difference in our country. Therefore, why is immigration, even a problem? I would understand if it was harming anyone but really who is it harming? I believe everyone serves a purpose in this world, whether it’s for good or for bad, we gain from it all. Immigration seems to be a never ending debate of who belongs in the US. Out of the 316.1 million Americans living in the United Stated, approximately 41.3 million are immigrants. According to Zong and Batalova, that’s 13 percent
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This immigration and global discussion typically revolves the impact of economic and the legal status of immigrants. Many business leaders say that the American economy depends on illegal workers that promote higher profits and better returns to stockholders. Illegal workers will accept low wages for necessary jobs, pay taxes, and spend money, all of which expands the national economy. Those who are immigrants are willing to over work themselves for a very little pay, something many US citizen are not willing to do. It’s stated in the Business Ethics Blog that chefs, head cooks add up to being 20 percent and another 28 percent dishwashers, who are illegal immigrants. If illegal employees were to be replaced with citizens, the restaurants would have to raise prices on their meals in order to pay those higher salaries. Raising prices on meals will eventually slow business down and cause the restaurant to …show more content…
Over the years, immigrants have increased the rate by which they start businesses by more than 50 percent, while the native-born have seen their business generation rate decline by 10 percent. Now Mexico, China, India, and a number of other countries are facing fast economic growth since they are the main source of cheap labor for the global economy. Illegal immigration offers the same benefits, but within the United States. The auto makers would also prefer to send them autos to be built in factories from Mexico. Good example is the Audi, the company decided to move the making of their cars. The Audi car shows that besides its low-cost labor, the price doesn’t change when purchasing the car n
This immigration and global discussion typically revolves the impact of economic and the legal status of immigrants. Many business leaders say that the American economy depends on illegal workers that promote higher profits and better returns to stockholders. Illegal workers will accept low wages for necessary jobs, pay taxes, and spend money, all of which expands the national economy. Those who are immigrants are willing to over work themselves for a very little pay, something many US citizen are not willing to do. It’s stated in the Business Ethics Blog that chefs, head cooks add up to being 20 percent and another 28 percent dishwashers, who are illegal immigrants. If illegal employees were to be replaced with citizens, the restaurants would have to raise prices on their meals in order to pay those higher salaries. Raising prices on meals will eventually slow business down and cause the restaurant to …show more content…
Over the years, immigrants have increased the rate by which they start businesses by more than 50 percent, while the native-born have seen their business generation rate decline by 10 percent. Now Mexico, China, India, and a number of other countries are facing fast economic growth since they are the main source of cheap labor for the global economy. Illegal immigration offers the same benefits, but within the United States. The auto makers would also prefer to send them autos to be built in factories from Mexico. Good example is the Audi, the company decided to move the making of their cars. The Audi car shows that besides its low-cost labor, the price doesn’t change when purchasing the car n