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. 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. PR, N. (2014, June 19). Illegal Immigration Costs California Taxpayers More Than $25 Billion a Year, Finds FAIR. PR Newswire US. Link to article Hoyt, J. (2004, May 10). Why business should speak out on immigrant workers.  Crain's Chicago Business ,  27 (19), 11-11. Retrieved April 14, 2009, from Regional Business News database. Link to article Questions 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. 2 pages- APA format due tomorrow 2 pm cst apa format & references in text citation checked for plagurism .

1. 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.
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.
PR, N. (2014, June 19). Illegal Immigration Costs California
Taxpayers More Than $25 Billion a Year, Finds FAIR. PR
Newswire US.
Link to article
Hoyt, J. (2004, May 10). Why business should speak out on
immigrant workers.
Crain's Chicago Business
,
27
(19), 11-11. Retrieved April 14, 2009, from Regional Business
News database.
Link to article
Questions
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

2. this final question make sure to consider the affiliations of the
authors.
2 pages- APA format
due tomorrow 2 pm cst
apa format & references
in text citation checked for plagurism