...Undocumented Workers Undocumented workers are present in every country, especially in America; the government is trying to cut the number of its undocumented or illegal workers. But are undocumented workers ruining economy or supporting it, are they stealing jobs from local people or just taking unattractive jobs? Issue of undocumented or illegal workers is very complex, but I will try to find out the truth in my research. Once I had been in a small resort city and asked an owner of a small ice-cream place why most of the workers were foreigners. She told me that usually foreigners are more reliable and responsible and are more afraid of losing their jobs then American workers. That was the reason why every summer she tried to hire foreigners as first opinion and only than American workers. Is this an example of discrimination? I would not say so. Employer is interested to hire employees that would be able to perform their job in the best way. It just happened so that in a low paid hard jobs immigrants perform much better then American workers. Not only because this “low salary” is much higher than in their home country, but also because American workers are not willing to work hard for low salary. As a result, I would like to say the undocumented workers are supporting current American economy. Currently there are 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. Mexicans constitute the huge part of the undocumented population as 57%, 23% are from other Latin countries, almost 10%...
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...Do you think preventing the flow of undocumented illegal immigrants can help the social and financial future of the United States? Illegal immigration can cause a myriad of different issues, often more than most people expect. The population of legal citizens of the United States is being overcrowded by people leaving their countries for various reasons, and entering ours illegally. Illegal immigration is hurting the job market for tax paying workers, and those same taxpayers are being forced to watch more of their hard earned money than ever before be taken by the state only to be directed towards the welfare of people who are here illegally. Immigration often can be an increasingly controversial topic, however, there are a lot of reasons...
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...Immigration Between Reforms and Reinforcement We need them out. No, you can’t say that. It is the same debit is going on for many years in the united states. Mexicans have the biggest share of these debates, obviously because Mexico is the country on the borders that suffers economically, politicly and in many other aspects that will make the united states the haven for Mexicans, even though if they will have to stay in the united states illegally. I tried to find my answers to the issue by looking into articles that talk with numbers and facts more than feelings, but it was not an easy job because most if these articles will try to predict the future, and they are suggesting soli-tons no one before tried yet, they were only successful...
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...This report is written in efforts to evaluate ethics of outsourcing and the dilemmas involved. | Ethics of Outsourcing Outsourcing has been the target of many positive as well as negative topics amongst many Americans. The United States economy has taken many hits and efforts to reduce costs have resulted in increased outsourcing in labor as well as service industries. The ongoing debate of whether outsourcing is unethical does not fall only in the act of outsourcing itself but also in the terms to which outsourced employees are treated. The question of whether mass layoffs are justifiable or ethical toward employees who are dedicated to corporations for so many years and whether resorting to illegal labor is ethical are also derivatives of outsourcing. We continue to ask ourselves if this form of cost reduction and its effects on the U.S. employees morally ethical? In these challenging economic times, there has been a large array of speculations towards the subject of outsourcing jobs to other offshore destinations. Outsourcing has been going on around the world for a large amount of time before now. Though it seems to be more of a negative topic of discussion during the fall of the American economy, it is important to realize the positive global impacts it has created. It is still considered a morally challenging topic, but there are both advantages and benefits that are being reaped around the world from outsourcing. Outsourcing has been a leading marketing tool for...
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...Should Illegal Immigrants be Deported from The United States? An English writer and novelist, called Richard Rayner, once said; “The real point is that there isn’t any immigration crisis” (Dudley 22). An abundant amount of undocumented people cross the border everyday seeking a better way of living; for Americans, this is an issue that the U.S. has to face every day. Rayner asserts that undocumented people don’t present a national crisis. When illegals come to America, they seek for a job and, by law, have to pay taxes. If the United States actually held undocumented individuals as a threat to its economy and society, this country would not have made the amount of progress it has socioeconomically. Although citizens argue that they harm America, Undocumented people have actually boosted the U.S. economy because they have done more good than harm. One reason why undocumented people shouldn’t be deported is that they contribute to a richer diversity and culture. Illegals share their customs and traditions with everyone. Most of restaurants...
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...Illegal Immigration: Is it good? Illegal immigration has been one of the most controversial subjects of the U.S. for the past few years. The mentality of the American becomes negative when the subject of illegal immigrants comes up. It is clear that most people do not realize why these people come to the U.S. Some may think they know; however, more than likely they are wrong. For a person to even begin to understand why illegal immigrants come to the U.S. they need to share their experience. People do not just leave because they want to; they leave to have a better life, and to have things they could not back home. Some people might ask if they going to come to the U.S. why not do it legally? People need to understand that the illegal immigrants do not want to come to the U.S. illegally they only do it because they do not have the time to do it legally. It is hard enough to live in a city where violence and poverty is spread throughout the city to judging them for coming without papers. Illegal immigrants want to have a better life for them and their children, mainly for the child because no parent wants to watch their child starve, get sick, and not be able to do anything about. Illegal immigrants are not going to care what other people think as long as they have a better life than before, the only time when that stops is when they cannot find a job or their family does not feel safe anymore. Illegal immigration has become in America consciousness a terrorism against job availability...
