text: do you think illegal immigrants help or hurt the united states? many people think that (illegal) immigrants take american jobs and threaten national security. while others say that they are helping the economy by "doing jobs americans won't do." what do you think? is this a common misconception that (illegal) immigrants are bad, when they infact could help us in some ways? we do because we use their services and labor. it helps to keep many of our offices clean, fruits and vegetable affordable, lawns mowed, new houses built, mexican food cheap at the drive-thru after closing hours at the bars, hotel rooms clean, dishes cleared after a nice meal at the fine restaurant, dry our cars after the car wash and many more.  if these jobs were paying more, americans would work those jobs. except that if americans worked those jobs, our laws would cost more to mow, our office rent would increase, hotel rates would increase, washing your car would be $30, our strawberries would be $8 instead of $4.  they are helping to keep things affordable.