Illegal immigration is a significant division in American politics. It is contended that illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from and reducing wages for US citizens. This petition suggests that the US government should legalize all current illegal immigrants. There are two significant benefits to this:
1. There will be no opposition from immigrants.
2. There will be more tax revenue due to the increased number of immigrants.
Some may contend that this will cause a reduction in jobs and wages, but that is incorrect. Since the immigrants are now legalized, they must be paid minimum wage, thus making them less competitive versus US citizens. Furthermore, illegal immigrants are already paid in some situations, and therefore legalizing them does not reduce available jobs significantly.