ECON 2106 (Online) Anna White
Dr. Patton
Paper
The Economic Impact of Immigration in the United States
A recent and very popular topic in America has been on immigration and
what the policies of President Trump are on the matter. He’s known well for
speaking boldly on the subject, and has mentioned several times specifically about
plans to build a wall on the Mexico boarder. In this paper we’re going to take a look
and explore exactly how the U.S. economy is impacted by immigrants, and how
positive or negative their affect is, according to a few different online sources.
Besides the President’s obvious concerns for illegal immigrants and reducing
their numbers in the United States, he also wants to cut legal immigration by 50%,
which according to most sources, would be a big mistake. The Washington Post took
a survey in June of this year, asking 18 economists if they thought it would be a
