I am asking in terms of economics rather than cultural changes, I would also appreciate if you explore hypotheticals in which the country in question already has a stable/ unstable economy.
Edit: im not from the US, nor am i talking about immigration to the US. I live in the middle east and as you probably know most middle eastern countries have fucked up economies. I was arguing with someone a couple of days ago and they were heavily against illegal immigrants, i could dismiss most of their arguments, except that “a country with an unstable economy shouldn’t accept immigration of any kind”, and i realized i dont really know how mass immigration affects an unstable economy, negatively or otherwise. Hope this helps.
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So undocumented workers (illegal aliens if you prefer) are functionally exempt from workplace protections and minimum wages laws- if they try to complain, or address grievances, they risk deportation or worse. This makes illegal workers cheaper to hire and thus more attractive to employers, who often face no risks or repercussions for hiring undocumented workers. This drives down wages across the board as “native” workers lose bargaining power, and are forced to accept lower wages and worse benefits just to stay employed. Lower wages helps to drive public outcry against illegal workers, which effects harsher restrictions and punishments against illegal workers which only makes the issue worse as they’re held in increasingly precarious situations. Remember: they’re being paid lower wages because it’s trivial for their employer to call immigration and replace them. As long as employers are willing to offer more than those workers can earn in their home countries they’ll be willing to take the risk.
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