If Illegal immigration doesn't hurt black people, can someone explain this chart?

[MalikX]

Like I just told you... the evidence does not support your claim. Furthermore, illegal immigrants from Mexico and South America do not generally move to areas with large amounts of Blacks except of course in SoCal, but far less illegals are moving there these days anyway. There is not a static number of jobs that people are competing for in any given area. There is not some massive job board. There are different jobs and different levels of employment in different areas. It's not a difficult concept to understand. Look at the areas that have received the most amount of illegals in the past 10 years and find out the black population in those areas and how they could have possibly been negatively affected.

The article I posted disagreed with you. Illegal immigrants negatively impact unskilled workers. I know you don't care about them and all. Illegal immigrants coming to America is more important to you.


"[M]any economists say the effect of an estimated 11 million undocumented workers is minimal. While illegal immigrants have a negative impact on unskilled workers — many of whom lack technical training or a high school diploma — economists believe that overall, the American economy benefits a small amount from illegal immigration — a little bit less than 1 percent... That finding... suggests that neither side of the immigration issue has a strong economic argument to make...

Illegal immigration has both negative and positive impacts on different parts of the economy. As noted above, wages for low-skilled workers go down. But that means the rest of America benefits by paying lower prices for things like restaurant meals, agricultural produce and construction. Another negative impact is on government expenditures. Since undocumented workers generally don't pay income taxes but do use schools and other government services, they are seen as a drain on government spending.

There are places in the United States where illegal immigration has big effects (both positive and negative). But economists generally believe that when averaged over the whole economy, the effect is a small net positive. Harvard's George Borjas says the average American's wealth is increased by less than 1 percent because of illegal immigration.