The Effects of Immigration on Small Business
There are at least 36 million immigrants in the United States today, almost as many as those who came here between 1607 and 1960. As the number continues to sky-rocket, the effects on our nation become increasingly evident in all aspects. We see the majority of these affects in our business environment. Many of the nation’s immigrants have come to live the life of freedom and prosperity offered in the United States. Others came to get assistance and live with out contributing anything. While most are good workers, even this can affect the working end of business negatively by costing jobs for others (Buchanan, 2006). This, in turn, creates a large effect on the economy. While the land of the free is an exceptional opportunity, this paper is designed to show readers just what these effects are and how real they can be. Although opportunities for immigrants are wide spread, the recent high rate may be causing negative effects for those native to the United States.
Immigration has always been a part of our culture, but recent trends threaten to overwhelm our population capacity. With over 36 million immigrants and their children in the United States today, added to the 314 million natives, there are 88 inhabitants per square mile (Turner, 2006). Based on recent trends, non-European descendants will overwhelm the indigenous population in just a few short years. By the year 2010, just two years away, it is estimated that most suburban populations will contain a minority of European descendants. The majority of these immigrants will settle in distinct spatial locations and form their own close-knit community within those areas, often referred to as ethnic ...