What is the annual impact that illegal immigrants are having on this country?

Question

Below are links to sites that show the facts on what taxpayers dish out annually on illegal immigrants. Do you think this is right? Or do you think this money would be useful going towards other problems that this country has? Please feel free to express your opinions, I would love to hear them. Just to let you know, if you are against these facts, then please provide a link that backs up your argument or I can't take you seriously. There are currently 300 million people in this country. So do the math.

$12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/transcripts/0...

$17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/transcripts/0...

$90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.
http://premium.cnn.com/transcripts/0610/..

Answer 1

Here are a few more statistics to make your eyes bleed.

FBI Fast Facts
2006 (1st Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Illegal Immigration.

62% of all 'undocumented immigrants' in the United States are working for cash and not paying taxes, predominantly illegal aliens, working without a green card;

95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens;

83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens;

86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens;

75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens;

More than 380,000 'anchor babies' were born in the United States in 2005 were to parents who are illegal aliens; making those 380,000 babies automatically U.S. citizens. 97.2% of all costs incurred from those births were paid by the American taxpayer;

More than 66% of all births in California are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers;

24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually;

More than 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

More than 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens;

More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border;

More than 43% of all Food Stamps issued are to illegal aliens;

More than 41% of all unemployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens;

58% of all Welfare payments in the United States are issued to illegal aliens;

Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in the United States are illegal aliens;

14 out of 31 TV stations in L.A. are Spanish-only;

16 out of 28 TV stations in Phoenix are Spanish-only;

15 out of 24 TV stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only;

21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish-only;

17 radio stations in Phoenix are Spanish-only;

17 radio stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only;

More than 34% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;

More than 24% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking;

More than 39% of California students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;

More than 42% of California students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking

In Los Angeles County, 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak Spanish;

More than 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were stolen by illegal aliens or transport coyotes”;

47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens;

63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens;

66% of cited/stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 66%, 98% are illegal aliens;

Less than 2% of illegal aliens in the United States are picking crops , but 41% are on welfare;

Over 70% of the United States annual population growth (and over 90% of California, Florida, and New York) results from immigration;

The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 (latest know calculation. Can you imagine what it must be in 2006? WOW!) was a NET (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay) $70 BILLION a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University];

The estimated profit to U.S. corporations and businesses employing ILLEGAL aliens in 2005 was more than $2.36 TRILLION dollars;

The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican ILLEGAL alien is $55,000.00 cost to the American taxpayer in a 5-year span. You, personally, are giving $11,000 every year to ILLEGAL aliens.

Answer 2

I know we have a war going on, but that is inevitable and we can't control that. I live in a town that is predominately Hispanic. Many of them are not American Citizens, but they had children who were born in the U.S. The gov't says that people who are illegal aliens, cannot receive welfare benefits if they are not citizens. So, they have children, which can then make them eligible for assistance. What I think the gov't should be looking into, is the fact that some are living better than me or other harder working Americans. Driving around brand new vehicles and living in a nicer home than me, yet they are receiving benefits. That is what gets to me more, than them getting the actual benefits. So, the gov't needs to be focusing more on people who are illegally getting assistance, maybe not so much into the illegal alien part. Not saying that all Hispanics are cheating the system, I have seen people of other races doing the same. That is my opinion. The way I see it, if someone needs it, then that is fine with me.

Answer 3

Cost of immigration to Americans.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
cuts into the wages of American Workers
To The Tune Of Some $ 200 Billion (With A "B") Annually
According to Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.),
who is head of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus,
"Massive immigration of low-skilled, low-wage workers
depresses wage rates
for people who are at the low economic end of the scale.
The overall effect will be
the decline of the living standard of every American,
or most Americans."

According to TNRIP,
the financial cost of this foreign invasion
to U.S. taxpayers is staggering!
Here is a break down of the annual costs:

Education: $22.5 billion
Bi-lingual Education: $3.3 billion
AFDC: $2.4 billion
SSI: $2.9 billion
Social Security: $24.8 billion
Housing Assistance: $2.6 billion
Criminal Justice: $2.6 billion J
obs Lost by Americans: $10.8 billion
Other Programs: $51.4 billion
Food Stamps: $7 billion
Health Care: $1.4 billion

(That Totals $131.7 BILLION Annually Folks)
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/april20...

