illegal immgrants
Economic Impact
The most evident impact of illegal immigration is on the economy. Primarily, there are three aspects of economy where the influx of illegal immigrants becomes evident. These are -
Taxes and Social Services
Mortgages
Employment and Wages
Research in this regard has brought to light the fact that illegal immigration had a considerable effect on reducing the economic stability and the status of the US. Along with that, this downward trend of the economy as a result of illegal immigration is proving good for the middle class individuals and wealthy Americans. Eventually it can lead to a blaring socioeconomic gap between the rich and poor. As far as taxes and social security and services are concerned, records say that illegal immigrants apparently pay more in taxes as compared to the amount spent on them in social services. On the contrary, from various reports it has also come across that the illegal immigrants who come and work in the US, sometimes do not even pay taxes they are supposed to, leading to losses to the government.
There were, in addition to this, reports that more than 4 to 5 million bad, fraudulent mortgages were held by illegal immigrants in the United States. This fact however, has been challenged as being inaccurate. On the other hand experts opine that poor immigrants put a strain on public services such as local schools and health care. A senior journalist in connection with facts and statistics about illegal immigration, mentioned that "between 2000 to 2006, 41 percent of the increase in people without health insurance occurred among Hispanics". However, it was made clear that this applies even to the legal immigrants.
Social Impact
Well, just like the economic effects cannot be ignored, the social effects, too, cannot be sidelined. Death while crossing borders and even after coming in the destination country, slavery, prostitution, human trafficking and few other dire social impacts are faced by a country. Apart from
The most evident impact of illegal immigration is on the economy. Primarily, there are three aspects of economy where the influx of illegal immigrants becomes evident. These are -
Taxes and Social Services
Mortgages
Employment and Wages
Research in this regard has brought to light the fact that illegal immigration had a considerable effect on reducing the economic stability and the status of the US. Along with that, this downward trend of the economy as a result of illegal immigration is proving good for the middle class individuals and wealthy Americans. Eventually it can lead to a blaring socioeconomic gap between the rich and poor. As far as taxes and social security and services are concerned, records say that illegal immigrants apparently pay more in taxes as compared to the amount spent on them in social services. On the contrary, from various reports it has also come across that the illegal immigrants who come and work in the US, sometimes do not even pay taxes they are supposed to, leading to losses to the government.
There were, in addition to this, reports that more than 4 to 5 million bad, fraudulent mortgages were held by illegal immigrants in the United States. This fact however, has been challenged as being inaccurate. On the other hand experts opine that poor immigrants put a strain on public services such as local schools and health care. A senior journalist in connection with facts and statistics about illegal immigration, mentioned that "between 2000 to 2006, 41 percent of the increase in people without health insurance occurred among Hispanics". However, it was made clear that this applies even to the legal immigrants.
Social Impact
Well, just like the economic effects cannot be ignored, the social effects, too, cannot be sidelined. Death while crossing borders and even after coming in the destination country, slavery, prostitution, human trafficking and few other dire social impacts are faced by a country. Apart from