ASSIGNMENT | Immigrants and the U.S. Labor Market

Respond to the charge that immigrants flood the labor market and drive down wages in the U.S.
Additional information:
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God” (Leviticus 19:33–34, NIV).
“There is no evidence that over time, immigrants reduced wages, lowered the living standards of the resident population or raised unemployment rates.” — John Stapleford, Bulls, Bears, and Golden Calves. IVP Academic (p. 227)

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Immigration and U.S. Labor Market
Immigration in the USA has been a contentious issue that has triggered debates across the world. The legality as well as the effects of immigration have been the main concerns. The U.S. labor market is among the major sectors that have been cited to be negatively affected by immigration. It has been severally stated that immigrants tend to flood the labor market and drive down wages (Bauer, Flake & Sinning, 2013). However, contrary reports indicate that natives’ labor opportunities have not been affected at all due to increased immigrants.
The main evidence that immigrants do not affect the U.S. labor market is the impact that immigrants bring to the country in terms of productivity. Immigrants who seek entry into the US often do so to perform socially and economically uplifting jobs (Bauer, Flake & Sinning, 2013). For instance, the social care offered by the immigrants,…