For many Americans, the word "immigration" conjures up an image of poor, uneducated Mexicans scuttling across the border to find minimum wage jobs and opportunities for a better future. Recent polls showed that immigration is highly unpopular with many U.S. citizens. Most of those polled believe that immigration is harmful and unnecessary in our society. Although the conception of immigrants and immigration as a whole is unfavorable in the view of the American public, the reason for this stems from the shortage of job opportunities for domestic workers because of the immigrant workers. However, I believe that immigrants, instead of harming the U.S. society, are largely contributing to its economy as well as to the culture.
The opponents of immigration reveal that a major concern among U.S. citizens is that immigrants tend to take jobs from American workers. The fear is understandable but misplaced. A more sensible statement would be that immigrants take jobs that Americans do not really want at the going rate. Besides just taking unwanted jobs, immigrants also create their own jobs. One way is by starting new businesses. According to David Masci, the writer of "Debate on Immigration," immigrants are often forced to d
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