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Author Info

Source Type

Categorical

Definitional

Causal

Evaluation

Action

Jurisdiction

Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

1. Davidson is
responsible for
the Economy
columns in the
Times
Magazine.

"Do Illegal
Immigrants
Actually Hurt
the U.S.
Economy?"
Popular New
York Times

Undocumented
laborers take
jobs from
Americans.

2. Malanga is
the senior editor
of City Journal
and has written
for various other
news sources
such as the New
York Times and
Wall Street
Journal.

"How
Unskilled
Immigrants
Hurt Our
Economy"
Popular City
Journal

Illegal immigrants
are human beings,
not just some
opposing force to
the economy.

Those who do not


work in lowskilled
occupations are
benefitted by the
employment of
illegal
immigrants.
Illegal
immigrants tend
to work for low
paying jobs so
their expense is
likely more how
much they
contribute back.

Extra funds
received from
illegal
immigrants
should be sent
to local
populations
that need help.
Lawmakers
should be
focusing on
allowing the
direct family
of American
citizens to
enter the
nation instead
of random
people.

3. Nadadur is a
researcher for
the Journal of
Ethnic and
Migration
Studies.

Illegal
Immigration: A
Positive
Economic
Contribution to
the United
States
Scholarly Journal of
Ethnic and
Migration
Studies

Illegal immigrants
tend to work in
the secondary
sector with shortterm employment
and low chance of
upward mobility.

There is a point
where the benefit
of low-wage
labor needs to be
pitted against the
harm of lower
opportunities for
American
citizens.

Thus, current
illegal
immigration
can be traced to
policy
decisions made
in the late
1980s and early
1990s.

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4. Hanson is a
professor of
economics at the
University of
California.

The Economic
Logic of Illegal
Immigration
Scholarly
Council of
Foreign
Relations

5. Justin et al are
all professors
from Texas
A&M
University.

You Say
Illegal, I Say
Legitimate:
Entrepreneurshi
p in the
Informal
Economy
Scholarly
Academy of
Management

Author Info
Up to three
names, write
them all; 4+,
write first name
et al. (i.e., Smith
et al.)

Source Type
(popular,
scholarly, trade,
government)

There is a
boom in illegal
immigration
when the
economy is
doing well. As
a result, they
keep traveling
to regions
where job
growth is
strong.
Illegal
immigrants
help the overall
economy like
their legal
counterparts.

Categorical
Does X exist?

There is a small
impact on the
economy by
illegal
immigrants.
However, there
is a much
stronger
positive impact
on their
personal lives.
Informal economy
is a social
construct.
Legitimacy is
defined by the
actions of society
as a whole.

Definitional
Is X a Y?

The informal
economy
focuses on the
exploitation of
workers in
order to create
a profit. As a
result, illegal
immigrants
tend to not get
paid as well as
someone else in
their position.
Causal
Does X cause
Y? Is Y a result
of X?

Although illegal
immigrants leave
their homeland
much like legal
ones, there is a
large difference
in opinion
between the two.

Evaluation
Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

Action
What should
be done about
X?

Jurisdiction
Who is
responsible?

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6. Palidda is a
member of the
Anthropological
Sciences
Department at
University of
Genova.

Migration
between
Prohibitionism
and
the
Perpetuation of
Illegal Labour
Scholarly History &
Anthropology

Illegal
immigrants
take the
unwanted jobs
that are left
over. This is
vital in the
functioning of
society.

When the
economy
prospers, more
illegal workers
arrive to try to
make as much
money as
possible.

7. CorreaCabreraa
and RojasArenazab are
professors of
political science
and mathematics
respectively.

The
mathematics of
MexicoUS
migration and
US immigration
policy
Scholarly
Policy Studies

Illegal
immigrants
spend more
money on taxes
than they use
for social
services.

8. Marietta
writes for the
International
Social Science
Review.

Undocumente
d Immigrants
should
Receive Social
Services
Scholarly
International
Social Science
Review

Illegal
immigrants
allow
businesses to
raise pay for
high-skilled
workers
because of their
low pay.
Their tendency
to spend most
of the money
they make
leads illegal
immigrants to
help American
companies earn
more profit.
The sales tax

The
Immigration
and
Naturalization
Service
determined that
the majority of
illegal
immigrants are
from Mexico.
This
information is
sent to the
Department of
Homeland
Security to
adjust their
policies.
Illegal
immigration is
good because
businesses can
save money by
hiring more
employees at a
lower rate of pay.
It is unfair that
illegal
immigrants do
not see the
benefits of
services such as
Social Security
even though they
contribute to it.

