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Key findings pulled from the report:
Key findings pulled from the report:
- The
staggering total costs of illegal immigrants and their children outweigh
the taxes paid to federal and state governments by a ratio of roughly 7 to
1, with costs at nearly $135 billion compared to tax revenues at nearly
$19 billion.
- The
nearly $135 billion paid out by federal and state and local taxpayers to
cover the cost of the presence of 12.5 million illegal aliens and their
4.2 million citizen children amounts to approximately $8,075 per illegal
alien and citizen child prior to taxes paid, or $6,940 per person after
taxes are paid.
- On
the federal level, medical ($17.14 billion) is by far the highest cost,
with law enforcement coming second ($13.15 billion) and general government
services ($8 billion) third.
- At
the state and local level, education ($44.4 billion) was by far the
largest expense, followed by general public services ($18.5 billion) and
medical ($12.1 billion).
- The top three states based on total cost to state taxpayers for illegal immigrants and their children: California ($23 billion); Texas ($10.9 billion), and New York ($7.5 billion).
So the next time a Liberal confronts you with an
emotionally lead argument, tell them the facts. If you liked this story please
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more information that truly cannot be argued with. (source 1, source 2, about
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So one last recap:
"Federation For American Immigration Reform:
Total Federal Expenditures $45,870,474,332
So one last recap:
"Federation For American Immigration Reform:
Total Federal Expenditures $45,870,474,332
Total State and Local
Expenditures $88,992,981,032
Total National Expenditures $134,863,455,364"
A wall doesn't sound too bad now does it?
Total National Expenditures $134,863,455,364"
A wall doesn't sound too bad now does it?