 Illegal Immigration’s Positive effects on the Economy By: 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 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 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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