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Article from New Yorker :
 * http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/07/26/100726taco_talk_finnegan**

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 * Illegal immigration has both positive & negative affects on America’s economy.
 * Wages for low-skilled workers go down, but that means the rest of America benefits by paying lower prices for things like restaurant meals, agricultural produce, and construction.
 * Since undocumented workers generally don't pay income taxes but do use schools and other government services, they are seen as a drain on government spending.
 * Economists generally believe that when averaged over the whole economy, the effect is a small net positive. Harvard's George Borjas says the average American's wealth is increased by less than 1 percent because of illegal immigration.
 * The economic impact of illegal immigration is far smaller than other trends in the economy, such as the increasing use of automation in manufacturing or the growth in global trade. Those two factors have a much bigger impact on wages, prices and the health of the U.S. economy.
 * Illegal immigrants seem to have very little impact on unemployment rates because they create demands for new jobs.


 * http://www.charlotteconservative.com/index.php/2007/05/illegal-immigration-statistics/**

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 * http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/illegal-immigration.html**
 * Immigrants from the Caribbean cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach the US--often in a homemade boat or tube.
 * Immigrants from South America may fly into Mexico
 * May illicit the assistance of a "coyote", or a smuggler, to help them attempt to illegally cross the border into the US
 * Can cross the boarder by cramming into shipping containers, trucks, or boxcars
 * May be able to pay off corrupt authority figures to gain entry into a specific country.
 * With more security, it becomes harder to cross the border and avoid detection
 * Immigrants try numerous times before successfully crossing the border
 * Political figures have tried to reduce illegal immigration by passing legislation
 * Have cultural enclaves to offer support to new immigrants
 * Illegal immigrants normally become employed in "low skilled jobs"
 * Labor-intensive and do not tend to attract many employees
 * Sectors that attract illegal immigrants because there is generally no requirement to fluently speak English
 * Landscaping
 * Construction
 * Restaurants
 * Hospitality
 * Prostitution
 * Agriculture
 * Domestic services
 * Work regulations prohibit employers from hiring illegal immigrants
 * Some employers take advantage of an employee's "undocumented" status
 * Pay below minimum wage
 * Allow employee to work in unsafe conditions
 * Punishments for employers who hire illegal immigrants are there, but not always enforced
 * Not all immigrants volunteer to enter the country illegally
 * During the slave trade in the 19th Century, many were brought to Europe and the US
 * Sex Slave Trade-smuggling of young girls and women
 * Girls are approached and offered a job in a foreign country and deceived into thinking that this job promises great financial opportunities, due to their economic situation back home (this proposal then seems very attractive)
 * After arriving, they shortly discover they were brought into the country for prostitution.
 * They are very vulnerable and have nowhere to go for help, as they are many miles away from home
 * Website about Obama and Mauricio Funes meeting on illegal immigration used in solution:**


 * http://video.foxnews.com/v/1009329962001/hearing-over-georgia-immigration-law**

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