Do the illegal immigrants cost us any $$ in the way of Medicine, housing etc?

Question

I wonder how much we the American people are being taken for when we have to pay for illegal immigrants medical, housing etc. While employers: farmers, construction companies, restaurants etc are reaping the benefits by taking advantage of cheap, cheap labor? They pay no taxes or social security on those illegal wages allowing WE the American People to pickup the tab

Answer 1

Something like 7 billion dollars is received yearly by the US Government from unverified SS numbers (illegals) through Social Security/Medicare wage discounts.

The costs of medicine you are referring to are, in reality, only felt through visits to the emergency rooms. As you are aware, we have no national health care system.

As far as housing, it is of course possible to try and qualify for federal subsidies using false identities, but the number of such cases is actually rather low.

In the totality of things, you can argue that education is the most taxed benefit given to illegal citizens. Although, education is also quite underfunded (especially in the low-income school districts that most illegal children, or children of illegal parents attend).

Are illegal citizens unfairly using federal benefits that American citizens pay for through taxes and deductions? yes. Does that mean that we should pretend that anyone but our own government is responsible for this situation? no. We allow them in by leaving the borders open, and by allowing hiring practices to continue.

Answer 2

From the information provided by the Center of Immigration Studies and the Pew Hispanic Research Center a family of illegal aliens costs each American tax payer an average of $1500 in the form of medicare, social services and education. Not to mention the strain on our law enforcement, incease in pollution, congestion, disease and crime. Did you notice how clear traffic was during the Day Without A Mexican? For every dollar an illegal alien puts into the American economy they are taking 50 dollars out in the form of social services. Legal immigration only.

Answer 3

before each and every thing, I stay in New Orleans, and this city doesn't have recovered if it wasn't for the mexicans coming in and repairing the city. The locals in simple terms sat on their butts and watched them do it, not elevating a hand for any of the roles being made accessible on the minimal salary price, even as the mexicans were doing it for 0.5 the cost. i'm not likely to get into the social earnings themes, yet those lazy locals would truly get carry of welfare than artwork at two times, or probably 3 situations the wages, that the illegals were operating at. And by using ways, they did not have autos, tvs, a/c, or something else, that each and each and every one the lazy locals nonetheless relish to this present day on tax payer dollar without doing a damn element. you could bypass by using a house depot, and there'll be a nil.5 a dozen mexicans keen to artwork on the drop of a dime. bypass to the community initiatives, and they are slinging dope and checking their ipads. Edit: I believe Carl on the point of experienced exertions.

Answer 4

Actually they pay for social security that they will never receive back. The housing....um havent seen any illegals that need housing because they already have jobs. And the medical insurance is given by the jobs.

Answer 5

Not just in medicine and housing, but we have to educate their kids, even if they're illegal. These are the reasons why we have to, not only pass immigration reform, but also enforce it. The dopes in Washington don't have a clue...they just want to get re-elected.

Answer 6

The free housing doesn't go anywhere near illegals! It goes for ignorant lazy *** blacks-all LEGAL.

Answer 7

Yes.... but for some reason, nobody cares that we're taking it up the a$$ like this..... it's as if we've turned into a nation of sissy's! WTF!?