Is Immigration a Fortune of Diversity, or a Crushing Burden?.
Are immigrants a fortune of diversity, or a crushing burden? America has longed .
battled the issue about immigration. Today people in general have a very mixed feeling .
about the issue of immigration. Immigrants escaping from prosecution built the United .
States. Gladly today, America firmly tries to solve many of our economical, political and .
social difficulties due to the burden of the thousand immigrants that enters the United .
States. Many people argue that immigrants steal jobs from the loyal Americans, .
Overcrowds schools, ruin health care system and abuse health and public and federal .
services. Michael Huffington, a former member of the U.S House of Representatives .
from California, explains: "Spending on illegal immigrants is out of control." On the .
other hand, many argue that immigrants are actually good for America's present and .
future status. Statistics show that immigrants lower unemployment rates, pay more taxes .
and expand our economy by consumption of goods and other services. Immigrants also .
increase jobs and improve schools. As more Americans become aware of the issue, the .
more questions are aroused and the fewer answers we come across. By exploring the .
differing views in this matter, we can define our personal vision of what we should do to .
come closer to finding the answer we need to solve this problem. .
Are immigrants job-takers or job-makers? One of the first issues that came with the .
wave of immigrants, was the fact that Americans believe that immigrants steals jobs from .
native-born Americans, and increase the competition for jobs. Statistics showed that for .
every 100 working low-skill immigrant replace 25 U.S low-skilled worker. The Urban .
Institute also estimates that 74% of immigrants hold jobs, against the 72% of the general .
male population. Immigrants usually have most of the low-wage jobs that many .
Americans would refuse to do.
