Illegal Immigration

Illegal Immigration



Illegal Immigration

Introduction

We have all sat down at dinner time with our families. Share a delicious meal and share a story or two. The meal consists of a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a glass of milk we will not forget the desert a pastry or a pie. When we look at all that is on our plate, do we know where it came from or how it was prepared or even how it was delivered. We look out our windows at the beautiful scenery here in Arizona. How the grass is so neatly cut and how the sidewalks are free of clutter. Especially that palm tree, why does the branch look so neat? These are all things that are prepared for us by sometimes illegal immigrants or maybe just a hard working American citizen who gets a minimum wage. All these are prepared and taken care of by hard working immigrants maybe illegal or legal.

Immigration and Government

The net flow of illegal immigration pattern is almost entirely from countries of lower socioeconomic levels to countries of higher socioeconomic levels, and particularly from developing countries to developed countries. While there are other causes associated with poorer countries (described below), the most common motivation for illegal immigrants is the pursuit of greater economic opportunities and quality of life in the destination state.

Under the basic cost/benefit argument for illegal immigration, potential migrants believe the probability and benefits of successfully migrating to the destination country are greater than the costs. These costs may include restrictions living as an illegal immigrant in the destination country, leaving family and ways of life behind, and the probability of being caught and resulting sanctions.. Proposed economic models, based on a cost/benefit framework, have varying considerations and degrees of complexity.

Impact on economy

The neoclassical economic model looks only at the probability of success in immigrating and finding employment, and the increase in real income an illegal immigrant can expect. This explanation would account for the economies of the two states, including how much of a "pull" the destination country has in terms of better-paying jobs and improvements in quality of life. It also describes a "push" that comes from negative conditions in the home country like lack of employment or economic mobility.

Neoclassical theory also accounts for the probability of successful illegal emigration. Factors that affect this include as geographic proximity, border enforcement, probability and consequences of arrest, ease of illegal employment, and chances of future legalization.. This model concludes that in the destination country, illegal workers tend to add to and compete with the pool of unskilled laborers. Illegal workers in this model are successful in finding employment by being willing to be paid lower wages than native-born workers are, sometimes below the minimum wage. Economist George Borjas supports aspects of this model, calculating that real wages of US workers without a high school degree declined by 9% from 1980-2000 due to competition from illegal immigrant workers.

Large scale economic evidence supports neoclassical theory, as may be seen ...