Is illegal immigration a drain on the American economy?

Question

Should we close the borders? What would you do? I would also be very interested in knowing your age to see if their are any divisions among age groups.

Answer 1

Yes, the borders should be closed, not just because of illegals from Mexico who come over but also because of potential terrorists as well.

Illegals create a drain on the economy, because they take far more than they put in. Many of them have their kids go to public schools... this creates a drain. They avail themselves of emergency room health care at will, this also creates a drain. They get paid under the table, and thus pay no income taxes...this creates a drain. They don't own real estate, so they don't pay taxes that way either. Again, a drain.

Anyone who thinks that illegal immigrants are the 'backbone' of the economy (as a number of Democrat elected officals in Washington try to tell us) is fooling themselves... If low skilled, uneducated workers are the key to a great economy, then where are the economies of Mexico and the Central American countries today?

Illegal immigrants aren't the 'backbone' of ANYTHING.

Answer 2

I don't think illegals drain on the American economy. I am immigrant myself(LEGAL one). Illegals would do ANY kinda job,that locals would NOT even consider it.The problem with illegals is that there are murderers and terrorist among them. That IS a problem. I am mostly upset that I came to America and speak(good or bad) in English but now i have to learn Spanish. This IS wrong. Russians, Indians, Europeans,Arabs or any other country TRY to learn English EXCEPT the Spanish speakings. America catered to them and she is crying.

Answer 3

1. Make it a feloney to be here illegally- even if they can stay they cannot vote- ever!
2. Make it a felony to hire anyone here illegally- If they don't have some jerk taking advantage of thier poverty,they won't stick arround.
3. Provide no NO (ZERO) social services to illegals, If they show up to try for emergence services, call the police, arrest them and treat them in jail.
4. Pass the Fair Tax. Illegal aliens cannot participate in the fair tax.
5. Let the dust settle about 4 years, then announce to the whole world that old mx is being offered statehood, and offer them statehood. they will vote unaminously for it

Answer 4

What drains our economy is all the was we are making around he world, to close the borders could be a catastrophe as we do need educated people coming into USA to help us to run the States.

Answer 5

Of course it is, when you take education and services into account.

The borders need to be secured and we need total immigration numbers that protect our schools and services, rather than using them to tempt in cheap labor for big business, while we pick up the bill. That means we need to dismantle the employment and benefits magnets that draw them here, and need interior enforcement made practical by a national ID system.

We also need to trash the SPP / North American union idea at least as it pertains to Mexico since free travel would bring all of their poor here to our better services for the poor. Importing poverty is not a good idea in any country.

Answer 6

It would be a huge drain on the already sinking healthcare in the U.S. Plus it's ILLEGAL... I just can't stress that enough. How can we allow people to blatantly break the law and expect everyone else not to do the same.

Answer 7

Of course, that is one of the major complaints against illegal immigration. It is a drain on all our local, state and federal services.

Answer 8

i am a 15 year old mexican who believe we should close the borders and boot all bad illegals out and give the good illegals a chance at life in america

not all illegals (besides their crossing the border illegaly since it was merely a desperate act to survive) are criminals

Answer 9

America has always been too easily accessible. People come over here and we always end up supporting them one way or another.... I dont know about you, but, Im sick of it all.. Tighten the Borders, whatever it takes.... !Did you know that we have to have passports to go to Canada now, why dont we do that? (26)

Answer 10

everything is a drain on the economy. Illegals are targeted because we don't owe them anything.