In this sixth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Veronica Vargas Stidvent, director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, discusses why the traditional left-right political breakdown doesn’t apply on immigration issues, the impact of undocumented workers on unemployment, and the influence and reform of birthright citizenship …
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Impact of undocumented workers on unemployment
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Christopher Palmer
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It would seem like if we allowed undocumented workers in our work force, that means we will have less jobs for the other legitimate documented workers, hence that can contribute to the unemployment numbers. But being a "big brother" to the world as the US has always try to be, I guess we have to take in the good and the bad. Everyone wants to come to the US for a better life, we should give them a chance to make it. I'm sure if you survey some of the richest people in the US, you might be able to find 1 or 2 who started out as an undocumented worker.