Also, About 71.3 percent of the 10.7 million immigrants from Mexico age 16 and older were in the civilian labor force in 2009 compared to 68.5 percent of the 36.3 million immigrants age 16 and older from all countries and 64.1 percent of the 204.7 million native born age 16 and older (1.), meaning that there are more immigrants who have come to the US that have gotten jobs than there are natives getting jobs. This proves that immigrants are good for our country because there are immigrants who have fulfilled their purpose for ever coming to this country, to take a new chance and create a new life, filled with new opportunities. .
Furthermore, immigration boosts our economy because there are more jobs out there, and more taxpayers to pay money to the government. Newsweek recently came out with a story showing that both legal and illegal immigrants help the economy. Legal immigrants are more likely to open new businesses than native-born Americans, and illegal immigrants actually contribute to the federal government through Social Security payments and income taxes. These small businesses create opportunities for employment and enterprise, while illegal immigrants are found to take less from the federal government than they give monetarily, creating a net benefit for the national government (2.) This means that jobs can be created from these new businesses that these immigrants have formulated. .
Additionally, allowing immigrants in our country just add to the amount of taxpayers in our country. "Many immigrant workers do indeed pay state income taxes, federal taxes, and Medicare and Social Security contributions72 billion dollars last year alone. They do this using a Federal nine digit number called an ITIN." This process allows immigrant America workers to pay all the same taxes as you and I pay. "Every single illegal immigrant in every county in the US pays the EXACT same property tax (millage rate) on their living space as those who are legal.
