Green Cards

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses immigration and the application for and issuing of green cards. The paper notes that for those immigrants who do come to the United States to work, each needs a green card in order to have a job, a green card being an identification card that says that the individual has permission to work in the U.S. The paper points out that part of the problem has been that some employers do not pay attention to this requirement.

From the Paper:

"The immigration debate has heated up once more, with growing concerns about the number of people entering the country across the border with Mexico, leading to calls for more policing efforts and for the building of a fence to keep illegals out of the country. Studies have shown how the scope of the problem, which has become tied to questions of security, is also often tied to issues of the economy. Some see immigrant workers as a necessary part of the economy, taking jobs that most Americans do not want to take but want done just the same. Others believe that foreign workers only depress wages because they take certain jobs which businesses would have to pay more to get Americans to do. The evidence on this is mixed."

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