Immigrants also promote capital formation because they save a greater proportion of their earnings than do native-born Americans. In the 1980s, 1.5 million college-educated immigrants joined the U.S. work force, mainly as scientists and engineers. These skilled immigrants are helping to keep America internationally competitive in high-technology industries. Immigrants also benefit the U.S. economy by using connections to their former countries to boost exports, especially exports to the fast-growing regions of Asia and Latin America. In addition, immigrants contribute a global perspective to American businesses.
Immigrants abuse the welfare system.
Immigrants cause urban problems. Immigrant communities are revitalizing dying neighborhoods in cities and older suburbs that would otherwise be suffering from middle class flight and a shrinking tax base. Immigrants start businesses, buy homes, pay local taxes, and shop in the cities. For more information, contact Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights 310 Fourth Avenue South Suite 1000 Minneapolis, MN 55415-1012.