Undocumented Workers Are Important Too

Mexicans are hard workers and often work for less pay than Americans are willing to accept. There are approximately 8 million illegal immigrants working in the United States. Mexicans are usually are employed in construction, natural resources, maintenance, production, transportation, farming, and moving material jobs. On average, an immigrant has a household income of approximately $37,390 compared to a natural born citizen’s average household income of $54,565. Many immigrants work harder than Americans and receive less pay. Hiring Mexicans can save American employers due to the fact they do not have to pay higher wages and do not have to provide benefits. Because two-thirds of Mexican immigrants do not have a high school education, American employers do not pay them the same

An issue that many undocumented immigrants face in the U.S. is unemployment and economical disparities. It is important to focus on the challenges Latino immigrants encounter in the workforce. Immigrants do not account for the majority of Latino workers in the United States. Since the recession the economy has not restored all the jobs that were lost. Jobs being added are hardly keeping ahead the other supply of workers. Most of the jobs recovered are being occupied by U.S. born workers. According to the article Latino Jobs Growth Driven By U.S. Born, Rakesh Kochhar states “ U.S.-born Hispanics gained 2.3 million jobs in the recovery, compared with a loss of 37,000 jobs in the recession. For Hispanic immigrants, the 453,000 jobs gained in

In the case of Patel v. Quality Inn South, it was first proclaimed by a district court that undocumented aliens were not protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (“PATEL v. QUALITY, ” n.d.). The Eleventh Circuit Court contacted the U.S. Department of Labor in order to determine whether or not undocumented aliens could protest and file for violations under the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The U.S. Department of Labor responded and took “the position that undocumented aliens were covered by the provisions of the FLSA and thus were entitled to its protections” (“PATEL v. QUALITY,” n.d.). The Circuit Court then reversed the decision of the district court and held that

Illegal immigration is quite the scorching topic in our society at the moment. Our President-Elect, Donald J. Trump, is an advocate against illegal immigrants and wants to deport them. Our current president, Barack “Barry” Obama, is an advocate for illegal immigrants and wants to give them amnesty. I, along with his many other supporters, am with our next president. Illegal immigration is one of the few titanic zits on our country’s shining face and they do not benefit America nearly to the extent that they harm the country.

There are roughly twelve million undocumented immigrants working in the United States, they are absolutely necessary, for productivity and labor force. In addition, they created depressed wages. As are over hundreds of millions of uncollected tax revenue. For example, many unskilled undocumented immigrants whom lack of technical training are working in number of very imperative industries, such as agriculture, landscaping, hospitality, and construction. In most cases, these undocumented immigrants are paid less than the minimum wage of U.S., some of them even are actually paid nothing. What seems more exaggerated, a number of employers who hire these undocumented immigrants will place a dozen of them into a very tiny poor house. These unscrupulous employers exploit far too many undocumented immigrants for huge immoral profits. Unlike any American citizen, the undocumented immigrants have almost no legal recourse or no courage to against these unethical employers, because they also break the law at first, and the

The main challenge of this article questions whether the undocumented immigrants have a right to health care. Many hospitals in America are repatriating seriously injured and ill immigrants simply because there are not enough nursing homes that are willing to accept them without any insurance (Sontag, 2009). The two court decisions in Florida still are unclear, because it doesn’t set standards for U.S hospitals repatriating undocumented immigrants to their home country. The

In the United States, the number of illegal immigrants has stayed steady, landing at 11.3 million. (Blanco, 3). About 8 million of the undocumented immigrants are holding a job, making up 10% of the workforce in the U.S. Most of them look for jobs that do not require validation of citizenship and pay under the table; however, most of them also do not understand the dangers of being an illegal immigrant in the workplace. (fig. 1). Unregistered immigrants are very susceptible to being exploited in the workplace. Since there is a language barrier and also being counted part of a minority group, the undocumented

In 2011 the Migration Policy estimated around 2.6 million people were undocumented workers; the retail trade employed about 920,000, construction 910,000, agriculture 540,000, and manufacturing 520,000 (Francis Wilkinson, March 12, 2014). With these numbers that means that there is at least one undocumented worker per 6 million workers in the U.S. Most of these undocumented workers are illegal immigrants coming to the U.S to better their future and gain better opportunities, as for the companies, they like to hire illegal immigrants because they can usually get away with paying them less than they would have to with a U.S citizen because they aren’t documented. This became illegal in 1986, but employers still

Many people think Undocumented immigrants are taking native America jobs, but in reality, illegal immigrants simply work in industries that Americans refuse to work. In Texas immigrants are working in farming that help not only the state but the country. According to Pew: a study issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research, loss of that segment of the labor force would cost the U.S. economy $5 trillion over a decade. Illegal immigrants provide $500 billion in output a year (The Morning Call). The cost of produce in general would rise because of a lack of farm workers. It is also proven that restaurants and manufacturing industries would also take a big hit, the shortage of worker would definitively close many business. More fact about the importance of undocumented immigrants. According to a to report by the social security Administration, unauthorized workers often use fake social security end paid 13 billion into trust fund in 2010 and only received 1 billion in retirement (The Morning Call).

