Economics of undocumented immigrants: Myth and reality - Feature

Successful, hard-working immigrants are rarely talked about in the immigration debate, but they should be. This is what most of the recent immigrants will become in a few years and we need them. - - Donna Poisl

By : dpa

San Francisco - Alfredo Flores crossed the border 12 years ago from Mexico to the United States with two clear missions on his path to success. First he bought forged identity papers that enabled him to get a job.

Then he sat for hours in front of the television, watching old movies and soap operas to teach himself English.

Now Flores provides a valuable service to the local economy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, running his own car repair shop and employing several mechanics. Living the same American dream as previous generations of immigrants, he owns a 350,000-dollar house with a white-picket fence.
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