Illegal Immigration
How has illegal immigration affected Americas economy?
What is Immigration?
- Most immigrants come from Mexico
- Immigration started to happen at Ellis Island
- It can happen legally and illegally
- Immigration is no longer under control
- People immigrate for a better life
What good does it do?
- Offers more workers
- Adds more culture
- Immigration doesn't effect U.S salary's
- Skilled workers and their families form new households
- Illegals are doing jobs that Americans won't do
What bad does it do?
- Increases risk of terrorism
- Americans are unable to find gainful employment
- 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States
- Prisons overflow with a large number of illegal immigrants
- Immigrants and American citizens alike suffer.
Final Thoughts
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