Immigration Reform Essay
Immigration Reform and the Economic Impact of Tax Revenues
DeVry University
Immigration Reform
The occurrence of undocumented or illegal immigration and immigration policy reform is a highly contested issue in the United States today. The US Census Bureau surveyed in 2010 that there were over 309 million people in the United States. The numbers of immigrants were surveyed to be about 40 million and it is estimated that about 11 million undocumented immigrants are in this country. The population of immigrants in California is the largest in the nation, with over twenty-five percent of all immigrants living here. While being registered as an Independent and primarily voting as a Republican, I have been against …show more content…
Others say that illegals would be a drain on our economy by overrunning our social programs. Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) says. “If they’re legalized then they can collect Social Security and guess what? People with low incomes get more out of Social Security, generally speaking, than they pay in,” he argues. "So the Social Security argument is actually an argument for keeping illegal immigrants illegal because that way they won’t ever collect Social Security." (Goodkind, n.d.). I had a conversation with my realtor that was naturalized as a citizen, and he was very adamant that when he sponsored his aging aunt from the Philippians she automatically started receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The CIS and the Federation for American Reform have used this research to defend their activities against illegal immigration and presented data indicating illegal immigration damages our society and economy. Their investigations have stated that undocumented immigrants cost the US economy “at least 10 billion more than they contribute to the economy” (Correa-Cabrera and Rojas-Arenza, 2012). CIS goes further and claims that if an amnesty policy is approved that the cost to taxpayers will triple. They estimate that the “average illegal immigrant family uses $2700 more in services than it pays in taxes”. (Correa-Cabrera and Rojas-Arenza,
DeVry University
Immigration Reform
The occurrence of undocumented or illegal immigration and immigration policy reform is a highly contested issue in the United States today. The US Census Bureau surveyed in 2010 that there were over 309 million people in the United States. The numbers of immigrants were surveyed to be about 40 million and it is estimated that about 11 million undocumented immigrants are in this country. The population of immigrants in California is the largest in the nation, with over twenty-five percent of all immigrants living here. While being registered as an Independent and primarily voting as a Republican, I have been against …show more content…
Others say that illegals would be a drain on our economy by overrunning our social programs. Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) says. “If they’re legalized then they can collect Social Security and guess what? People with low incomes get more out of Social Security, generally speaking, than they pay in,” he argues. "So the Social Security argument is actually an argument for keeping illegal immigrants illegal because that way they won’t ever collect Social Security." (Goodkind, n.d.). I had a conversation with my realtor that was naturalized as a citizen, and he was very adamant that when he sponsored his aging aunt from the Philippians she automatically started receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The CIS and the Federation for American Reform have used this research to defend their activities against illegal immigration and presented data indicating illegal immigration damages our society and economy. Their investigations have stated that undocumented immigrants cost the US economy “at least 10 billion more than they contribute to the economy” (Correa-Cabrera and Rojas-Arenza, 2012). CIS goes further and claims that if an amnesty policy is approved that the cost to taxpayers will triple. They estimate that the “average illegal immigrant family uses $2700 more in services than it pays in taxes”. (Correa-Cabrera and Rojas-Arenza,