Background information:   Legal and illegal immigration into the United States is discussed in your textbook. Advocates of liberal immigration argue that both legal and illegal immigrants are needed to perform difficult and low paying jobs that most citizens won't take. Advocates also sympathize with immigrants because many of them are fleeing poverty and tyranny in their homelands. Immigrants pay taxes, help to support the US social security system, and contribute to American society. Opponents of immigration include individuals that want to ban or significantly reduce all immigration, and those that simply want more stringent efforts to end illegal immigration. Opponents argue that current immigration policies and border patrol methods are too lenient and allow terrorists to infiltrate into the US. References:  Two short articles identified below have very different views on the impacts of illegal immigration on state economies. Use these references along with resources from your own research to help answer the questions that follow.  Questions for the paper:  How do the views presented in the articles differ? How does illegal immigration both hurt and help state economies? Do you feel that the author's of these two articles are ignoring each others side, or is it possible that the Illinois economy is simply better equipped to absorb illegal immigration? Before answering this final question make sure to consider the affiliations of the authors.   . ...

1. Background information:
Legal and illegal immigration into the United States is
discussed in your textbook. Advocates of liberal immigration
argue that both legal and illegal immigrants are needed to
perform difficult and low paying jobs that most citizens won't
take. Advocates also sympathize with immigrants because many
of them are fleeing poverty and tyranny in their homelands.
Immigrants pay taxes, help to support the US social security
system, and contribute to American society.
Opponents of immigration include individuals that want to ban
or significantly reduce all immigration, and those that simply
want more stringent efforts to end illegal immigration.
Opponents argue that current immigration policies and border
patrol methods are too lenient and allow terrorists to infiltrate
into the US.
References: Two short articles identified below have very
different views on the impacts of illegal immigration on state
economies. Use these references along with resources from your
own research to help answer the questions that follow.
Questions for the paper: How do the views presented in the
articles differ? How does illegal immigration both hurt and help
state economies? Do you feel that the author's of these two
articles are ignoring each others side, or is it possible that the
Illinois economy is simply better equipped to absorb illegal
immigration? Before answering this final question make sure to
consider the affiliations of the authors.
.