Undocumented Immigrants Taking Jobs From US Citizens? Most Americans Believe Immigration Is Bad For Economy

*This is only half of the story. The other half has to do with the perception that Latinos, in general, are undocumented. Chances are that when one of the 51 percent of Americans who believe the undocumented are taking their jobs see a Latino, any Latino, they believe he or she is undocumented.  That means that half of all Americans who see me think I’m undocumented and stealing their job. This explains a lot of Trump’s popularity. VL


internationl business times

By Cristina Silva, International Business Times

Many Americans believe undocumented immigrants are taking jobs from U.S. citizens, according to a poll released Friday. The Rasmussen Reports survey found 51 percent of Americans believe they are competing for jobs against immigrants living in the country without work permits. Less than 40 percent disagreed, and about 11 percent weren’t sure, according to the poll.

[pullquote][tweet_dis]51 percent of Americans believe they are competing for jobs against immigrants living in the country without work permits.[/tweet_dis][/pullquote] [tweet_dis]Economists generally argue that immigration helps the U.S. economy by adding young workers to the workforce.[/tweet_dis] The Brookings Institution’s Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney wrote last year that “on average, immigrant workers increase the opportunities and incomes of Americans” while a study released in January by the liberal Center for American Progress concluded that granting legal status to undocumented workers could create jobs.

But such studies have done little to quell fears about whether undocumented immigrants are taking jobs from U.S. citizens. Republicans were more likely to be worried about undocumented workers than Democrats, the Ramussen survey found. Roughly 71 percent of GOP voters and 51 percent of unaffiliated voters said workers without work permits were taking jobs from American citizens, while 31 percent of Democrats said the same.

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