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Thesis: Illegal Immigrants should not be deported because they work for minimum wage, take unwanted jobs, and contribute in paying taxes and fees.
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Basic Information: (estimates)
Numbers
7.8 million undocumented workers in the U.S;
- 4.5 million are from Mexico
- 3.3 million are of other nationalities.
Percents
- 60 percent are Mexican
- 20 percent are from Central America
- 20 percent from all other origins
Main Points:
Working for minimum wage:
An American family makes 70 percent more than an undocumented family.
Illegal immigrants just want money; minimum wage in America is enough compared to what they got back in their home country, which is why they came to America in the first place.
Taking unwanted jobs:
50% Farm Laborers
25% Workers in Meat + Poultry Industry
24% Dishwashers
27% Dry-wall + Ceiling tile installers
- Labor Dept. Survey
Many construction jobs that Americans don’t want are taken by illegal aliens.
Contributing in paying TAXES and FEES:
IRS issues ITINs to help individuals comply with the U.S. tax laws, and to provide a means to efficiently process and account for tax returns and payments for those not eligible for Social Security Numbers. ITINs are given regardless of immigration status.
Undocumented immigrants paid $547 million in Illinois state tax while the national aggregate contribution equaled $7 billion.
Undocumented immigrants contribute $2.7 billion to Social Security and $168 million to unemployment insurance taxes.
They cost the state of S. Carolina $1.16 billion in services, such as public health services and education, but they pay $1.58 billion every year in taxes and fees, according to the report, released Thursday. That's a net profit to the state of $420 million.
The report says the absence of the illegal immigrants would decrease the Texas gross state product by $17.7 billion a year.
Additional Points:
+ It’s America’s fault in the first place for encouraging illegal immigration:
Ex. A fast-food restaurant in Kansas didn’t pay an undocumented worker what he earned. The court said that since he was an illegal immigrant, it’s okay to underpay him.
- If we let restaurants make undocumented workers work and not pay them, then America is encouraging restaurant owners to hire illegal immigrants because they can treat them horribly and not pay them. Basically, this encourages illegal immigrants to come from their country to America because they will be hired no matter what.
Drivers Licenses:
+ America should allow illegal immigrants to have driver licenses because it will keep them away from fake licenses, and they will be monitored and insured.
Immigrants will drive anyway. If they have driver's licenses they ill be tested and monitored more accurately.
According to an AAA Foundation study on traffic safety, unlicensed drivers are five times more likely to be in fatal crashes than drivers with valid licenses.
Other studies show that those who are denied licenses often seek forged documents, leading to identity theft and other problems in society.
According to StateAction, driver’s license restrictions have not deterred illegal immigration. Nor have they encouraged existing immigrants to return to their homelands. |