Immigration rights should be less strict because immigrants work in low-income jobs, the United States benefits from immigrants, and they earn more money. Illegal immigrants take the low-paying jobs that most Americans don't want because of the low wages. In the article Open Borders Improve the US Economy, Gordon H Hanson, Director of the Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies, states that “open border policies that encourage immigration promote economic growth. ...Low-skilled immigrants also contribute to productivity by performing domestic tasks that allow American workers to fill high-skilled positions. The mobility of low-skilled immigrant workers also smooths economic fluctuations in struggling communities. In truth, efforts to reduce illegal immigration are costly. Since the impact on public services remains uncertain, facilitating the participation of immigrants in the U.S. economy will result in more economic benefits than costs.” (Gust of wind). Low-skilled immigrants allow higher-skilled workers to spend more time on work than on chore-related tasks. They help the economy by allowing high-skilled workers more time for their work and increasing the productivity of high-skilled jobs. Some say illegal immigrants hurt low-wage workers: “High levels of immigration hurt U.S. citizens in the job market. Because the number of jobs available in this country is limited, each immigrant who accepts a job technically puts a native-born American out of work or blocks the hiring of an unemployed citizen. The effects of this situation are visible at all levels of American society, but most clearly among the poor. » (Currie 34). Illegal immigrants take jobs that poor Americans could have. Americans do not apply for Low w...... middle of paper ...... immigrants produce a profit of $24,943... Illegal immigrants are profitable: their average surplus over 40 years of employment is $7,890” (Elias 40). The economic contributions of immigrants are generally overlooked. Every immigrant, including illegal immigrants, brings profit to the state. Joseph E. Fallon, a researcher on ethnic and racial issues, states that "by 2004, this number will increase to more than 3 million, the SSI and Medicaid benefits received by these immigrants will be $328 billion, the cost The cost of providing these benefits will exceed $67 billion per year. In 1994, immigrants received nearly half, 49 percent, of all Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and their average monthly benefits were double the amount paid to U.S. citizens” (Fallon 58). Immigrants received most of the SSI money and received double the benefits given to citizens..