Essay On Immigration Reform

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The economy is shaped up with different business, interests, and benefits for society. In detail one does not look at who shapes the economy, rather how the economy is going. Believe it or not, our society is based on a modern caste system were levels of wealth, reflecting where one stands in society. One needs the ones at the very bottom of the system because they build up the rest of the economy. Every little bit counts towards the economy of the United States. An immigration reform has been talked about for decades by the government. The government is opposing the immigration reform, they yet have to see what immigration has brought to the table of the United States economy. Immigration is a factor that has helped shape the United States …show more content…

There is even a great possibility that there are more illegal immigrants that are in hiding trying not to be noticed. Being illegal and not knowing the language and the customs can be depressing, but they do it to prosper economically for a better life. Even though there are negative beliefs over this issue overall there are good effects with a immigration reform. For America the economic status of our country is primary to be stable in the economic world. There are a lot of things that immigration has benefited the United States, even Harvard's George Borjas said “The average American’s wealth is increased by less than 1 percent because of illegal immigration” (Davison online). Immigrants have brought great additional tax revenue, expansion of the low-cost labor pool, and has increased the money circulation, making these great benefits for the economy (Kiefer online). Also, “Despite reports to the contrary, immigrants are a net positive for the economy and pay more into the system than they take out” (“Immigration Reform” 60). These additions to the economy are great if immigrants then become legalized it would be greater it would expand the revenue, gain more business for the economy open new markets for the prosperity of the United States. But yet society is blinded by their own thoughts and beliefs not knowing what these immigrants