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...Research Paper Angelo State University Capstone Seminar Dr. James Phelps May 5, 2016 The Immigration Crisis Over the past 20 years immigration has become a hot topic in American culture. Since September 11, 2001, the concern for security at our nation’s borders is higher than ever. The threat of another attack lies imminent in the country’s mind. With the increase in concern for border security comes the issue of how to approach and handle the illegal immigration epidemic that is currently affecting the United States. We should first look back at the Roman Empire to give us a better understanding of the problems and solutions of immigration. There are astonishing similarities between the rise of the United States and power and the upsurge of Roman Republic. (Pagdan) These likenesses are not due to the specific character of both states, rather there is a common pattern in the development of every powerful state and the United States and Rome are examples of this pattern. The effects that immigration has on the United States are limitless. There have been endless debates over these effects since as early as the colonial times. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule these debates. Regardless on someone’s political view of immigration, everyone should realize how it has and is shaping the United States today. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule the debates on immigration...
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...Immigrants in USA The effects immigration had on the American political institution. American politics changed greatly as lots of immigrants began on their quest for a better life in America. With many immigrants coming to American, politicians started seeking out ways to win the support of the immigrants as they were potential voters in upcoming elections. In the midst of immigrants coming from every part of the world, politicians began addressing major events from countries substantial immigrants came from. Many immigrants began running for public office because they would be supported by members of their own ethnicity. With larger quantity of voters, many immigrants were successfully elected into public offices. Immigrants were a key feature of commercial and industrial growth of America. Without Immigrants, America would be majorly impacted as many immigrants are working the jobs that many Americans don’t want to do for low wages. If immigrants were gone, much of the food we need to survive would be gone as many farmers would go bankrupt having to pay high wages to workers. The United States immigration law/policy doesn’t reflect American political values. The immigration policy takes away the rights of immigrant’s equal rights and opportunity to become citizens of our great nation. With this law/policy many citizens of different ethnicity are discriminated as being illegal immigrants when they are actually citizens of this country. Takes away rights of immigrants to...
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...Accountable for Hiring Illegal Immigrants? Jason Ross, Kellie Carroll, Kimberly Fitzpatrick, Mallory Hildebrandt, & Sherry Baxter BCOM/275 September 26, 2011 Mr. Dion Williams Our borders are surrounded with security to help stop immigrants from flooding illegally into the United States of America. After the September 11th terrorist attacks on our nation, it is hard to ignore the fact that we have to tighten up. As the world’s melting pot it is a dream for so many to come into our country. As read on the Statue of Liberty, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This represents what America is all about, from our founding fathers, The Constitution clearly states, “We the People.” So many Americans feel it is time to shut our doors as the welcome has worn off. With crime rates, terrorism, and unemployment at all-time highs, it begs the question: Should U.S. employers be held accountable for hiring illegal immigrants? Yes, they should! Because of the U.S hiring illegal immigrants, there is less jobs for citizens. “Undocumented immigrants are gaining a larger share of the job market, and hold approximately 12 to 15 million jobs in the United States (Justich, Ng 2005). The documented number for immigrants is roughly over 900,000. The American unemployment rate is approximately 9%. The jobs that we have available are not just being outsourced to other nations, but also to non-citizens within our own borders. It is not...
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...Regent University Professor Baugus Welcoming the new immigrants? Throughout American history, immigration has become a part of our nation’s dilemma which, began hundreds of years ago. It has become a daily argument in the US in recent years with illegal immigrants as the main focus. Illegal immigration is described as people entering a Country without the government permission. According to Preston Julia from the New York Times, in 2008, the Center for Immigration Studies conducted a study and concluded, there are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. Nations such as the United States, Canada, and Australia will always attract people that are in search for prosperity. Since the Twin Towers incident, many people in the United States are scared and have second thoughts of allowing immigrants to cross our borders. Therefore, some people think that immigration is a threat not just to U.S. security but also to our economy. A lot of individuals want the government to stop illegal immigration; but would it not affect the United States more to do so? As illegal immigration increases dramatically as the years go by, so has a concern about its effect on taxpayers. While other consequences are clearly significant, the financial impact of illegal immigration is at center stage of the ongoing debate. Amazingly, few studies have tried to calculate the net economic impact of illegal immigration in the United States. This paper aims to consider certain aspects in...
