by: jesus madrigal hernandez are illegal immigrants good or bad for the economy?
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- By: Jesus Madrigal Hernandez ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GOOD OR BAD FOR THE ECONOMY?
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- WHY DO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COME TO THE UNITED STATES? In search of The American Dream Freedom To work Provide a better life for their family
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- COST FOR STOPPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
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- BOARDER PATROL
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- WHAT THE GOVERNMENTS SPENDS MONEY ON TO STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION New equipment Guns and ammunition Drones/aircrafts Boats Land vehicles
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- BILLIONS OF DOLLARS The government plans to spend up to $4.5 billion to border security, including yet more drones, fences and guards with guns. In 2007, there were 15,000 Border Patrol agents; today there are 21,000. Ten Predator drones patrol the skies, tower-mounted cameras dot the deserts and ground sensors monitor land movements.
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- IS IT WORTH IT? Is spending billions of dollars from preventing illegal immigrants to come to this country good for the economy? Sure, spending all the money does prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the boarder. Although this can be bad for the economy.
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- PERCENT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
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- WHY DO WE NEED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS? Illegal immigrants work jobs that no other people would want to do. They work in the fields, construction, house keepers, landscapers etc Illegal immigrants are hard working people that will work any job to put food on the table for their families and to provide shelter.
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- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET RID OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS? If all the illegal immigrants were gone then their wouldnt be people to pick crops and to do other jobs people dont want to do. Crop owners would lose a lot of money if they had no one to pick their crops. Agriculture and the economy will go down because crops arent being picked. Stores wouldnt be stocked with fruits or vegetables.
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- ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY? Yes, illegal immigrants are good for the economy. Illegal immigrants contribute to the economy as tax payers, workers, and consumers. They make up 5% percent of the total U.S. labor force, and at least a quarter of the workers in industries like construction, agriculture, groundskeeping, meat processing, and textile production.
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- ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND THE ECONOMY Having a lager number of illegal immigrants in the country is beneficial because they contribute to our economy. If we were to get rid of all the illegal immigrants the economy will weaken.