The other day in economics class, someone (no names) mentioned that immigration was wrong for the economy. Although I had another topic lined up, I decided to write an entire paper based purely on my opinion on the subject. Which is, I disagree.
             Since the founding of the colonies, people have come here from every country on earth. Whether it be escaping an oppressive government or finding a general better way of life, people immigrate to the United States. Some people say that when an immigrant comes here, they are not used to our way of life and therefore throw off our life and economy. They say that they cause more harm to the stable, tax-paying citizens of the U.S. than they do. I'm afraid I have to disagree with these people for a few reasons. Although immigrants may cause a few problems and might not want to immediately comply with our standards and laws, most of the time do. Except for a few short-term issues, such as not paying their taxes, drawing on welfare, and increasing an already crowded society, immigrants eventually do more good for our community and economy than bad.
             No, the government does not lose money because of immigrants. If anything, we make more money. The idea of money passes hands from government to business to consumers, and back again, if a smaller amount is being moved from industry to consumers, this means that a large portion of that circle is retaining money. Oh, sure, they may not pay their taxes at all or pay them incorrectly, but that isn't as big a deal as it sounds; we have plenty of U.S. citizens who do the same thing.
             Then, of course, they are under the table wages, but those under the table jobs can come in handy for the rest of us. How many U.S.-born underage teenagers would be willing to get paid two or three dollars an hour to take out the trash and clean toilets. Those might be jobs they are using up that could go to native-born Americans, but do we want them? Plus, they are "Ameri...