how does illegal immigration drain public funds?

Answer 1

From the L.A. Times
1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County ( L.A. County has 10.2 million people)
are working for cash and not paying taxes. This was because they are
predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
5. Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers
are Mexican nationals here illegally.
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles
are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.
8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.
10. In L.A. County 5.1 million people speak English.
3.9 million speak Spanish.
(There are 10.2 million people in L.A. County).
(All the above data from the Los Angeles Times)
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Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops,
but 29% 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 was,
(after subtracting taxes immigrants pay), a NET $70 BILLION/
year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University ]. The lifetime
fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average
adult Mexican immigrant is a NEGATIVE number.
29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

Answer 2

Uh... yes. Of course. It all comes back through taxes though. ER visits, welfare, education and money spent in the justice system catching and housing illegals costs billions every year.

If %30 of criminals housed in our jails and it costs $27,000 a year to house only one (in NY anyway), think of how much that amounts to.

On top of this, many illegals come here without basic immunizations and spread diseases which are uncommon in America. This adds to health care costs.

Finally, having to educate the illegals forces schools to service more students than they would have to otherwise. The language barrier forces them to hire more staff and they are also required by law to get the technologies/learning aids that handicapped students might need.

Nice eh?

Answer 3

Simple by drawing Welfare, medical coverage and food stamps.
As soon as they get here and can drop a baby. They go on Welfare, medical and food stamps.
Many times families have been caught drawing aid under two and three names, claiming more children then they have. Working for cash so their welfare wouldn't be cut.
Committing crimes over taxing our police and prison systems.
Yes I know Americans do the very same thing. Americans though have the right too.

Answer 4

Their kids go to schools in the USA yet they didnt contribute income tax dollars to help pay for it.
They are treated in emergency rooms in hospitals and dont pay for it and its subsidized by taxes.
US Border Patrol ICE agents etc are paid for by tax dollars.
public funds are drained in the time spent by police, public defenders and judges when they get arrested.
Many get on welfare with false documentation.

Thats not a complete list by any means.

Answer 5

They take advantage of many services that are meant for impoverished people such as healthcare. Also many work for cash and do not pay taxes while sending portions on their earnings back to there country to help their families. This of course takes money out of the American economy without replacing it.

Answer 6

census only counts legal citizens last time i checked..... so if 1,000 legal kids are counted for one school the school gets money for 1,000 kids....even if there are really 2,000 because the other thousand is illegal. Taxes aren't collected from illegals, so when an illegal goes to the hospital without insurance we taxpayers pay the tab.

Answer 7

Yes, from food pantries to hospitals to schools to public aid. From extra police and immigration personnel to judges and deportation expenses.

Answer 8

Americans are just over reacting. " I bust my @$$!" boo-hoo you are on the brink of the lower "class" that most immigrants are in. You have to pay for their food$ You have to pay for their schooling$ You have to pay for their health care$ you have to pay for their welfare$ JEEZ! the list goes on and on and on. Its like you people are afraid they are going to take over your beloved country and mess it up! They do work hard and they only came here to get a better life. And you call yourselves "open-minded"

Answer 9

Because, the criminals come over, and get right on welfare. They usually have a anywhere from 3 to 8 kids that also get on welfare. I'm sick of hearing that they come over to work. Work my rear. They come over for a hand out, and it's a strain on the Americans.

Answer 10

The biggest drain.. is health care costs.