It is not a question with an easy answer. In general, people that come here to work are a net benefit, as they provide cheap labor, and spend much of their inco

It is not a question with an easy answer. In general, people that come here to work are a net benefit, as they provide cheap labor, and spend much of their income locally. But this is only speaking in broad swaths. http://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-does-more-good-than-harm-to-economy-study-finds-1474568991 http://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-does-more-good-than-... For a good start on reading material.