Bias Alert — Are Unauthorized Immigrants Hurting the American Economy?

This article was a winning submission of the 2025 AllSides Student Journalism Contest.
By Samara Castro, Grade 12, California, Lean Left Bias

If you have been following any sort of news lately, you most likely have heard about Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) beginning their mission of "detecting and dismantling transnational criminal networks that target the American people and threaten our industries, organizations and financial systems" (U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement). However, there is a large disagreement on both sides as to whether unauthorized immigrants are actually a threat. Today, we will focus on how two opposing articles approach their stances on unauthorized immigrants in relation to the economy. By honing in on biases from both sources, we will approach an objective and comprehensive view on the issue.