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Illegal Immigration’s Positive effects on the

EconomyBy: Kathryn Beres, Jesse Sheely, and Ruth Gonzalez

Main Points

Illegal Immigrants effects on economy

Their effects on jobs

The ways to help people influence and knowledge about them

The Economy

Long term / Short term effects

What plans are in place

Do we need a change or are things fine how they are

Long / Short term

Short term adds 11 million people to our work force

Long term we could easily train these people and greatly stimulate our already pained economy

What we’re doing

The S.B. 1070 will force undocumented immigrants to “self deport”

“Legal Violence” – Scaring immigrants with violence and prosecution in their daily lives

Details

Its been found that constant pressure on immigrants has lead to “legal violence”

This sets a bias on immigrants legal or not and sets them up for harassment and or abuse

This has been found to be one of the main reasons immigrants do go to school in America

Illegal Immigrants working is not the Problem

High Population, Yet Work

New York Times believe it’s a positive impact

University of California Davis research

Diversity and higher profits

Graph on Wage Increase

How they help

Economy flourishes

Provide new labor markets

Raise average wages

Help Recession

Unemployment Rate

What the Government says

Create more jobs

Policies against immigration hurt economy

Obama agrees

Never to diverse

Failed and Passed Policies

Amnesty in ’86 – President Reagen

Amnesty in ‘01- President Bush

Under President Obama

SB-1070- Arizona DREAM ACT (No Pass) DACA

Call to Action

What we feel needs to be done

Fair Laws

Better polices Foreign Domestic Cultural Understanding

Taxes

How many are here

Do they pay taxes

Does it hurt economy

Conclusion

Illegal Immigration helps the economy

Summary of points

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