US Immigration Policy Reform The United

U.S. Immigration Policy Reform The United States is well- known for its greatly diverse population, and the nation is receiving continuous influx of immigrants year by year. As a result, American economy and even its culture have been deeply influenced by increasing alien population over time. The United States has become an empire with the dominant economy in the past few decades. Although it is undeniable that the U.S’s competitive society and low-cost undocumented labors are the most important factors of the impressive national economic progress, the illegal immigrants have caused different kinds of inconvenience to the nation. The increasing demand of social benefits cannot be fulfilled by limited government budget; public services are undergoing overuse due to the growing population. Therefore, it is significant to improve the U.S. immigration policies by restricting the illegal immigrants’ benefits and legalizing more undocumented workers in order to reduce the national burden.
Creating a pathway to undocumented immigrant’s legal status is effective to help with the U.S. government budget problem. Undocumented labor force triggers the government’s budget deficits despite the fact that they have been contributing to the national economy in the big picture for decades. According to Sonia Nazario, the author of “Benefit and Burden”, the unauthorized immigrants generally make less money and also pay less taxes than normal citizens do, yet they are actually taking more benefits from the U.S. government (535). In addition, it is commonly seen that illegal immigrants get paid in cash so they are able to avoid paying taxes. The increasing number of immigrants leads to the increasing demand of benefits, yet the government budget is not able to fulfill it. The main purpose of legalization of unauthorized immigrants is to tax them at legal citizens’ standard. There are millions of undocumented immigrants working in our nation, and the difference would be huge even