Are Immigrants Stealing U.S. Jobs?
Are Immigrants Stealing U.S. Jobs?
Are Immigrants Stealing U.S. Jobs?
Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poem, So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans, deals with the ignorance of Americans about immigrants, Mexicans especially, coming to the U.S. and stealing jobs from American workers. Baca has another piece of literature that touches on the same subject called, Immigrants in Our Own Land. Undocumented workers are a growing problem here in the U.S., but the claim that illegal immigrants are taking U.S. citizen’s jobs is simply not true. Immigrants come to America with the hopes of living the American dream. They seek opportunities that are not available to them in their home country. Most of these people have a hard time finding that opportunity to live a better life. The jobs that Mexican immigrants do find are almost always jobs that Americans won’t take because they feel they are too good for the job. Mexican immigrants want a better standard of living so they will take any job available or that is offered to them. As a result, they take labor-intensive jobs and work for cheap wages, while the rest of the unemployed American population sits on their butts living off welfare. Mexicans are being treated unfairly for just trying to make better lives for themselves and their families. Americans are blaming immigrants and undocumented workers for their problems in not being able to find a job. Instead, we need to look in the mirror and understand how lazy and ignorant that makes us sound. Instead of blaming other people for your problems, Americans need to find it within themselves to realize immigrants are not the problem we are the problem. In fact, research shows that immigration positively affects U.S. workers’ wages and employment (Kugler, 2013). Generally, native-born workers and immigrants have different skills that complement each other, which means they won’t be competing for the same jobs as they seek different types
Are Immigrants Stealing U.S. Jobs?
Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poem, So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans, deals with the ignorance of Americans about immigrants, Mexicans especially, coming to the U.S. and stealing jobs from American workers. Baca has another piece of literature that touches on the same subject called, Immigrants in Our Own Land. Undocumented workers are a growing problem here in the U.S., but the claim that illegal immigrants are taking U.S. citizen’s jobs is simply not true. Immigrants come to America with the hopes of living the American dream. They seek opportunities that are not available to them in their home country. Most of these people have a hard time finding that opportunity to live a better life. The jobs that Mexican immigrants do find are almost always jobs that Americans won’t take because they feel they are too good for the job. Mexican immigrants want a better standard of living so they will take any job available or that is offered to them. As a result, they take labor-intensive jobs and work for cheap wages, while the rest of the unemployed American population sits on their butts living off welfare. Mexicans are being treated unfairly for just trying to make better lives for themselves and their families. Americans are blaming immigrants and undocumented workers for their problems in not being able to find a job. Instead, we need to look in the mirror and understand how lazy and ignorant that makes us sound. Instead of blaming other people for your problems, Americans need to find it within themselves to realize immigrants are not the problem we are the problem. In fact, research shows that immigration positively affects U.S. workers’ wages and employment (Kugler, 2013). Generally, native-born workers and immigrants have different skills that complement each other, which means they won’t be competing for the same jobs as they seek different types
References: Kugler, A., Oakford, P.(August 29, 2013). Immigration helps American workers’ wages and job opportunities. Center for American Progress. Retrieved from: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2013/08/29/73203/immigration-helps-american-workers-wages-and-job-opportunities/