Article: Why Americans Think Immigrations Hurts And The Economy

Who are active around this issue? The people to be well known to be active on this issue are students outside the United States, non-citizen, and last but not least organization and institution. Students outside of the United States desire to receive a higher education in the United States. As for many of them desire for a higher education, the process of applying for a student visa is “(quotes)”. As years go by and depending what country the students is from while applying the fees, paperwork, and the percentage varies. “There are currently 1.13 million students studying in the United States on F and M visa”. Non-citizen pursuit for a better life opportunity for their family and themselves. Many non-citizen apply for a permit resident or a

But in reality immigrants are seeking for success for themselves and the Nation as well. They may not have much power but together thay can gain power to make it a better future for the nation and themselves. You may say they are not useful but they are. In the article, “Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy” by Jason Forman and Danielle Gray, listed ten ways immigrants help grow the American economy. In some ways they listed that immigrants are more likely to start a business, create jobs for Americans and immigrant workers, create their own jobs, and develop cutting-edge technologies and companies. It stated that 30 percent of immigrants are more likely to start a business, than a non-immigrants. 18 percent of immigrants own a small business in the United States. These small businesses create job opportunities for Americans and immigrant workers. Approximately 4.2 million workers are employed in these small businesses that generated more than $766 billion annually. Also, according to the national venture capital association, 25 percent of public U.S. companies were created by immigrants. For example, Google, eBay, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems, and Intel. As Jason Furman and Danielle Gray mention in their article “Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy”, immigrants are engineers, scientists and innovators and are more likely to receive a high school diploma, demand for local consumer goods, and increase America’s GDP (Gross domestic product). As they indicated in their Article as well, “33 percent of engineers, 27 percent of mathematicians, statisticians, and