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Article #337: Immigration and US economy

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






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