The impact of illegal immigration on U.S. economy

Sorin-Stefan Maha and Liviu-George MAHA

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Abstract: This paper explores the impact of the illegal immigration on the U.S. economy in a context where the immigration phenomenon in this country is one of scale, taking into account its effects on the labor market, on consumption, budget equilibrium and American business. Nation founded by immigrants, the U.S. is facing the problem of immigrants, who are spread throughout the country. There are different opinions about the high number of immigrants on U.S. soil, immigration being considered beneficial to the economy by some and as a disadvantage by others. The paper tries to see how the American society, with a mentality characterized by private initiative law, free markets, entrepreneurship, nondiscrimination and especially freedom of expression of each individual, is facing the waves of immigrants that arrived over time on the “Promised land”.

Keywords: immigration; globalization; economic integration; fiscal policy; social security; education; health system; labour market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 E21 F24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2009
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