Immigration and the
Economic Effects
There are two sides to the debate on immigration and how it
effects the economy. The side that says immigration is bad for the US
economy and the other side says that says immigration helps and
stabilizes the economy. Here's an overview of the the debate and the
argument on each side.
Does immigration have a
negative effect on the U.S. Economy?
NO
Immigrants
that come to the U.S. Bring there talent energy and entrepreneurship.
They are the risk takers they took the risk of leaving there country to
come over to the U.S. in search for a better life. They create new jobs,
new businesses, spend, invest, and raise productivity.
Immigrants
help alleviate labor shortages in the U.S. These immigrants in some
cases have skills that employers can not find among Americans workers.
In other cases low-skilled immigrants are willing to work in occupations
and for wages that Americans turn away from.
Even
though
immigration increases the supply of labor it also increase production.
Therefore it increases the demand for labor. As you can see these two
economic effects cancel each other out.
Immigrants
create jobs in the U.S. They also spend and invest money into American
business. When this happens growth in sales and production begin. The
growth in sale and production leads to companies hiring more employees.
In turn increases the employment rate in the Unites States.
YES
Not all
immigrants who come to the United States are energetic and
entrepreneurial. Some immigrants who come to the U.S. are refugees of
there home country. These immigrants are fine people but are not
necessarily better than Americans.
In the
long run America is helped by a labor shortage. Employers who are faced
with a shortage may try to economize by developing more efficient
methods for production. They may also develop new technology and
machinery.
Immigration reduces American wages. Any one who know basic economics
can easily point this out. That immigration increases the supply of
labor and it allows the employers to play one group of workers
(immigrants) verse the other (Americans) thereby lowering wages.
Immigration increases unemployment in the U.S. It is obvious that U.S.
can’t provide enough jobs for it’s native how will it provide job for
new comers without taking away from American workers
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