Matt Hall

12/7/15
Human Resource Management
Mathis

Social Justice for U.S Citizens jobs instead of illegal Immigrants

Many times the question arises in the political conversation about illegal
immigrants being let into the United States and being given things to help them live
and survive here without any proof of citizenship. Many argue that the U.S needs
more equality and people need to be treated evenly and every person deserves the
same amount of opportunities in this country and workplace. Some will take the
opposing side and say that is not the case and in no circumstance it should be ok to
let an illegal immigrant into the country and be given the same opportunity to work
and earn a living like an American citizen. Most often times it is the left wing party
that supports immigration and argues that we all should be equal and need the
same opportunities in life and in this country. Right wings would argue that is not
the case and many successful people have worked hard for what they have become
whether they were born an American citizen or became one at a point in time.

Illegal immigrants in the last documented stat made up approximately 3.5%

of the nations population in the year of 2014. Many would say that it is only 3.5%
but to put that into perspective that amounts to 11.3 million people in the U.S that
are here illegally. As one could assume all of these 11.3 million people do not work
but in a stat found in 2014 8.1 million of the 11.3 million were part of the labor work
force which amounts to approximately 5.1%. This means that 3.2% of the
population is here illegally and not working and living here relying on someone else
to support them whether it be the government or another illegal or legal immigrant
in most cases. It is a major issue that illegals are here taking handouts from our
country while being here against the laws of the United States. The bigger issues
are that there are 11.3 million people that are working illegally inside the U.S when
the unemployment rates tips the scale at just over 6%. Statistics are not perfect as
they can never be 100% accurate but by using these statistics it gives a fair
representation of what could possibly change in the U.S. This means that if illegal
immigrants were deported from the country and all 11.3 million were removed from
the workforce this would then open up 11.3 million jobs for citizens of the U.S to
work and be able to withdraw from unemployment. Granted it is known that all 11.3
million jobs might not be filled by the U.S citizens but there would at least be the
opportunity for that to occur. If in best case scenario that was the case and the
5.1% of illegals were deported and American citizens overtook their jobs, this would
then potentially reduce the unemployment rate from just over 6% to just over 1%.
This is the issues that many right wing people see with the country and dont agree

with the left wings because they are often too focused on the equality of everyone
as a while and not the country as a whole.

The arguments from both sides and be argued till the end of time and most
likely come up with no correct answer as everyone will always have their own
opinion of why the situation being talked about is right or wrong. In my opinion I do
sway to the right on this issue due to the fact that no person should be able to come
into a country illegally and take work from a legal citizen and be able to stay on the
American soil. I believe that they should all be deported and then attempt to come
into the country the correct way by filing the correct paper work and paying taxes
just like all other American citizens do as they are employed by a company inside
the United States. As a right wing I do not have a problem with a limited number of
immigration but just do not see in any circumstances as to why it is ok to let an
illegal immigrant onto American soil and enjoy the great country of America when
they have not went through the steps to obtain citizenship the correct way. In till
something is done about this very popular social justice issue I do not believe the
United States of America will be great again.

Works Cited
Undocumented Immigrants Taking Jobs From US Citizens? Most Americans Believe
Immigration Is Bad For Economy. (2015, August 14). Retrieved December 7, 2015,
from http://www.ibtimes.com/undocumented-immigrants-taking-jobs-us-citizensmost-americans-believe-immigration-2054509
5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. (2015, November 19). Retrieved
December 7, 2015, from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/19/5-factsabout-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/
Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2015,
from http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000