Democrats say enforcing immigration laws and cutting back on visa programs would hurt the economy and make many goods and services more expensive. That’s because the lower wages typically paid to illegal immigrants and immigrants on temporary work visas have come to subsidize parts of the economy. Oftentimes, corporate America reaps the benefits. In this series, Immigrationomics, the Washington Examiner will look at where and how illegal immigrants are finding work, as well as how corporations take advantage of visa programs to import cheaper labor. Part one will look at where illegal immigrants are working.

For decades, one immigration debate has divided the Left and the Right: are illegal immigrants taking jobs from Americans or doing jobs U.S. citizens simply will not do?

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