Many people make an arguable statement that allowing immigration is causing Americans to lose their jobs. This statement may be true depending on a particular aspect of the economy. Have you ever sat down and analyzed the benefits the government and individual private companies get from immigrants? Immigration may one way or the other affect the economy in a minimal ways. In general, I as person believe immigration really helps the stability of the economy both in labor and in resources.
There is a notion that undocumented immigrants donât pay State and Federal taxes .But do immigrants enjoy all the State and Federal benefits? Do undocumented immigrants get tax return? The answer is simply No! These are questions one needs to ask before blaming immigrants of not paying taxes. First, a majority of undocumented immigrants donât have a social security number so they do not benefit from most of the privileges that a citizen or permanent resident will enjoy. They do not qualify for food stamps, employment benefits, retirement benefits, handicap benefits etc. They do use government properties such as the public library and recreation center etc. Even then I personally do not believe using these government properties can massively hurt the economy.
Moreover there is one aspect immigrants do to help the economy that many people do not realize. Immigrants have being defined as job takers. They do not just travel thousands of miles to come and work. They do create jobs and employ US citizens in their businesses. They buy houses and pay property taxes every year to the state. They buy cell phones and pay taxes every month on their bills. They borrow loans and pay a huge amount of interest. Immigrants one way or the other help the economy in many ways which are known to them alone. Even documented immigrants are obliged to pay money to renew or extend their visa. All this money also contributes to stability of the economy. The US government gets a lot of funds from the various US immigration offices in the world. I personally paid over a thousand dollars for a visa fee after I won the diversity program, or the American lottery. Where do you think all this money goes to? The government uses the money to help in stabilizing the economy.
Lastly, both undocumented and documented immigrants help small or local private companies in many ways. Many small businesses have low capital to pay their employers the minimum wages. All these small businesses depend solely on immigrants to operate. They pay these immigrants below the minimum wages because thatâs what the company can afford. There are a lot of jobs in the US such as construction, janitorial, car washing, and farm work that are labeled for immigrants. They help in developing the country by cleaning and beautifying the environment. Many American citizens are not willing to take such jobs. Some of them think they donât pay well and others feel they deserve a better job. Immigrants are willing to take those jobs rejected by many US citizens. There is a huge different between someone hurting the economy and someone complimenting the economy. Immigrants donât hurt the economy. They rather compliment the economy
The US government is in the right direction trying to implement the immigration reform. I think this will help to reduce undocumented immigrant in the country. The reform will also waive the status of undocumented immigrants.
There is a notion that undocumented immigrants donât pay State and Federal taxes .But do immigrants enjoy all the State and Federal benefits? Do undocumented immigrants get tax return? The answer is simply No! These are questions one needs to ask before blaming immigrants of not paying taxes. First, a majority of undocumented immigrants donât have a social security number so they do not benefit from most of the privileges that a citizen or permanent resident will enjoy. They do not qualify for food stamps, employment benefits, retirement benefits, handicap benefits etc. They do use government properties such as the public library and recreation center etc. Even then I personally do not believe using these government properties can massively hurt the economy.
Moreover there is one aspect immigrants do to help the economy that many people do not realize. Immigrants have being defined as job takers. They do not just travel thousands of miles to come and work. They do create jobs and employ US citizens in their businesses. They buy houses and pay property taxes every year to the state. They buy cell phones and pay taxes every month on their bills. They borrow loans and pay a huge amount of interest. Immigrants one way or the other help the economy in many ways which are known to them alone. Even documented immigrants are obliged to pay money to renew or extend their visa. All this money also contributes to stability of the economy. The US government gets a lot of funds from the various US immigration offices in the world. I personally paid over a thousand dollars for a visa fee after I won the diversity program, or the American lottery. Where do you think all this money goes to? The government uses the money to help in stabilizing the economy.
Lastly, both undocumented and documented immigrants help small or local private companies in many ways. Many small businesses have low capital to pay their employers the minimum wages. All these small businesses depend solely on immigrants to operate. They pay these immigrants below the minimum wages because thatâs what the company can afford. There are a lot of jobs in the US such as construction, janitorial, car washing, and farm work that are labeled for immigrants. They help in developing the country by cleaning and beautifying the environment. Many American citizens are not willing to take such jobs. Some of them think they donât pay well and others feel they deserve a better job. Immigrants are willing to take those jobs rejected by many US citizens. There is a huge different between someone hurting the economy and someone complimenting the economy. Immigrants donât hurt the economy. They rather compliment the economy
The US government is in the right direction trying to implement the immigration reform. I think this will help to reduce undocumented immigrant in the country. The reform will also waive the status of undocumented immigrants.
