Is illegal immigration good or bad for the economy?

Answer 1

Illegal immigrants do contribute in a positiive way to the economy. They have crossed the borders in search of a better way of life. So I am sure they will look for jobs which will help them in acquiring the kind of life they crossed the borders in search of.

Im sorry but illegal immagration is bad for many reasons! If the government does not know they are here then that means they cant make them pay taxes, and if they don't pay taxes and they get hurt then we pay for them to get medical attention. I disagree with the first answer 1000 %!!!!!!! Why should they come here and not have to pay and get there full salary? There are lots of good working people that pay they should to!!!!!

A more complete answer -

Illegal immigrants are commtting a crime. In most instances, they did not apply for a visa at a U.S. Consulate, they did not pay the visa application fees, they were not interviewed for worthiness to enter the U.S., their backgrounds were not checked to see if they were dangerous criminals or narcotics traffickers and they obviously failed to respect the U.S.'s laws. Furthermore, they often times illegally work in the U.S., and they steal or illegally use somebody else's Social Security number to gain employment. Therefore, many times an illegal alien breaks three federal laws.

They work for wages much less than the going-American wage, which results in lower wages for the people who compete against them and need better wages the most - working class US citizens and legal residents. This results in many Americans earning less money and paying less taxes than they should, and further grows the ever-increasing wealth gap between the rich and the poor and negatively impacts the federal budget deficit.

A great number of illegal aliens also traffick dangerous drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Illegal alien, Mexican national narcotics traffickers, for example, dominate the distribution of those drugs through-out most regions of the U.S., except for South Florida and New England. 33% of all prisoners in federal penitentiaries are foreign nationals, and most of them are incarcerated for drug trafficking. Check with your local DEA office, and they will cofirm this information.

So, the next time you hire a company that uses illegal labor or if you contract an illegal alien for a job around the house, you are contributing to our nation's economic woes, and you are encouraging our nation to further break from the Rule of Law.