This also reported that the average immigrant contributes around $120,000 more in taxes than what they consume in public services. David Card of the University of California discovered that “immigration yields a 5% increase in overall wage quality” (Manhattan Institute). Immigrants, especially undocumented immigrants, tend to be employed in low-skilled, labor-intensive careers. The notion that migrant workers “steal” jobs from honest, hard working Americans is rapidly being disproved; an American Community Survey done in 2013 revealed that the top two jobs for immigrant workers without high school diplomas were positions as maids and housecleaners, with line cooks coming in a close second. However, the top two occupations for native workers were cashiers and truck drivers (Tanvi Misra, City Lab). The results are clear: undocumented immigrants and native born workers are not competing for the same jobs. These positions need to be occupied, and more often than not it is immigrants who fulfill them; they do not just stabilize the economy, they are actually proven to enhance it.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 plan is to reduce the number of undocumented immigrants entering the United States for permanent settlement (Fix, and Passel, 2013). The Act required additional resources to join the Border Patrol Enforcement to control the movement of immigrants to the United States. Penalties were imposed to employer's providing employment opportunities to the undocumented employees to discourage illegal immigration. The Act required businesses, such as merchandise companies, hotels, workshops, and general stores hiring undocumented individuals and legalizing the undocumented population settling in the United States. Businesses who are noncompliant with this law result in penalties, such as civil fines, criminal penalties, and prevention from government contracts. Court orders require payments from back pay to the individual’s involved in the discrimination. Courts require employers to hire individuals involved in discrimination cases (Fix, Passel, 2013).

Not to mention that the undocumented workers add 8-9 percent of value in industries ("How would deporting undocumented workers affect the U.S. economy?” 2017) such as agriculture, construction, leisure and hospitality. Some states such as California would bear the consequences the most; the removal of these workers would drastically decrease the private sector by a total of $83 billion ("How would deporting undocumented workers affect the U.S. economy?” 2017). The cost of deporting such a large number of undocumented workers would expand quickly in a high volume. It could cost the country over $300 million in federal spending alone and not to mention that this epidemic will reduce America’s GDP by $1.6

Arizona SB 1070 also known as the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, was signed into law April 2010 as an attempt to regulate immigration at the state level. This bill was passed to support the Legal Arizona Worker Act (LAWA), passed in July 2007. S.B 1070 and LAWA’s main objectives were to drive unauthorized workers from Arizona. Proponents of the bills argued this would provide an abundance of employment room for U.S born citizens. While the bills succeeded in driving out unauthorized workers, they unintentionally damaged their economy and labor market. A report by Bohn, Lafstrom and Raphael found the population of unauthorized immigrants fell by more than 90,000 due to LAWA. However, the same report found that low-skilled white workers experienced a statistically significant drop in employment and likely became unemployed or exited the labor force as a result (Bohn, Lafstrom and Raphael, 2014). There are various explanations to this counter intuition. First, E-Verify mandates by the state were inefficient and costly. Second, increased labor demands in construction and agriculture and were unanswered, leading to deadweight loss. Lastly, the bills assumption of an increase in jobs as a result of deportation was by annulled by the lump labor fallacy.

In 2013 NBC news reported that in the United States, there are more than 11.1 million undocumented immigrants (excluding their families). The bulk of these illegal workers are concentrated in the California and Texas regions, but their presence can be felt throughout the entire country. United States employers hire these immigrants as undocumented workers because this way they can take advantage of paying the illegal employees less than minimum wage. Most of these workers are hired to work in the agricultural, manufacturing, and construction industries, or in backroom jobs. These workers are usually striped of most if not all benefits such as health care, and this is how the employers really benefit from these workers. It important for the United Immigration Reform to be made more rigorous, as it will make it more difficult for the US employers to loophole the government out of paying their taxes (not including state sales

Every year hundreds of thousands legal illegal immigrants flock to America. They hope to start a new life or escape civil wars in their countries. There are approximately 12.5 million illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. This number has grown significantly in the past years. This puts a major strain on the economy costing taxpayers three billion dollars each year. Immigrants are also taking the jobs from