Report: Illegal Immigration Could Cost Taxpayers Trillions

10news.com ^ | August 2, 2006

[Toddsterpatriot]

conservative estimates by Heritage Foundation put the cost of illegals to California taxpayers alone at 10 billion last year.

Great, but how many illegals does California have?

California's nearly 3 million illegal immigrants cost taxpayers nearly $9 billion each year, according to a new report released last week by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a Washington, D.C.-based group that promotes stricter immigration policies.

Cost of illegal immigration in California estimated at nearly $9 billion

According to this older article, 3,000,000 illegals cost $9,000,000,000. I'll do the math for you, that's $3,000 each.

[Paul Ross]

Inapt. Monty Python comics were not illegal aliens.

[taxed2death]

That's $3000.00 to much if you ask me. Let's not fight about figures, let's take care of the problem.

[Paul Ross]

100k ?? A year for each? That pegs the BS meter to the red line

Surprised you have such a biassed outlook, that is so blindered. Looks like about right based on the continuing ongoing catastrophic impacts on education, with imposed ESL, health care (with Emergency Rooms and hospitals having to close), welfare supports, (housing, food stamps etc.) that they suck up...and give the Welfare Bureaucracy "Job Security."

Take away the Illegals, and the Bureaucracy will be looking for jobs.

[Toddsterpatriot]

That's $3000.00 to much if you ask me.

I agree.

Let's not fight about figures, let's take care of the problem.

Great. Build a wall and send them back.

[Beagle8U]

"According to this older article, 3,000,000 illegals cost $9,000,000,000. I'll do the math for you, that's $3,000 each."

I wonder what low wage, uninsured American citizens cost taxpayers a year? I'll bet its close to the same $3000.

Illegals are a problem that needs to be stopped, but the costs come from socialism programs, that needs to be stopped also.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Looks like about right based on the continuing ongoing catastrophic impacts on education, with imposed ESL, health care (with Emergency Rooms and hospitals having to close), welfare supports, (housing, food stamps etc.) that they suck up...and give the Welfare Bureaucracy "Job Security."

How much does all that cost? Divided by how many illegals? Do the math Paul, we'll wait.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Illegals are a problem that needs to be stopped, but the costs come from socialism programs, that needs to be stopped also.

Exactly. Immigrants weren't a problem in the past. Work or starve. Now that they can spend taxpayer money, they are a problem.

Build a wall, send them back.

[Beagle8U]

"Surprised you have such a biassed outlook, that is so blindered."

No bias, no blinders, I just don't believe the 100k part, 10k perhaps.

[janetgreen]

California's nearly 3 million illegal immigrants cost taxpayers nearly $9 billion each year

I think there are more than 3 million here in California, but the fact that we are forced to support any of them to the tune of several billion dollars every year is outrageous, and the politicians supporting this invasion should be ousted, all of them.

It is not the responsibility of the American taxpayer to support illegal invaders. Washington wants us to believe that it is.

[Toddsterpatriot]

but the fact that we are forced to support any of them to the tune of several billion dollars every year is outrageous, and the politicians supporting this invasion should be ousted, all of them.

I agree, I agree, I agree. But the $100,000 figure wasn't supported by the facts.

It is not the responsibility of the American taxpayer to support illegal invaders. Washington wants us to believe that it is.

We should build a wall. Send back the illegals we catch and fine employers who hire them. The ones we don't catch will go back on their own when they can't find work.

[snowrip]

Are you high, or just an idiot?

It makes ILLEGAL ALIEN labor cheaper, and drives Americans out of jobs. Maybe you could also provide some statistics on how many illegal aliens are currently serving in our armed forces, BTW.

"Straining social services" is putting it rather mildly, don't you think? Explain again how flooding our streets, (and prisons, and schools, and hospitals) with criminals, burdening the US taxpayer, and keeping the lower classes down strengthens America?

[rockabyebaby]

Future costs for illegal immigrants in the United States will reach a half a trillion dollars

I'm quitting my job!!! I'm sick of supporting these ILLEGALS.

[Paul Ross]

How much does all that cost? Divided by how many illegals? Do the math Paul, we'll wait.

Gee, Its' already done for you, but apparently you can't read.

[Paul Ross]

Now that they can spend taxpayer money, they are a problem.

That is the point. They are giving the socialist state life support. They give them a victim-class that "needs our help."

[Toddsterpatriot]

Gee, Its' already done for you, but apparently you can't read.

If it's already done, you can cut and paste. But it's not and you can't.

[Toddsterpatriot]

They are giving the socialist state life support.

I'm in favor of sending them back. Kills two birds with one stone.

[Paul Ross]

But it's not and you can't.

Oh, read at the top of the thread. Get to work Todd, read. Maybe if you start with your ABC's you'll eventually get up to Big Words.

[Toddsterpatriot]

If you could multiply or divide, you'd see that $100,000 per illegal doesn't work out to half a trillion.

You said, "Looks like about right based on ....."

Looks about right? Wow, that's some solid research on your part. Typical.

If you have the total cost and the total number of illegals, lay them out. I'll do the actual division, wouldn't want you to strain your little brain.

[A. Pole]

Are you high, or just an idiot?

I am an idiot, as all open borders/free market advocates are! I cannot be high because free market regressed since the time of Opium War.

Read my tagline.