Immigrants weakening the western economy?

Its not uncommon for people from less well-off countries to travel to the west to work in order to make more money. Some even work here, and send money back to thier native country to support thier families.

What effect does this sort of behaviour have on an economy? Does spending money youve earnt in your own country abroad weaken your home economy?

>>7
yep, plz read carefully next time. we feel your pain but hate to state the obvious; YOUR GRANDFATHER WAS AN IMMIGRANT TOO. i know you wont like hearing that, but hey, he was probably a mick? end of the day, love thy neighbour, let the freemarket forces goto work and let all cheap labours take your job. loads of stuff get outsourced is because of exactly that; free-market. you can't stop it. however if you pay an indian person in delhi like you would in america, im' sure that'll deter the outsourceing and perhaps put an end to it. not to mention, indians will get more spending power and buy more american goods.