If all illegal immigrants were to leave Georgia, the state would lose $21.3 billion in economic activity . . . At the same time, critics argue illegal immigrants are crowding local jails in Georgia and sapping the state's taxpayer-funded resources, including its public schools. Those who support illegal immigrants are fond of claiming the illegals are an economic boon to the states in which they live. Like here, they have studies which back up their claims -- at the state level. But, what they are very quiet about is the cost to cities and towns which are not reimbursed by the state for expense caused by the illegals. The result is a net loss for the people in money and resources.
1 posted on
02/14/2011 4:04:39 AM PST by
Racehorse
To: Racehorse
Quit paying American citizens to NOT work, and you’ll see the illegals get run off by the unemployed Americans that want to work and put food on their own tables. Allowing illegals is to no economic advantage. It merely forces productive citizens to continue paying non-productive citizens to sit on their butts while also having to pay wages to the invaders. It’s a net cost to society.
Time to get these invaders out of our country, by any means necessary.
2 posted on
02/14/2011 4:12:31 AM PST by
meyer
(We will not sit down and shut up.)
To: Racehorse
Go to the department of labor any given day which in Gwinnett County is located conveniently right next to the department of family services. Not only are illegals collecting all the benes, a whole staff is required just to speak to them in spanish.
3 posted on
02/14/2011 4:13:34 AM PST by
doodad
To: Racehorse
The a**hole just wants a free ride, there are 14 different programs that allow legal farm workers, but all require him to be a real business and pay taxes and actual cost of the workers. I bet the dirt bags cry about the wall steer bailout, but he wants his slice.
To: Racehorse
“Bill Brim is worried about the extra costs he said his fruit and vegetable farm in Tifton would have to absorb if state lawmakers pass tough Arizona-style laws aimed at illegal immigration in Georgia. “
Hey ICE, I’ve got a hot tip for ya. . .
It always amazes me that these business owners are perfectly willing to admit that they hire illegals, even though it’s against the law and the could be prosecuted.
To: Racehorse
A boon for the sleazy, greedy Quislings who hire them.
Leeches on the necks of the taxpayers.
Arrest the Quislings and throw them in jail.
11 posted on
02/14/2011 5:09:42 AM PST by
Travis McGee
(EnemiesForeignAndDomestic is now on Kindle.)
To: Racehorse
There is no way in hell that we would lose that much in economic activity!!!
To: Racehorse
I wonder how much taxpayers have to pay to subsidize that “$21.3 billion in economic activity?”
15 posted on
02/14/2011 5:26:01 AM PST by
Little Ray
(The Gods of the Copybook Heading, with terror and slaughter return!)
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17 posted on
02/14/2011 5:32:00 AM PST by
bcsco
To: Racehorse
We’ve come a long way in Atlanta.......we even have our own episode on Gangland!
To: Racehorse
“If all illegal immigrants were to leave Georgia, the state would lose $21.3 billion in economic activity...”
According to the official audit on June 30, 2010, all business activity in GA was $10,527,184,000, so this appears to be a bogus number.
Incidentally, government activity totaled $30,502,026,000, so it seems GA needs to do some serious cutting of their spending, and a good place to start is kicking illegals off government programs of all kinds.
To: Racehorse
Just look at California over the past 20 years and you will see exactly what a ‘boon’ illegal aliens are to a state.
The line of Americans looking to leave the state grows ever larger, as the flood of illegals continues to pour in. Politicians who turn a blind eye to illegal aliens are simply corrupt, not ‘compassionate’.
23 posted on
02/14/2011 6:14:16 AM PST by
Pelham
(Off With Their Heads- a Religion of Peace thought for today)
To: Racehorse
Employers of illegals should gave their citizenship revoked and be deported to Haiti or Sierra Leone.
24 posted on
02/14/2011 6:23:55 AM PST by
Jim Noble
(House GOP: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.)
To: Racehorse
These leftists are fond of citing “economic activity,” but a fraction of which produces a profit, and ignoring public cash expenditures, a sizable fraction of which leaves the country. Whether or not their presence is actually profitable is not addressed. It may be for some, but those paying the taxes to support them get screwed.
25 posted on
02/14/2011 6:29:15 AM PST by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to manage by central planning.)
To: Racehorse
How much of that 21.3 billion in economic activity would still happen if there was a crackdown on illegals? Get rid of the illegals, and there would still be economic activity, but it would be by American citizens doing the work and spending the money instead of the illegals.
To: Racehorse
“But, what they are very quiet about is the cost to cities and towns which are not reimbursed by the state for expense caused by the illegals”
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That’s EXACTLY correct. If Brim were told he could hire the Mexicans, but would have to pay to transport them to his farm and back to Mexico and pay for ALL the expense of housing and feeding them while here.... He would not be so eager to have them.
27 posted on
02/14/2011 6:44:15 AM PST by
NeverForgetBataan
(To the German Commander: ..........................NUTS !)
To: Racehorse
I know a landscape / hardscape contractor who closed down recently. He had done close to $40k of work for me (grading/drainage/hardscape) over the last 5-6 years, and his people did really good job. I suspect it was due to a combination of the downturn in the economy plus the fact that he was hiring legal Americans. My take is that he was able to make it with just the illegals as competition, but that in combination with the downturn, that was that. It probably put 6-8 people out of work.
28 posted on
02/14/2011 6:58:36 AM PST by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Racehorse
Not only do they overestimate the economic benefit of illegals, and underestimate their costs, but they ignore an important factor.
If there were no illegals to make beds and work at convenience store counters, there would be more teenagers anxious to take those jobs. Not all of the jobs would be lost by losing illegals. A lot of those jobs would be done by teens, retirees, and some of the unemployed. No, welfare queens are not suddenly going to be picking lettuce in the fields, but retirees might just take a part time job working as hotel clerks or 20 years olds might take landscaping jobs, mowing lawns & weeding.
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30 posted on
02/14/2011 9:20:01 AM PST by
HiJinx
(What new decade?)
To: Racehorse; All
If all illegal immigrants were to leave Georgia, the state would lose $21.3 billion in economic activity What a crock! That would be $66,000 of "activity" per illegal! The average invader sends 60% of their earnings BACK to their home country ($30 billion every year to Mexico alone), and spends much of their grocery bills at off-the-books bodegas and stands run by other illegals. The phony "Americans for Immigration Reform" (so-named to cause confusion with the legitimate FAIR) is a traitorous group that wants to maintain their slave-level wages and distorted profits at the cost of higher unemployment rates for Americans.
31 posted on
02/14/2011 10:53:50 AM PST by
montag813
(http://www.facebook.com/StandWithArizona)
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