The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle
The Assignment.
I believe illegal immigrants are vital to the American society, as well as the American economy. They take jobs that Americans do not want to perform, allowing Americans to take higher level jobs, which pay more and are often less intense than the lower level jobs. In general, Americans prefer to be on the receiving end of service jobs. Many employers depend upon illegal immigrants to function, some of which would have extreme difficulty hiring Americans. The cheap wages which illegal immigrants accept allow employers to make a larger profit, which can be used to grow his/her own business, or invest money elsewhere, promoting other businesses; this promotes Americas economy since there's more money floating around in investments. The only negative I see on illegal immigrants is the drain on the healthcare system: since hospitals are required by law to treat everyone and aliens often do not have insurance and cannot afford to pay the bills, hospitals run up large debts, ultimately burdening American taxpayers. Unfortunately, there's no easy solution to this problem.
I think our country wold be worse off without the current number of illegal immigrants. There'd be a shortage of bus boys, dishwashers, fast food workers, custodians, constructions workers, and many other behind-the-scenes jobs. We may not interact directly with these people all the time, but we depend on them daily. They contribute much more to society than the ignorant, inbred, jackass rednecks who spend all their time patrolling the Rio Grande; these parochial jackass hypocrites are the true terrorists who distort and misconstrue America's principles. Actually, our country and species would benefit if all these people were replaced by immigrants.
Contributers to Society:
Useless, ignorant Redneck:
Which group is really the larger problem?
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