Labor cost

Part III

Deliverable Length: 500–750words

In your quest to understand how your employees would be affected by any of the decisions you are going to make, you also realize that your labor costs may not be the real source of your balance sheet problems. After all, you are manufacturing in a region that attracts many immigrants, which, because of an increase in the labor pool, actually keeps your labor costs relatively low. This sparked the question about why Americans continue to be concerned about immigration policy and what the debate is about. You want to know more.

Explain the following:

• What effect does immigration have on wages?
• Does immigration help or hurt a country’s output?
• What are the advantages of immigration?
• What are the disadvantages of immigration?
• What are some of the current political and economic issues regarding immigration?
• What is the debate surrounding the Dream Act about?