Immigration Allowance In America

Immigration Allowance The foundation of America was built by immigrants. Without immigrants we wouldn’t have the cultures and traditions we utilize today to establish our American identity. Immigrants, legal or illegal, have contributed positively to the economy by taking low end jobs, establishing their own businesses and engendering jobs for others, and they’ve helped develop cutting-edge technologies. Immigrants outdo low-skilled Americans for jobs, because according to Economic Edge immigrants are more motivated and productive. According to the Foreign Policy Initiative, “an estimated 4.7 million U.S. workers are employed by immigrant owned firms accumulating some $776 billion in revenue. According to the National Venture Capital Association,…show more content…
Immigration gives the United States an economic edge in the world economy. Immigrants bring innovative conceptions and entrepreneurial spirit to the U.S. economy. Immigrants bring about innovative conceptions and entrepreneurial spirit and apply these elements to the U.S. economy developing sufficient solutions to economic issues such as decreasing the unemployment percentage via immigrant-founded businesses. “They provide business contacts to other markets, enhancing America’s ability to trade and invest profitably in the global economy”. They keep our economy flexible, sanctioning U.S. producers to keep prices down and to respond to transmuting consumer demands. “Immigrants do not push Americans out of jobs, rather they take jobs that Americans cannot or will not take, either at the high or low end of the skill spectrum” (Econ…show more content…
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