Introduction

I have researched over the past several months if discriminatory acts towards immigrants are grounded on their legal status’ or rooted very deeply in ethnic intolerance. And it is no secret that racism and intolerance are flooding the American culture, considering the immigration laws. Would there be a shift in opinion and perspective if immigrants were not primarily brown skinned – Spanish speakers? Most likely. However, there are numerous ways that I have found immigration to be a very good thing in an everyday society.

Immigrants influence economic growth by becoming entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurship rate among immigrants is higher than that of the entire United States population. Refugees often make jobs for themselves, instead of searching for a job where they would work for or under someone else. Thus, not “stealing” American jobs. Although they are creating jobs for themselves, but also others which would guarantee economic growth. Entrepreneurs introduce new methods and products which boost productivity and competition. Any country would benefit from this. Not only to they create jobs, but also help other individuals keep theirs. Shopping locally will also promote the job growth rate.

Immigrants make the world more connected and diverse

Immigrants often make the world more connected and open-minded. People of different cultures should only expand our ideas and customs. Sharing cultures will make the world more interconnected, as it may also limit the amount of people that become close-minded due to the exposure of cultures and nationalities throughout their lives. This may take several plus years to achieve given the amount of individuals who refuse to budge on the idea of accepting anyone that is “different”, however, the time for acceptance and change starts now. School aged children will benefit tremendously from sharing ideas and thoughts with immigrant children. Diversity is what makes the world go round and it is time that America raised a generation who lived that out.

Yes, Immigrants pay their taxes – just like you!

Immigrants pay taxes, undocumented immigrants pay an average of $11.64 billion in state and local taxes a year. Moreover, all immigrants—regardless of status—will contribute approximately $80,000 more in taxes than government services used over their lifetime.Immigrants pay the same taxes Americans do: federal income tax, social security, Medicare, property tax, state income tax, sales tax, etc. The taxes they pay also help to cover federal and state services that benefit communities all over the place.

Immigrants do not promote criminal activity nor increase the crime rates

Recently, people have claimed that immigrants are criminals or more specifically, “killers” or “rapists,” that only bring crime to into America. Studies will and have shown that immigrants are less likely than any native-born citizen to commit crimes or become incarcerated. While the overall percentage of immigrants and the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States both increased drastically between 1990 and 2010, the violent crime rate in the United States during that time went down to 45 percent and the property crime rate also dropped by 42 percent. Studies have consistently found that immigrants are less likely to be incarcerated than native-born Americans and that there is a negative correlation between levels of immigration and crime rates. Other studies have in fact found that crime rates are lowest in states with the highest immigration growth rates, and that states with larger shares of undocumented immigrants tend to have lower crime rates than states with smaller shares.

How DACA immigrants are also contributing to the economy

DACA recipients are contributing to societies economy, DACA recipient are people who came to the United States at a young age and applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival. They also paid a $465 fee with their applications, meaning that the program has never cost taxpayers a single cent – so why be concerned? Since the program began more than 750,000 individuals have had their applications for DACA approved and the United States economy has very much benefitted. The cost of ending the DACA program would eliminate at least $433.4 billion from the GDP over the course of just a decade! More and more people are getting accepted every year as it becomes well-known.

Conclusion

As you can see just by reading these few short points, there are arguments on both sides- large ones at that. However, there are an abundance of statistics and research at your reach that can prove that immigrants only help the economy grow. I listed only 5 examples but the list just goes on and will continue to grow. Having stated all the good things refugees deliver to Americans, we also have to keep in mind that what is happening to the refugees today is REAL LIFE. The living conditions at the border are poor, the PEOPLE are hungry, and separated from their families without any confirmation that they will ever see them again.

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