On the other side of the ledger, illegal residents pay taxes — sales taxes on what they buy, gasoline taxes when they fuel their cars, property taxes if they own homes.
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Income taxes on their income? Opps, forgot that one.
Regardless, it is a simple fact that the lower half of income earners consume more in government services than they pay in taxes (including income taxes if they pay them at all.) There isn’t any doubt that the typical illegal immigrant is a net drain on government dollars. The only question is how much?
That would be a solid number to see. How much does the typical illegal immigrant cost the state of Calif. each year (balanced out with what they pay in incidental taxes—sales, gas, etc...)
They have scads of children, generate millions of ER and
doctor visits at state expense, get Medical and WIC
at least some of which is state funded, and create work
for the prison system and law enforcement.
Used to be they were a plus, not anymore.