Positive And Negative Outcomes Of Illegal Immigrants

There is lots of skepticism when it comes to immigrants and how they contribute to a society. A lot of people just assume that illegal immigrants are bad for one’s society. But really, especially for people in the U.S., illegal immigrants pay taxes just like us citizens, they still pay for health insurance, and they also have savings and checking accounts. Some illegal immigrants, (non US citizens) even get accepted to colleges, even the ones in Wisconsin. Although there are positive and negative outcomes regarding illegal immigrants, I will be discussing the economic implications, and how it affects Wisconsin as a state for the good or for the bad. There are a number of reasons why Illegal Immigrants come to Wisconsin. Some immigration†¦show more content†¦This is despite an average wage that’s above U.S. minimum wage. Us Wisconsinites have tons of illegal immigrants living in our state. According to a study that fox news reported, Wisconsin is home to an estimated 85,000 illegal immigrants, people who immigrated illegally accounted for 1.5 percent of Wisconsin s population in 2012, less than the national average of 3.5 percent. Even our current governor in Wisconsin, Scott Walker, did not like the fact that we had illegal immigrants in Wisconsin. He argues that we put incredible amounts of money into security in airports, and waterways, so we should actually start protecting our borders. Although our governor obviously does not like the fact that we have illegal immigrants in Wisconsin, many economists say that illegal immigrants don’t have too much of an economic impact. According to Adam Davidson in his article, he states that â€Å"when average over the whole economy, the affect is a small net positive†. With all of this information, it is safe to say that the economic impact of illegal immigration in Wisconsin is far smaller than other trends in this economy such as increasing the use of automation in manufacturing. I was quite surprised to find out that most Illegal immigrants actually do pay taxes, I always thought you would need a social security number or something but I was very wrong. I found that most undocumented immigrants receive benefits, pay taxes, and even use government services. I actually