A Simulation of Potential Economic Loss Due to Legal Immigration Crackdowns
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Written Paper Award
4th Place
Abstract
The economic benefits that legal immigrants to the United States provide remains ambiguous. With recent changes in government encouraging the reduction of immigrants into the United States, it has become pertinent that this subject be studied in more depth.The purpose of this study was to examine whether legal immigrants provide a substantial net benefit to the United States economy, with the intention that the results of the study be used as an objective argument during immigration policy debates. It was hypothesized that there would be a substantial net increase in economic productivity provided by immigrants, and that a reduction in the number of immigrants entering the country would conversely lead to a reduction in economic productivity. To carry out this experiment, a model was adapted from previous studies to fit the purpose of this study. The model then simulated how changes in labor input from immigrants affected overall productivity. The simulation was modeled over the course of fifteen years, with the number of immigrants entering the United States simulated to be five percent less than those entering the previous year. These values were then analyzed using descriptive statistical methods, where it was noted that an average of $68,706,017 was lost annually due to the reduction. Over the course of the fifteen year simulation, it was projected that nearly a billions dollars was lost. These results indicate a substantial contribution of immigrants to the United States economy.
Recommended Citation
Imran, Jareer, "A Simulation of Potential Economic Loss Due to Legal Immigration Crackdowns" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 36.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/36
Location
Founders Hall 251 C
Start Date
3-30-2019 9:15 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
A Simulation of Potential Economic Loss Due to Legal Immigration Crackdowns
Founders Hall 251 C
The economic benefits that legal immigrants to the United States provide remains ambiguous. With recent changes in government encouraging the reduction of immigrants into the United States, it has become pertinent that this subject be studied in more depth.The purpose of this study was to examine whether legal immigrants provide a substantial net benefit to the United States economy, with the intention that the results of the study be used as an objective argument during immigration policy debates. It was hypothesized that there would be a substantial net increase in economic productivity provided by immigrants, and that a reduction in the number of immigrants entering the country would conversely lead to a reduction in economic productivity. To carry out this experiment, a model was adapted from previous studies to fit the purpose of this study. The model then simulated how changes in labor input from immigrants affected overall productivity. The simulation was modeled over the course of fifteen years, with the number of immigrants entering the United States simulated to be five percent less than those entering the previous year. These values were then analyzed using descriptive statistical methods, where it was noted that an average of $68,706,017 was lost annually due to the reduction. Over the course of the fifteen year simulation, it was projected that nearly a billions dollars was lost. These results indicate a substantial contribution of immigrants to the United States economy.
