The Dioner’s article “Both Sides of Immigration Need to Be Taken Seriously” provides detailed analysis and critical examination of costs and benefits of contemporary immigrants and discusses their impact on American economy. Actually, the article is significant because the problem of illegal immigrants touches nowadays not only the USA, but also most European countries. Furthermore, the question of costs and benefits is rather contradictive and thus is still under discussion. I think that the author does make sense in his arguments.Dioner seems to be very persuasive as he uses logical arguments and facts to defend his position.
The article is logical, well-organized and his ideas smoothly flow. I like the way he intensifies the impression providing official statistics and figures to show the real picture. For example, he mentions that annually, on average, the fiscal costs accounts $25,000. It means that the government has to pay billions of dollars on non-citizen’s health and education. Therefore, all the arguments are properly supported by evidence.
Moreover, the author provides interesting and original comparisons throughout the article. For example, he says that immigration “has been a blessing to the United States”; at the same time he adds that “it is not an unmixed blessing and the costs of out immigration policies are borne more heavily by some parts of our society than other”. (Dioner 2006) I agree with the author that laws should be enforced to prevent further hiring of illegal immigrants, because native low-income workers are worrying about their job opportunities.I found out new facts and suggestions about both sides of immigration. The apparent strength of the article is that it presents opposite viewpoints and examines them critically stating what is considered appropriate and what isn’t. The article provides general overview of the problem rather than defends only one side of immigration.
The article is related to the course material as the author discusses the impact of immigration on the economic stability and financial performance of the country on the macroeconomic level.
