Illegal Immigration Hurts The Economy

Illegal Immigration is a current controversial topic that people in society have different views or opinions, to every controversial topic there is a positive aspect as well as a negative. Beginning with “Illegal Immigration Hurts the Economy” by Art Thompson. In his perspective of Illegal immigration Art states that “illegal immigration is one of the main causes of economic downturn.” (Thompson para 1) He argues that countless immigrants took out loans that they could not afford because they are financially unstable and according to him that is a waste of money. In other words, they are taking money out of American citizen’s pockets by supporting illegal immigrants’ medical care, schooling, and their housing it is billions of dollars per year. For these reasons, immigrants cause mortgage crisis in America. Thompson insists that “Those costs then become a significant drag on the economy.” (Thompson para 6) Furthermore, it was a major factor contributing to failure of the housing market. According to Art Thompson “The immigration problem has grown so big that unless it is solved, it will prove an impediment to economic recovery and an obstacle to future economic growth.” (Thompson para …show more content…
He believes that immigrants have nothing to do with unemployment. Tanner states that “A policy of open immigration will advance the economic well-being of all Americans.” (Tanner para 3) Even though, it is a common misunderstanding of how immigrants take jobs away from native-born Americans. For example, “In 1989, the U.S. Department of Labor reviewed nearly 100 studies on the relationship between immigration and unemployment and concluded that neither U.S. workers nor most minority workers appear adversely affected by immigration.” (Tanner para 3) As a matter of fact most studies show that immigrants increase the number of jobs available for the