Question

Does immigration affect wages and jobs in the US? Are Americans hurt by immigration from countries that offer cheaper labor? Does immigration increase crime and cost the taxpayers money?

Answer 1

Explanation:

• The US does not get hurt by immigration at all, some thinks that immigration labor does cost local labor but scenario is different from that. It does have long term positive effect on economy of the US. The immigrant will contribute to government in form of income tax and other taxes which will impact the economy positively in long time. Since the contribution will get higher as they are getting educated and have respectable job. Highly skilled immigrant worker will enhance the productivity of local worker, which does not have negative impact on wages at all.
• Cheaper immigrant does affect the US local worker as employer does want to lower the cost related to the wages. The most effect would be the low skilled local worker who have little or lower skilled and getting average higher wage than this cheaper labor from different immigrating country.
• Immigration does increase the crime in US as different immigrating worker are tend to have different cultured people which increase the conflict and disputed among local and other culture people also. This does increase problem for local law enforcement and eventually more contribution from taxpayer. As law enforcement people have to constantly maintain peace and lower crime rate they need to work efficiently. Immigrating people raising population level thus there is possibility of increase in disputes and conflict among different culture people. Criminals harming public property and making tax payer pay more money to maintain peace among the society.