The Effects Of The Illegal Hispanic Invasion

The Christian Monitor came out with this report on a poll that states Latinos are coming together as a political force after the protest marches in March. In the poll 63% if Latinos expressed confidence that the rallies started a new social movement. Of the Latinos in the U.S. approximately 40% are illegal and many are loyal to their home country making uniting as Hispanics difficult. The percentage of illegal in the poll is not indicated which make the poll unreliable for predicting how naturalized Hispanics feel.

In addition to their lack of unity, their lack of English language skill makes it difficult for them to navigate the bureaucracy. It seems that many do no comprehend that a misdemeanor is still a crime, which is understandable as most American given a speeding ticket do not believe they have committed a crime. There is also a high level of apathy in the naturalized Hispanic community compared to either black or white.

The good news is that Hispanics who remain loyal to their native lands and do not make the effort to learn the English language are the greatest threat to American culture but the least threat to America through the voting system as they will be less united and will have trouble will the political process. The bad news is that there is always organizations like the federally funded La Raza to help them overcome those difficulties.

There is also an article from the Associated Press that states illegal immigrants are not hurting American jobs. It compares illegal immigrant populations to employment rate. It is not a very informative study as if a person is going to invade a country to break the law then they are also going to travel to areas that have more available employment. The question the study did not answer is what is the effect on the wages of American workers if any. The general rule is that excess labor keeps labor costs down. If the demand for labor stayed the same and the supply went down because of the absence of illegal immigrants than the general rule of thumb is that their would be wage inflation. The disadvantage is that their would be less consumers which may increase unemployment. Considering a large source of Mexico’s income in money sent home from illegal immigrants and a large part of American tax burden is supplying government services to illegal immigrants it seems probable that the benefits of cutting back on illegal immigrants would exceed the disadvantages.

Source 1 Poll on Hispanics coming together politically

Source 2 Study comparing unemployment rate to size of Hispanic population