More social
services
should be
open to illegal
immigrants
because their
medical
conditions can
worsen over
time. This will

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from this also
benefits the
government.

9. Camarota is
the director of
research at the
Center of
Immigration
Studies.

The Fiscal and


Economic
Impact of
Immigration on
the United
States
Scholarly Center for
Immigration
Studies

10. Jacobe is
Gallups chief
economist.

The Real
Impact of
Illegal
Immigration
Popular Gallup

Author Info
Up to three
names, write
them all; 4+,
write first name
et al. (i.e., Smith
et al.)

Source Type
(popular,
scholarly, trade,
government)

The money
saved by hiring
illegal
immigrants
results in less
expensive
products for
consumers.

The benefit from


hiring illegal
immigrants is
measured by the
amount of money
lost by displaced
workers.

It is not fair to
allow illegal
immigrants to
simply enter the
nation to work
when there is a
long list of
individuals trying
to legally enter
the nation.
Categorical
Does X exist?

Definitional
Is X a Y?

Causal
Does X cause
Y? Is Y a result
of X?

Evaluation
Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

be more of an
expense to the
nation than
curing the
disease before
it becomes too
serious.
Illegal
immigrants
should be
legalized so
that they will
be subject to
the same costs
of living any
other
American
citizen.
Extending the
age of
retirement for
baby boomers
will help to
compensate
for the loss in
potential
revenue for
the economy
by illegal
immigrants.
Action
What should
be done about
X?

Those who hire


illegal workers
are exploiting
the laws in
hopes of
making more
money.

Jurisdiction
Who is
responsible?

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11. Peri and
Chassamboulli
are professors of
Economics at
the University
of Cyprus.

The labor
market effects
of reducing the
number of
illegal
immigrants
Scholarly Review of
Economic
Dynamics

12. Espenshade
is a professor of
Sociology at
Princeton.
Hempstead is a
senior program
officer at Robert
Wood Johnson
Foundation.
13. Cornelius et
el are scholars
of comparative
migration and
Mexican politics
and
development.

Contemporary
American
Attitudes
Toward U.S.
Immigration
Scholarly - The
International
Migration
Review
Mexican
Migration and
the U.S.
Economic
Crisis
Scholarly

There is
prejudice that
illegal
immigrants are
self-driven and
will ruin the
economy.
Border control
is such a
problem that
border
enforcement
spending has
increased
tenfold over 20
years.

Deportation of
illegal
immigrants has
been negative
for both lowskilled and
high-skilled
workers. This
weakens the
economy
because of the
slower pace of
change.
Illegal
immigrants
lower the
wages of their
co-workers.

It would be
helpful for native
workers if illegal
immigrants faced
barriers such as
no access to
benefits. This
will deter further
illegal
immigration and
keep the money
in the United
States.
It is unfair that
illegal
immigrants from
certain areas are
less likely to get
jobs than others
of a different race
but the same
status.

Job firms can


specify the
type of
individuals
they are
seeking in
order to
prevent
competition
(i.e. lowskilled worker
from Mexico).

Have a
concentrated
border
strategy
between the
United States
and Mexico to
increase
fatalities from
exhaustion
which deters
others.
*Past
Implementatio
n pg. 51*

Homeland
Security is
doing a good
job at deterring
potential illegal
immigrants
from entering
the nation.

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14. Tapinos is a
professor of
politics in Paris.

Combating the
Illegal
Employment of
Foreign
Workers
Scholarly

15. Williamson
is a journalist
for the National
Review.

The Specter of
the $20
Avocado
Popular
National
Review

Akshay Anil

Illegal
immigration
movement is the
arrival in another
country for
employment
while breaking
national laws.
It is a myth that
most illegal
immigrants
work in
agriculture.

The expense of
migrating
illegally causes
those who want
to come to
America for
money to enter
illegally.
Illegal
immigrants are
employed on
farms when the
task requires a
lot of manual
labor. The use
of technology
has driven
down the need
for these
individuals.

Immigration
and
Naturalization
Service
dismantled an
organization
that arranged
the passage of
illegal
immigrants.
Investment in
farming
equipment
will decrease
the need for
undocumented
workers.

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