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...Illegal Immigrants Hurt our Economy Our nation has often been referred to as a “melting pot”, which is one of the many great things about America. Many people come here for a better life for them and their families and everyone deserves the freedoms and opportunities that America has to offer. As a great nation, laws are in place for the greater cause of our people, meaning that lawbreakers are typically punished and dealt with accordingly; However, it doesn’t seem to hold much truth in today’s immigration laws. Today’s economy is hurting more than ever. With our growing unemployment rate, and our depleting funds, it doesn’t make much sense to keep letting the economy and it’s legal citizens suffer because of lawbreakers. Illegal immigrants are hurting our economy by taking unrightful employment, placing a financial burden on the economy, and lowering the social system of the United States. Illegal Immigrants take the jobs that should be given to our legal citizens. As a result, many American citizens are losing their jobs, while many others are competing for the jobs that illegal immigrants hold illegally.“ Some research estimates that nearly two million Americans a year are displaced by immigration” (Federation for American 2). With Americans losing their jobs at that rate and being replaced by the growing number of illegal immigrants, the...
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...Illegal Immigration Instead of Canadian geese flocking South, thousands of immigrants flee to the United States for sanctuary. Many want to follow the American Dream. The American Dream is an idea that every citizen of America has the equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work and dedication. The immigrants want to lead a positive life, and live to their fullest potential. However, some of these immigrants are illegal. In fact, there are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. alone (Paul Hina). They believe that by living in America, they are helping out the economy. Despite their popular belief, they are making the economy worse. Illegal aliens are creating social divisions in class, and ruining America’s...
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...2013 Illegal Immigration in America One of the most controversial political issues today is illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants is a serious problem that has to stop, because it is unfair to the people here in America. Illegal immigration is also unfair for the country that the immigrant left. It is public knowledge that the majority of the illegal immigrants in America come from Mexico. This is a problem that must me stopped as it hurts America’s economy and tax paying citizens. Illegal immigrants live off tax payers, take jobs and housing of hard working citizens, and leave there country of birth without skilled workers and help leave their own country into poverty. Legal American citizens pay taxes that help support welfare, health care, public schools and many other social services, many of which are taken advantage of by illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants do not have to pay as many taxes as citizens do, illegal immigrants don’t have to pay social security. This isn’t fair to Americans. I personally don’t care if people migrate here I just want them to have to pay taxes just like everyone else. Illegal immigrants need to abide by the same laws as Americans. If a child is born in America, even if the parents are illegal, the child is a American citizen, making this child a burden to the state to make sure the child receives adequate care. So every tax paying Americans dollars are going towards welfare and food stamps...
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...Illegal Mexican Immigrants and Their Life in California There are many negative stereotypes of illegal Mexican immigrants. Many Americans don’t like the idea that illegal immigrants don’t pay many forms of taxes. Because of their undocumented legal status, we don’t have much information about their background. Their presence in the society creates uncertainty. They are seen as a factor of social instability. Many Americans also blame them for the taking over jobs. However, the reality is that California is becoming more and more dependent on its illegal Mexican immigrant population. These illegal immigrants from Mexico are a reliable source of low cost labor for California. They take the low paid, seasonal, menial and physically demanding jobs that the U.S. citizens are not willing to take. They stabilize the economy of California by keeping the labor cost low, thus keeping a lid on the inflation rate. They contribute to the government by paying sales tax directly and income tax at least indirectly. They are not here to enjoy benefits, as they are not eligible for most public assistance. The vast majority of them are here in California for work and better life. They are peaceful being and they work very hard to earn their place. The reality shows that illegal Mexican immigrants bring substantial positive impacts to California not only economically but also culturally. The huge number of illegal Mexican workers shows us their ethic of hard work and the importance of love for...
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...Illegal Immigration COM 220 Illegal Immigration According to Penalver (2006), “ “During the half of The Nineteenth Century the government of the United States hoped to use its vast Western territories to pay the national debt by auctioning the lands to the highest bidders normally Northeastern settlers.” These settlers used to disappear for a while to proclaimed, trespassed the land to farm it illegally and take the soil back once the federal troops were gone until the situation became tiring and the soil was ultimately sold for ridiculous prices. Later, “on December 12, 1815, President James Madison issued a proclamation warning: uninformed or evil disposed persons, who have unlawfully taken possession of or made any settlement on the public lands forthwith to remove the reform" or face ejection by the army and criminal prosecution. But that didn't stop the settlers. In 1838, Henry Clay, expressing a widely shared sentiment, dismissed the squatters as a "lawless rabble." The 1862 Homestead Act granted free title to settlers who met the statute's five-year-residency and improvement requirements. In one of the great ironies of American history, the lawless squatters underwent a dramatic image makeover to become, in the gauzy romanticism of our collective memory, heroic settlers” Illegal immigration is an act that should be penalized by federal laws since every body should follow the standard regulations of the law. The ironic part here is that some of those people...
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