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R.Suave » 10 Mar 2024, 9:26 am » wrote: ↑

10 Mar 2024, 9:26 am

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"In a commentary published on the Fox News website, Jerome writes that data on crime involving illegal immigrants is “simply too unreliable to draw firm conclusions.” That being said, there is still plenty to be worried about regarding illegal immigration. A focus on crime, he contends, “obscures the bigger threat from illegal immigration: the massive economic burden imposed on American workers and taxpayers.”Jerome also points out that illegal immigration puts a strain on public services where “American taxpayers are often stuck with the bill.”
At an estimated total price tag of $116 billion annually, Jerome lists the welfare costs that result from those who illegally enter the United States:
Illegal Immigration’s Burden on Opportunity, Welfare and Black America - The National Center

Fast Facts

• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students cost taxpayers approximately $60 billion annually.
• According to a 2018 Center for Immigration Studies analysis, in 2014, 63 percent of households headed by a non-citizen reported that they used at least one welfare program, compared to 35 percent of native-headed households.
• In addition, compared to native households, non-citizen households have much higher use of food programs (45 percent vs. 21 percent for natives) and Medicaid (50 percent vs. 23 percent for natives).
• There are currently an estimated 4.8 million American-born children of illegal aliens in the U.S. Because of our erroneous interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment, they all received automatic birthright U.S. citizenship.
• Mass immigration is not a panacea to save Social Security. Because of “chain migration,” immigrants can sponsor numerous relatives, some of whom are already elderly. In addition, immigrants grow older just like Americans do. Rather than rejuvenating our workforce, mass immigration and “chain migration” are more likely to further overburden the system.

Impact on Essential ServicesIllegal immigration is a fiscal burden on taxpayers. Mass immigration jams schools, hospitals and highways. The education of the children of illegal immigrants costs taxpayers millions of dollars annually. Emergency medical expenditures and incarceration costs of illegal aliens add up too.In addition, taxpayers must bear the full costs of the administration of justice, e.g., policing, processing, trials, interpreters, medical expenses and other incarceration costs.Welfare benefits paid to the children of illegal aliens and other services such as assisted housing add a further burden on public outlays.Yet another societal impact from illegal immigration is in crowded housing, and related problems of safety, hygiene, and issues that impact on property values.Ultimately, illegal immigration generates insecurity about America’s borders, carries economic and fiscal costs, and risks the creation of an isolated underclass, and generates disturbing social and cultural tensions.

Immigration Social Issues: The Impact of Illegal Immigration (fairus.org)