December 2007: A recession begins in the United States and is expected to last for the next two years. During this time of crisis, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimates that nearly 8.7 million Americans have lost their jobs. Unemployment is at a record high and growth in the economy has suddenly stopped. Immigration is also slowing; The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports that the number of immigrants entering the country increased by only five percent in 2008 and fell to two percent in 2009. This figure has no meaning to most Americans, otherwise it is a positive sign, because Many people are convinced that immigrants are simply taking the jobs that native citizens would otherwise take, overpopulating the country, and overall , to weaken the economy. Contrary to this common misconception, immigrants actually strengthen the economy by creating jobs in the United States, both through the practice of entrepreneurship and by possessing unique individual skills, thereby reducing the need for outsourcing, adding diversity and further relieving tensions between the United States. States and other nations, while ultimately receiving the opportunity for a better life than they otherwise might have had, which is what this country was originally built on. For starters, immigrants are simply more likely to start their own businesses. To put this in mathematical perspective, the Small Business Administration says immigrants are 30 percent more likely to become entrepreneurs, and non-natives own nearly a fifth of all small businesses across the country. One may ask: what does this have to do with me? Long before the recession, the Fiscal Policy Institute classified these mid-paper small businesses as lower-paying jobs, while only twenty-six percent disagreed. Since many immigrants typically arrive in America with next to nothing, they will obviously be more likely to work for lower wages. This is also why it is so beneficial for foreigners to start a small business. Because they are willing to work harder for less money, this reduces the need for outsourcing. Sourcing Line Computer Economics shows that approximately 2.3 million jobs were outsourced to the United States in 2012. If immigrants replaced these positions, shipping costs would decrease significantly. The value of the American dollar would be better protected. The need for communication between other countries in the manufacturing of products would no longer be necessary. And above all, the quality of the products would probably increase. Together this makes for a tempting package.