Illegal Immigration: Pro or Con for America? Group Members: Alex Cull, Matt Kingsbury, Mike Sorgi, Huy Tran

Did you know… Between 1891 and 1920: America received 18 million immigrants 2002: 4 million illegal immigrants Info taken from the American Resistance

Question Should the Untied States take stronger action upon Illegal Immigration? Why or why not? Picture taken from MSNBC

Illegal Immigration The act of entering any country or territory unlawfully From Canadian and Mexican Border 9/11 terrorists Mostly looking for job opportunities 7-20 million people illegally Info taken from MSNBC and Dictionary.com

They Should They Shouldn’t 1. Economic Disadvantages and Taxes 2. Jobs 3. Crime and Security 4. Education 1. Cheap workers 2. Benefits to the Economy 3. Cultural Diversity 4. Unwanted Jobs

The U.S. Should Take Stronger Action upon Illegal Immigration

Economic Disadvantages Lack of U.S. Citizenship Hurts Social Security Money made in USA taken to Mexico 10 billion dollars a year 1 billion for deportation Info taken from the American Resistance

Economic Disadvantage (Cont.) Border control Construction of fences Police X-ray and gamma ray scanner Coast Guard Info taken from the American Resistance

Taxes Illegals have found a way to game the IRS’s individual taxpayer identification number system (ITIN) Issued to people who owe taxes but are not eligible for a social security E.g.; Foreign business owners Info taken from J.D. Hayworth’s Whatever It Takes

Taxes (Cont.) IRS has issued over 8 million ITINs Illegals can receive ITINs Before they asked for ITINs’ Now they apply when filing a tax return Approval of ITINs’ approve Immigrants for Financial Benefits Home loans Mortgages Bank application Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Jobs Come to America looking for jobs Paid “dirt” cheap Guest worker program 14% of workforce is foreign born George Bush’s speech on the Guest Worker Program

Jobs (Cont.) Contractors use illegals Tomato factory, $3.35 an hour US workers replaced when they demanded normal pay Approximate 45% wage difference Immigrants exploited as workers Info taken from “Illegal Immigrants: Opposing View Points”

Crime and Security Drug Smuggling 60% of US imported contraband from Southern border Terrorist Environmental Concerns Abandoned vehicles Litter Drug abandonment Scattering Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Crime and Security (Cont.) Large amount of immigrants contain criminal record In 2003… 46,000 criminal aliens in federal prison Cost of 1.3 billion dollars 74,000 criminal aliens in state prison Cost of 880 million dollars 147,00 in local jails Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Crime and Security (Cont.) Of the following… 15% property related offenses 12% violent offenses Cause for gang violence Only category of violent crime on the increase in the USA Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Crime and Security (Cont.) Document fraud Documents near replicated Case in which fake work identification could not be identified until sent to a Crime Lab Visa’s, birth certificates, drivers license, identification, work papers Easily susceptible to terrorism Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Education Supreme Court 1982; Philly vs. Doe School officials may not ask students of citizenship Illegal immigrant minors California Public Schooling Populate more than 15% of students Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Nevada Populate 10%-15% of Students 11 other States Populate up to 5% of Students Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Education (Cont.) Costs of education is $12 billion for illegals Any attempt of getting rid of student results in huge protests Canadian students kicked out of New Jersey public school Utility bill to prove residency Info taken from Whatever It Takes

Education (Cont.) Chart taken from Whatever It Takes

The U.S. Should Not Take Stronger Action upon Illegal Immigration

Cheap Workers Earned 1-10 billion dollars for U.S. economy per year Comprise 11.5% of foreign born worker comprise of the American workers force Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing

Cheap Workers (Cont.) Work well below minimum wages Work includes restaurants, factories, hotels, and manual labor Hired illegally by American business owners Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing

Cheap Workers (Cont.) Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing

Benefits to the Economy Immigrants lower unemployment rate Between 1978 and 1982… US rate between 6% to 8% Today… US rate between 4% to 5% Immigrants absorb into US workforce Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing

Benefits to the Economy (Cont.) 35 million more Americans employed today than 20 Years ago USA creating more jobs than all of Japan and Europe since 1980 USA takes as many immigrants as does all of Japan and Europe USA contains lowest rate of unemployment in industrialized world Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing

Benefits to the Economy (Cont.) Medium family income Raised in US in from… $39,000 to $45,800 Approx. 16% increase Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing

Benefits to the Economy (Cont.) (In 1998) Immigrant households… Paid estimated 133 billion dollars in direct taxes to federal, state, and local governments Tax receipts paid by immigrant business… Brings tax contribution of immigrants approx. 162 billion dollars “Immigrants are a fiscal bargain to native taxpayers.” Info taken from Immigration and Illegal Aliens Burden or Blessing