This Estimate Does NOT Include
The Some $39 Billion (Again With A "B")
UNTAXED US Dollars Exported Annually
In The Form Of Remittances

($39 Billion Is Exported ANNUALLY To MEXICO ALONE
BILLIONS Of More US Dollars
Are Exported To Nations OTM
By ILLEGAL ALIENS To Their Families At Home)

ILLEGAL ALIENS OF ANY RACE / Nationality
Also Contribute To The High Cost Of HEALTH CARE
Because They Have No INSURANCE
And Its YOU The TAXPAYER
That Supports The System
That Governs The Health, Education, And WELFARE
That Many ILLEGAL ALIENS Take Advantage Of
(This Is A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION To YOUR
EXTREMELY HIGH HEALTH INSURANCE RATES Folks)

WE THE PEOPLE Should NOT Be Made To SUPPORT

ILLEGAL ALIENS Of ANY RACE / Nationality
Are A Burden To OUR (AMERICAN) Education System
By OVERCROWDING Classrooms
And Making It Virtually Impossible
For (Underpaid) Teachers
To Give The Necessary Time And Attention
To The Individual Students

Millions of LAW ABIDING US CITIZENS
understand what is at stake,
and wonder what our response should be
to sedition, intimidation and acts of defiance
against our republic and our ordered liberty.

Answer 4

There are rocks in the fields that need clearing, when will you be here? There is a machine at the mill that needs to be ran, you going to do it?
I wished really wished you people would put actions to your words! If a good majority of Americans were not so darn lazy then maybe instead of NEEDING people from other countries to work, we could have legal Americans working these jobs....

STATE OF OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT JOB LISTING LIST
06-252 Education Program Assistant, Accounting Clerk/Title Clerk, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Specialist, Banquet Captain, Black Jack dealer, Budget, Grants & Contracts Analyst, Bus Driver, Bus Driver/Teacher, Cage Cashier, Car Sales, Cashier Clerk, Civil Deputy, Construction Laborer, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Correctional Officer, Dishwasher, Early Intervention/Ecse, Electrician, Employee Recruitment Specialist, Entry Level Mill Worker, Experienced Machinist, Fabrication Welder, Facility Maintenance Specialist, Facility Manager, Foreman/Assistant Superintendent, Head Start Food Assistant, Head Start Substitute Teacher, Irrigation Technician, Janitor, Journey Level Plumber, Journeyman Mechanic, Lead Person, Line Cook, Lumber and Hardware Sales, Machinist, Methamphetamine Prevention Coordinator, Mill Workers/Operators, Millwright, Native Fish Studies Team Lad/Specialist III (R06-230), Nursery Attendant, Nursing Supervisor, Office Manager/Accounting Clerk, Office Specialist I, Office Specialist II, Office Worker, On-Call Juvenile Transport Driver, Patrol Deputy, Personal Banker- Madras, Or, Pizza Cook, Plumbers Assistant, Police Officer, Prep Cook, Principal Executive/Manager E, Principal Executive Manager F, Protective Care Provider, Public Health Nurse- Full Time or Part Time, Quality Systems Technician, RN Service Coordinator, Rooms Division Manager, Sales Manager, Secretary III, Security Officer, Slot Keyperson, Telecommunication Officer, Tow-Truck Driver, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee, Welder-Fitter/Fabrication.

This is in the town next to us with five thousand...and only from the
STATE OF OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT JOB LISTING LIST

So go regurgitate what you learned today somewhere else....

BTW Cherries are pretty expensive these days. They are over the mountain here in Oregon on the ground for no one would harvest them this year....

Answer 5

Don't forget the healthcare costs and the cost of the automobile accidents. When you are hit by an Juan who is NOT insured, NOT licensed and NOT registered, you PAY. When Pedro goes to the ER for a hangnail or to have a bullet extracted OR to get some Oxycontin and the amigo has NO health insurance, WE all pay.

And when you have to have your communituy VOTE to keep the official language ENGLISH in your town, it's gone way to far.

Answer 6

Superstar has a point, besides have you ever heard of a TIN (taxpayer identification number) that a lot of illegals use to pay taxes to the United States and they can't even use the social security, or claim child tax credit when they pay taxes just like you, so put some research into that and then re-Fraze your question. By the way I am serious and don't need a link.

Answer 7

Wish I knew. I have to learn about the affect it has on Minnesota for Youth in Government (YIG)

Here's one thing I know, though. If we end up building a fence to keep them out, thats 10 billion wasted. www.parapundit.com had a story that said something about that.

Answer 8

according to my math, anywhere from $350 to $1200 per taxpayer a year. depends on location and influx of aliens

Answer 9

here's what i think:

at the same time that these immigrants may be costing us money, I see it as more of an investment....why you ask? because illegal immigrants do much of the work that us spoiled americans wouldn't even dream about doing. if it weren't for the illegal immigrant workforce, who the hell would be picking the fruit from our trees and whatnot?

Answer 10

Your links are not valid websites---"Page not found" errors. Are you sure you got the URLs correct?

Answer 11

and how much do we pay for a war that has NOTHING to do with us? and how many lives have been taken due to a war that has nothing to do with us? GET YOUR ISSUES STRAIGHT, IMMIGRATION IS THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES