What economic benefits do Immigrants bring to the country?
Imagine you live in a third-world country or in a country that isn't as well off as the United States is. There are problems everywhere you look in your country. It feels like there is no escape from the hole that's been dug for you. All you want to do in life is to find a way out and not let anyone of your future family members fall into it. You begin to move to a better country in order to find “The Dream” so the future of your family does not struggle there. You begin to start a family and work almost every day to just pay for little things. You do this for days on end and watch your family grow. You did all of this just for the future of your family. Yes, there are benefits to this but there are drawbacks. Others say that you're making the country worse by taking jobs and making the country less pure. Barnhill states that ” Anti-immigrants claim that immigrants, especially from non-European countries, put a heavy burden on society”(Barnhill). You get told to go back when in actuality they need you to function. If you are an immigrant you help the country's economy; That's the best, most solid, and substantial thing you could do for the country as an immigrant considering your restrictions.
Something that always gives people a little bit of background information or a sense of what’s going on is some statistics showing the numbers. Every economic topic, problem, or argument has some numbers involved in it. “They make up 15% of all workers and even larger shares of certain occupations. Approximately 40% of Ph.D. scientists working in the United States were born abroad” (“Immigration’s Economic Impact''). Not only does this show the percentage of immigrants in the workforce but also how many foreigners are successful in the country. The quote states that there are successful scientists that can help the economy. “National Research Council estimated that immigrants and their descendants would contribute about $80,000 more in taxes (in 1996 dollars) than they would receive in public services.” (“Immigration’s Economic Impact''). How do they contribute to the economy? There are two answers to this: the first is that they pay their taxes, The second is that they are descendants also pay more in taxes than in public services. But these are just the proof in numbers, There's more than just numbers.
Immigrants have an actual contribution to economic growth. Something other than just numbers is what they actually do. This can include creating new jobs instead of taking jobs, immigrants increase the income of natives, taking jobs in labor limited locations, and filling in the jobs no native wants to do. Orrenius says “immigrants have contributed to job growth in three main ways: They fill an increasing share of jobs overall, they take jobs in labor-scarce regions, and they fill the types of jobs native workers often shun” (Orrenius). The jobs that immigrants take and fill in are any blue-collar jobs. For example, blue-collar jobs can include farming, gardening, plumbing, factory laborers, and much more. Yes, they fill in those jobs that are shunned but they create new jobs for other natives looking for jobs. They create anything ranging from restaurants to construction companies, supermarkets to self-run businesses, housekeeping services to gardening services. Immigrants do not take jobs but fill jobs in, create jobs, and create jobs in labor scarce regions. These are only some of the many ways they contribute to the economy. There are many many more that can not be covered in 5 minutes.
All in all, immigrants do not take jobs and worsen the economy but they make it vastly stronger. The numbers show the growing contribution not only immigrants have in this country but the descendants of immigrants as well. They do this for the family they have started or plan on starting, so they don't fall in the hole they were in before. They came to fulfill a dream but the dream has to be carried down through generations to be fulfilled.
Bibliography
Barnhill, John H. "U.S. Immigration: Sanctuary and Controversy." History Behind the
Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide, edited by Sonia G. Benson, et al., vol. 2, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Global Issues. Accessed 9 Sept. 2020.
This article also talks about the economic benefits immigrants bring to the country. It talks about political, ethnic, and economic benefits. Also unlike the rest of these sources, it talks about the history of immigration. This helpful information can be used in later topics, not just in this one.
Immigration's Economic Impact. , 2007. Sirsissuesresearcher.
This source is very reliable because it talks not just about the economic impact immigrants have on the nation but it also goes on to talk about the role of immigrants in the workforce. It gives both sides to the argument of economic impact. It gives statistics and runs through the numbers of immigration.
Orrenius, Pia M. "U.S. Immigration and Economic Growth: Putting Policy on Hold." Southwest Economy, Dec 2003. Sirsissuesresearcher.
This source is most like the others. It talks about the economic growth of the country and how big of a contributor immigrants are. In addition to this, the document talks about previous and present immigration policies. Finally, it says things about what the future of immigration could look like.
Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide, edited by Sonia G. Benson, et al., vol. 2, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Global Issues. Accessed 9 Sept. 2020.
This article also talks about the economic benefits immigrants bring to the country. It talks about political, ethnic, and economic benefits. Also unlike the rest of these sources, it talks about the history of immigration. This helpful information can be used in later topics, not just in this one.
Immigration's Economic Impact. , 2007. Sirsissuesresearcher.
This source is very reliable because it talks not just about the economic impact immigrants have on the nation but it also goes on to talk about the role of immigrants in the workforce. It gives both sides to the argument of economic impact. It gives statistics and runs through the numbers of immigration.
Orrenius, Pia M. "U.S. Immigration and Economic Growth: Putting Policy on Hold." Southwest Economy, Dec 2003. Sirsissuesresearcher.
This source is most like the others. It talks about the economic growth of the country and how big of a contributor immigrants are. In addition to this, the document talks about previous and present immigration policies. Finally, it says things about what the future of immigration could look like.