Part A
Question 1: Immigrant workers and workplace diversity. Similarities and differences
from other types of workplace diversity.
Workplace diversity occurs when people employed have elements and human traits
distinct from each other and belonging to different backgrounds. The different elements vary
from person to person and are mainly considered in revealing a person’s identity. A person
being an unauthorized immigrant indicates that he does not belong to the subject country and
he is therefore in violation of the migration laws. For such a person, the working status is
different and often, such people are from less developed countries. Unauthorized immigrants
have many elements that vary and distinguish them from other employees in the workplace
and should hence be regarded as a form of diversity in the workplace (Rawat & Basergekar,
2016)
Other types of workplace diversity depicted in the textbook include cultural, racial,
and ethnic diversity, age diversity, religious diversity, and lastly gender diversity.
Unauthorized immigration is seen to have some similarities in the forms of workplace
diversity (Morgan & Vardy, 2009). First, unauthorized immigration is similar to the other
types of diversities in that they all represent distinct human characteristics that define the
identities of various groups of people. For instance, unauthorized employees come from
different countries that have different cultures and religions. This is also similar where people
from a certain country but have different cultures and religions are expected to behave
differently according to their beliefs. Similarly, they determine their characteristics in the
labor force.
Secondly, unauthorized employees can highly benefit a business with their expertise
levels and skills in various fields, and this is also the case in other forms of diversities. They
enable employees from different races, cultures, and genders to interact in the workplace,
, explore and share new methods of handling things in the workplace. Nonetheless, some
factors create contradicting opinions between being an unauthorized immigrant and other
types of workplace diversity. First, all the other forms of diversity are legal and approved by
the law. On the contrary, unauthorized immigration is an illegal activity that leads to penalties
in case one is discovered by law. As seen in the case, research carried out on illegal
immigration indicated Chipotle Grill restaurant among other companies, having high
numbers of unauthorized employees. This was considered an illegal act as they had even
engaged in the preparation of fake paper works for the employees.
Thirdly, all the other diversities are naturally ethical and this differs from illegal
immigration. Unauthorized immigration depicts unethical dealings between the immigrants
and the employers (Taylor, 2008). The employees offer cheap labor and this favors the
employers since they can be able to pay less for the same services that the legal persons or
citizens could perform but at a higher rate. This is highly unethical since the unauthorized
employees illegally occupy the spaces at work that the legal persons should be occupying.
Making paperwork for unauthorized employees also highly portrays unethical behavior in
most of the employers.
Question 2: Impacts of hiring unauthorized employees on the stakeholders.
Employment of undocumented immigrants greatly reduces the wage rates and salaries
since as said earlier; the immigrants offer cheap labor to the employers (Presmanes
&Eisenberg, 2008). This reduction will lead to an increase in the company’s profits and in
return leads to maximization in the shareholders' wealth. The main people to benefit from this
will be the internal stakeholders such as investors who will have an increase in the returns to
their investments. Managers and board of directors are also expected to gain help in these
hiring decisions. When the company cuts some of its expenses by hiring unauthorized
employees, it will give them the ability to maintain its short-term and long-term debts, and
Question 1: Immigrant workers and workplace diversity. Similarities and differences
from other types of workplace diversity.
Workplace diversity occurs when people employed have elements and human traits
distinct from each other and belonging to different backgrounds. The different elements vary
from person to person and are mainly considered in revealing a person’s identity. A person
being an unauthorized immigrant indicates that he does not belong to the subject country and
he is therefore in violation of the migration laws. For such a person, the working status is
different and often, such people are from less developed countries. Unauthorized immigrants
have many elements that vary and distinguish them from other employees in the workplace
and should hence be regarded as a form of diversity in the workplace (Rawat & Basergekar,
2016)
Other types of workplace diversity depicted in the textbook include cultural, racial,
and ethnic diversity, age diversity, religious diversity, and lastly gender diversity.
Unauthorized immigration is seen to have some similarities in the forms of workplace
diversity (Morgan & Vardy, 2009). First, unauthorized immigration is similar to the other
types of diversities in that they all represent distinct human characteristics that define the
identities of various groups of people. For instance, unauthorized employees come from
different countries that have different cultures and religions. This is also similar where people
from a certain country but have different cultures and religions are expected to behave
differently according to their beliefs. Similarly, they determine their characteristics in the
labor force.
Secondly, unauthorized employees can highly benefit a business with their expertise
levels and skills in various fields, and this is also the case in other forms of diversities. They
enable employees from different races, cultures, and genders to interact in the workplace,
, explore and share new methods of handling things in the workplace. Nonetheless, some
factors create contradicting opinions between being an unauthorized immigrant and other
types of workplace diversity. First, all the other forms of diversity are legal and approved by
the law. On the contrary, unauthorized immigration is an illegal activity that leads to penalties
in case one is discovered by law. As seen in the case, research carried out on illegal
immigration indicated Chipotle Grill restaurant among other companies, having high
numbers of unauthorized employees. This was considered an illegal act as they had even
engaged in the preparation of fake paper works for the employees.
Thirdly, all the other diversities are naturally ethical and this differs from illegal
immigration. Unauthorized immigration depicts unethical dealings between the immigrants
and the employers (Taylor, 2008). The employees offer cheap labor and this favors the
employers since they can be able to pay less for the same services that the legal persons or
citizens could perform but at a higher rate. This is highly unethical since the unauthorized
employees illegally occupy the spaces at work that the legal persons should be occupying.
Making paperwork for unauthorized employees also highly portrays unethical behavior in
most of the employers.
Question 2: Impacts of hiring unauthorized employees on the stakeholders.
Employment of undocumented immigrants greatly reduces the wage rates and salaries
since as said earlier; the immigrants offer cheap labor to the employers (Presmanes
&Eisenberg, 2008). This reduction will lead to an increase in the company’s profits and in
return leads to maximization in the shareholders' wealth. The main people to benefit from this
will be the internal stakeholders such as investors who will have an increase in the returns to
their investments. Managers and board of directors are also expected to gain help in these
hiring decisions. When the company cuts some of its expenses by hiring unauthorized
employees, it will give them the ability to maintain its short-term and long-term debts, and
