Gardening, landscaping and harvesting fruits and vegetables. That concept has been repeated throughout America's history. In the 19th century, for example, Irish laborers were brought into New Jersey to dig the Delaware Canal. Migrant farm workers came from Puerto Rico and Mexico. Indeed, blending many cultures in the melting pot has always been part of the recipe for American pie.
New Jersey has a history of immigration with Ellis Island right off the shore.
I don't know what New Jersey would do without that fresh blood coming in. I know we would be hurt economically and culturally. There are no drawbacks. But not everyone is happy they are coming. Donald Mann, president of Negative Population Growth based in Washington, D.C., argues the influx of newcomers will be the ruination of America.