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Howdoillegalimmigrantsimpact

American?

DonaldTrumphasbeenmakingplentyofaccusationstowardimmigrants,and
hasbeenmakingitsuchahugetopic,evenbeforehispresidency.Hemadepromises
suchasdeportingall11millionillegalimmigrants,endingbirthrightcitizenship,putting
tripleagentsatborder,andbuildingawallandmuchmore.HeevenstatedIfelected,I
willgreatlystrengthenourborder,makingitimpenetrable,puttingastoptoillegal
immigrationonceandforall.AccordingtoFoxNewsChannel.Whathedoesnot
knowisthatillegalimmigrantscomeheretogetabetterfutureforthemselvesandtheir
children.ThatiswhytheyworkinplacesmanyAmericansdon'teventhinkofapplying
for.Jobsthatmaynotrequiremanyskills,butdorequiremanysacrifices.Healsodoes
notknowthatillegalimmigrantsgivealottotheUSeconomy,enhancingmultilingualism,
openingAmericauptoideasfromelsewhere,creatingjobs,etc.Illegalimmigrants
impactAmericainvariousways,eitherinsocietyoreconomically.

OneofTrump'saccusationshasbeenNocitizenship.Letmegoastepfurther
they'llpaybacktaxes,theyhavetopaytaxes,there'snoamnesty,assuch,there'sno
amnesty,butweworkwiththem.Now,everyoneagreeswegetthebadonesout
whichTrumptoldtoCNN.InrealityaccordingtothearticleIsillegalimmigrationan
EconomicBurdentoAmerica,undocumentedimmigrantsnationwidepayabout$11.6
billiondollarsoftaxesayearforstateandlocalgovernments,whichisabout8percent
oftheirincomesinstateandlocaltaxes.It'salsosaidthatduringtheyear2012,Cato
Instituteresearchersestimatedthatifamassofundocumentedweretobedeportedit
wouldreduceeconomicgrowthbyaround$250billionperyear.Withtheabsenceof
undocumentedimmigrantsmanywouldgetpayedlessandwouldharmpeople
financially.Peopleallaroundtheworld,citizensornot,dopaysalestaxes,meaning
everyonepaystaxeseverytimetheymakeapurchase,andpropertytaxonhomes.In
additiontothat,aboutthreequartersofundocumentedworkerspayincometaxesby
usingfalsesocialsecuritynumbersortaxpayeridentification.Bydoingthis,theyare
placedonthebooksmeaningtheytakeawayafractionofourpayaway.They
contributeabout$7billiontosocialsecurityand$1.5billiontoMedicarebydoingthat,
andeventhoughtheycontributetotaxesinvariousways,theydon'treallyhavethe
opportunitytotakeadvantageofgovernmentbenefits,whichwassaidbyMegWiehe.In
conclusion,undocumentedimmigrantsbenefittheU.Seconomy.

Theyarealwaystryingtomakeabetteroftheirlivesandourkidslivesaswell.In
ordertodothattheyarewillingtoworkforwagesthataremuchlowerthanthosepaid
tolegalworkers.Evencompaniescontributetothistheyknowthattheyworkhardfor
little,plusit'snotasiftheycansayanything,becausemanyofthemdon'treally
comprehendthelanguage.Becausewe'reillegal,weareconstantlyfeelingthatwe
don'thavetherighttospeakupwhenpeoplearetreatingusbadly,andifwedowe're
infearthatthepolicewillgetinvolved.Thatgoesforeverything,evenwhensomething
happensthatputsoursafetyatriskwedecidetoleaveitasitis,insteadofriskingtobe
separatedfromourfamilies.Goingbacktobeneficiaries,companiesareobviouslythe
mostcommonorganizationsthatbenefitfromimmigrantworkers.Thesecompanies
tendtoallowpeopletoworkatmuchlowerwagesandinmuchworseconditions.This
thenincreasesprofitsandbetterstockholders.Anothergroupofpeoplewhobenefit
fromthisaretheU.Sconsumers.Becausetheyaretheonesmakingyourfood,and
thosewhohirethemdon'tspendalotonthem,thepricesforyourmealwould
theoreticallybeatamuchlowerprice.Peoplewhoneedtomaketheirbusinesswork
caneitherhireundocumentedworkersorgooutofbusiness.
UndocumentedimmigrantstakeamajorplaceonAmerica'seconomicgrowth,
justlikewemakeupas13percentofthepopulationaccordingtoJohnM.MacDonald
andRobertJ.Sampson.Whichhasbeenthelargestportionsincethe1920s.Inthe
articleDon'tShuttheGoldenDooritalsostatesthatasnewimmigrantscomein,and
don'treallyknowtheminimumwageorhowmuchtheyshouldbegettingpaid,people
takeadvantageofthatandmakethemfaceconsiderablehardship.Theyendup
poorerthanthegeneralpopulation.Evenso,insteadofharmingthesocialfabricweare
enrichingit.
ImmigrantsnotonlyimpacttotheU.Sfinanciallyoreconomicallybutalso
impactsonsociety.AccordingtoJohnM.MacDonaldA mericaisneitherlesssafe
becauseofimmigrationnorisitworseoffeconomically.Now,Trumphasrepeatedly
saidallMexicansarerapistandsaying" WhenMexicosendsitspeople,theyrenot
sendingtheirbest...Theyrenotsendingyou.Theyrenotsendingyou.Theyresending
peoplethathavelotsofproblems,andtheyrebringingthoseproblemswithus.Theyre
bringingdrugs.Theyrebringingcrime.Theyrerapists."Whichwassaidona
presidentialannouncementspeech,June16,2015.Besidesdoingthathealsobanned
Muslimsfromenteringthecountrybecauseaccordingtohimallmuslimsareterrorist.
Forthepasttwodecadesinwhichimmigrantshavebeensettlingsince,crimehasgone
down.Forexampleinplacessuchasruralcounties,thatexperiencedhighratesof
immigrantscominginhavenotbeenreportedforcrimesasmuchasthosewithlower
immigrantgrowth.Also,SallyKohnhasstatedthatwhitemenaccountfor69percentof
thosearrestedforviolentcrimes.Consideringthatruralcountrieswithhugeinfluxof
immigrants,crimeswentdownandthat69%ofwhitemaleshavebeentheones
accusedofrape,it'ssafetosaythatillegalimmigrantsnotonlyhelpthegrowthofthe
economybutalsoimpactsocietyinpositiveways.


Allraces Whites Blacks
(incl.
Hispa
nics)

Murderand
Nonnegligent
Manslaughter 10,351 4,955 5,138

ForcibleRape 15,571 10,038 5,030

Robbery 82,189 38,041 42,460

116,984
AggravatedAssault 352,017 223,426