IS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WORTH IT?

With over 11 million immigrants in the United States
illegally (as of 2011), the issue of illegal immigration
continues to divide Americans.
Some people say that illegal immigration benefits the
US economy through additional tax revenue, expansion
of the low-cost labor pool, and increased money in
circulation. They contend that immigrants bring good
values, have motivations consistent with the American
dream, perform jobs that Americans won’t take, and
that opposition to immigration stems from racism.
Opponents of illegal immigration say that people who
break the law by crossing the US border without proper
documentation or by overstaying their visas should be
deported and not rewarded with a path to citizenship
and access to social services. They argue that people in
the country illegally are criminals and social and
economic burdens to law-abiding, tax-paying
Americans.