| Immigrants - are citizens of one country | | | | immigrants that come to US already have |
| which settle on the territory of another | | | | education, necessary vaccinations, |
| (country permanently or temporary) | | | | medical examinations etc and all these |
| because of political, religious, | | | | services were paid by immigrants' native |
| economic and other reasons. | | | | country. The tax rate on income for |
| The population of United States of | | | | immigrants (not for Green Card holders) |
| America consists of representatives of | | | | is considerably larger in comparison |
| many nations. Of course its economics is | | | | with Americans. |
| affected much by the presence and | | | | And the last significant argument - is |
| activities of immigrants. Although many | | | | that many people consider that |
| people consider that immigrants affect | | | | immigrants take away the work places |
| the economics of US in extremely | | | | from US workers - I think it merits |
| negative way, indeed, they do not. I | | | | special emphasis and thereby I decided |
| will try to scatter the most widespread | | | | to split it into a separate paragraph. |
| myth about negative effect of immigrants | | | | From the first look it indeed looks so |
| and illustrate the positive influence of | | | | because "Nearly three out of every 10 |
| immigrants on the US economics. | | | | jobs in the United States are being |
| "Immigrants are drain on the US economy" | | | | filled by immigrants[2]" - the latest |
| - many people say. But this statement is | | | | researches state. So immigrants fill 30% |
| completely senseless, although some | | | | of available jobs in US and thus leaving |
| negative effects exist. In order to | | | | US citizens without work. But such |
| prove that I can give the following | | | | thoughts can be in one's mind only |
| evidences: 1) Immigrants is the cheap | | | | incidentally (I mean without thorough |
| work force. Immigrants often earn less | | | | thinking). |
| than the minimal wages provided in US or | | | | While making investigation on this issue |
| earn exactly this minimum. So only few | | | | I have established the following facts: |
| Americans will agree to work with such | | | | 1) Immigrants usually lack of language - |
| law wages while performing an unskilled | | | | this is incontestable fact. Thus they |
| job. 2) Often immigrants are occupied | | | | can get only unskilled and underpaid |
| with self-employment. Thus they create | | | | jobs. At the same time Americans do not |
| new workplaces, although they create | | | | want to do that job so immigrants with |
| these places for their nationals as a | | | | the lack of the language fill unclaimed |
| rule, and their self-employment | | | | by Americans jobs. 2) Immigrants usually |
| stimulate the development of small and | | | | come from less developed countries than |
| medium business. So in some way | | | | US in order to earn money. So even when |
| immigrants reduce unemployment level in | | | | an immigrant has the higher education |
| US. Also many famous and prosperous | | | | and abundant experience his probability |
| companies were established by immigrants | | | | to get skilled job is very little |
| e.g. Sun Microsystems was founded by | | | | because he could not work at full power |
| Scott G. McNealy - Irish immigrant. 3) | | | | in US, where employees provided with the |
| If an employer hires illegal immigrants | | | | most latest achievements of science and |
| he pays them much less than the minimal | | | | engineering. 3) Immigrants come only |
| wages in US. Such employer reduces his | | | | with the permission of US, which do |
| costs and it results in reduced price | | | | invite only those people who are indeed |
| for his products, what directly benefits | | | | required (I do not include illegal |
| the US customers. 4) Services rendered | | | | immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers) |
| by immigrants often much cheaper than by | | | | and thus immigrants fill free cells in |
| Americans. It also directly benefits US | | | | US labor market. I also want to mention |
| customers and stimulates free | | | | that the demand on high-tech visa |
| competition on the market, which leads | | | | workers increases[3] and thereby US |
| to the healthy economics. 5) Immigrants' | | | | attract really good workers.Finally, I |
| labor makes a direct contribution to US | | | | want to conclude that in general |
| GNP and purchasing capacity. 6) | | | | immigrants more affect US economics in |
| Immigrants pay more taxes than the | | | | positive way than in negative (it also |
| benefits they receive. Here is some | | | | exists and can not be forgotten). |
| information that I have found: "...New | | | | Immigrants make a direct contribution to |
| data suggests the undocumented pay about | | | | GNP and budget, fill the free cells in |
| 46 percent as much in taxes as do | | | | labor market, create new workplaces, |
| natives, but use about 45 percent as | | | | stimulate the development of small and |
| much in services. ... Through their tax | | | | medium business and free competition, |
| payments, they help finance the costs of | | | | reduce unemployment level, increase the |
| schools, health care, roads, welfare | | | | supply on the labour market and |
| payments, Social Security, and the | | | | according to the forecast of US |
| nation's defence[1]". | | | | government by the 2026 there will be a |
| To illustrate this quotation I can give | | | | shortage of about 20 million workers in |
| the following examples: - most | | | | US. |