Culture and Poverty

2) Why do you believe people are poor in the United States and globally?

I think that this question can go in two directions. First of all I think that there is a chance that people can be poor because of the rise in illegal immigrants who are moving to the US. Employers prefer to higher them becayse they can pay them much less then a legal person who is wanting to work and therefor the illegal people can and will accept any for of job that they can get. Many times they find ways and connections so that they can get good jobs. They are taking away from unemployed people and low income families to find decent jobs and better their situations. Another idea I have is that the rise in illegal immigrants can also give rise to homeless and poor people in the areas and all over the country. They come here in hopes of a better life, but because they are illegal there are also plenty of employers who do not want to take any risks with hiring them and so they end up not working and just adding to the amount of poverty stricken communities and homeless people. If they do not have the paperwork and documentation that the jobs require of them to show, then they must settle for anything that will pay them in cash or under the table and therefor they result to anything in order to be able to support their families, even though this may be entirely too little to support a family. 

4)    What do you personally think should be done about poverty in United States and globally (e.g., specific private and government policies, programs, etc. that you would recommend)?

I am a US citizen but I was born in Mexico and came from there. Both of my parents are legal citizens, and we know the hardships of moving from one country to another. However having said that I think that the US government should be taking matters into their own hands and try and solve this issue of allowing so many illegal immigrants to be moving here. If they truly want to be here and work here then there are ways to do it correctly. These people are coming here and get paid under the table, and then they don't even pay taxes or anything. They are adding to the negative aspects and hardships of our economy instead of helping us to get out of this recession. This is not and should not be a matter that is just left up to the states. We need to all pull together and as a nation help stop this situation and epidemic. The amount of illegals in this country is growing every day and soon there will be no way of stopping it. These people can not just come here and get the easy way out when there are US citizens now who are fighting to keep a job or even trying to find one. We should have the priority over a good job, rather then someone who is getting the easy way out and not helping in any way.