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Immigration
Sep. 17th, 2008 08:02 amFact: Many studies have shown that immigrants (including undocumented immigrants) contribute more to the economy than the cost of the services they use.
http://immigration.server263.com/images/File/factcheck/StateandLocalStudySurvey04-17-08.pdf
Fact: The IRS estimates that $520 billion has been paid into social security and Medicare programs by undocumented immigrants who are ineligible to receive those benefits. These programs would be in trouble today without this subsidization.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/business/05immigration.html?ex=1270353600&en=78c87ac4641dc383&ei=5090
Fact: A recent study found that health care for undocumented immigrants between 18 and 64 costs each US household an average of $11 annually. Consider that most undocumented immigrants pay state and federal taxes, and all undocumented immigrants pay applicable sales taxes and contribute to property taxes either through home ownership or by paying rent.
http://rand.org/news/press.06/11.14.html
The debate on undocumented immigration has many sides; I can find very few studies that consider the entire economic picture in their analysis. However, the studies I did find that attempted to be comprehensive invariably showed either a negligible cost or a relatively insignificant economic gain. When considering all aspects of immigration, including impact on wages, lower costs of goods and services, taxes paid, and educational and social services consumed, there is no credible evidence that undocumented immigration represents a major drain on the economy as a whole. So if these assertions are untrue from an economic point of view, what is their source?
http://immigration.server263.com/images/File/factcheck/StateandLocalStudySurvey04-17-08.pdf
Fact: The IRS estimates that $520 billion has been paid into social security and Medicare programs by undocumented immigrants who are ineligible to receive those benefits. These programs would be in trouble today without this subsidization.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/business/05immigration.html?ex=1270353600&en=78c87ac4641dc383&ei=5090
Fact: A recent study found that health care for undocumented immigrants between 18 and 64 costs each US household an average of $11 annually. Consider that most undocumented immigrants pay state and federal taxes, and all undocumented immigrants pay applicable sales taxes and contribute to property taxes either through home ownership or by paying rent.
http://rand.org/news/press.06/11.14.html
The debate on undocumented immigration has many sides; I can find very few studies that consider the entire economic picture in their analysis. However, the studies I did find that attempted to be comprehensive invariably showed either a negligible cost or a relatively insignificant economic gain. When considering all aspects of immigration, including impact on wages, lower costs of goods and services, taxes paid, and educational and social services consumed, there is no credible evidence that undocumented immigration represents a major drain on the economy as a whole. So if these assertions are untrue from an economic point of view, what is their source?
