Should US Corporations Be Allowed to Hire Illegal Aliens

1. Should US Corporations Be Allowed to Hire Illegal Aliens Al Renner Stephanie Hilgeford Charlotte Ford-Cunningham

2. Agenda • Introduce the problem • Present “Pro” argument • Present “Con” argument • Present our team stance • Questions

3. Introduction • 7 million undocumented immigrants • Hundreds of thousands hired daily • Two schools of thought • Taking jobs, lowering wages, drain on society • Economic necessity, stakeholders benefit

4. Pro Argument • Stakeholders benefit from illegal aliens • Businesses that hire illegals • American consumers • Illegal immigrants themselves • State & federal government • Open letter to on Immigration Congress

5. Pro - Stakeholder Benefits • Business • Cheap labor = lower costs & greater profits • American consumers • Lower prices • Immigrants • Better wages & working conditions • Government/Economy • Taxes: Sales, Social Security, Medicare

6. Pro - Open letter on Immigration • Result of 2006 immigration “crisis” • Dispels immigration myths • Signed by 500 leading economists • Five Nobel 5 Nobel Laureates

7. Con Argument • Loss of American jobs • Lower wages • Loss of tax revenue • Other societal cost

8. Con Argument • Loss of jobs • Myth: Illegal Aliens are performing jobs Americans do not want to do • Lower wages • Illegal aliens will work for lower wages than Americans

9. Con Argument • Loss of tax revenues • Unpaid income tax leads to higher taxes for Americans • Societal cost • Schools • Hospitals

10. Team Stance • Drain on Communities • Taxes: Federal / Social Security • Identity Theft

11. Conclusion • Advantages vs. Disadvantages • What’s Next Goodwill message (Will input)