Illegal immigrants receiving social services

To most Americans, those immigrants who enter the USA territories without the required documents are viewed as more of law breakers than ordinary people seeking refuge from given hardships they were experiencing at their native countries. This notion has led to the denial of most of the social services the general populations do receive from the government. However, there is need to know that among the undocumented immigrants, there are genuine cases of people seeking refuge while others are people running away from conviction due to breaching of the laws of their native states. The problem arises in differentiating the two categories. There is need to extend social services to the undocumented immigrants as they are people just like the ordinary citizens. These people need these services because: it is unethical to deny them, they are productive to the economy, it is healthy and it is a boost to sound international relations.

Being an illegal immigrant should not deter one from accessing education facilities. Education equips the learners with skills to contribute positively to the labor market. Failure to do this will eventually lead to the increase in poverty and crime rates. In other cases, these people may be denied the right to access public facilities including the means of transport, which is both unethical and or impractical (Immigration.procon.org). In such a scenario, it becomes easy for a legal migrant to suffer the same way as the illegal immigrants.

The presence of illegal immigrants in the USA has positive economic implications. These people do need goods and services for their day to day consumption. These people also need money to make the purchases. Due to this, they do provide labor in industries and at the same time provide wider market for the goods and services provided (MARIETTA, 63). They are