GIVE THEM STATUS: The Economic Impact of Immigrants in America

In this thesis I argue that immigrants are necessary in the United States in order to maintain and continue to improve the economy that is currently in place. Due to their importance, it is only right for all immigrants to have the opportunity to file citizenship or obtain legal standing upon meeting requirements. I look at immigrants through multiple lenses such as blue-collar workers, entrepreneurs, documented, undocumented, etc. I consider the ethics of employing undocumented immigrants in the modern-day using data from multiple peer-reviewed sources, and find that immigrants are a crucial force that drives the American economy, and taking care of them by granting them a clearer path to citizenship which would ensure the best future for continued economic growth in the United States.