Even if the immigrants dont claim their taxes at the end of the year, the money drained from social services far surpasses that of the taxes they pay. I
2007-01-08 11:40:24 · 18 answers · asked by Bill Z 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Here is a fictional story with fictional numbers because i am not well versed in immigration but this occurred to me today on my way home from class.
An immigrant works their job and pays x amount of dollars into taxes. I am no medical expert but i am guessing it would cost at least 2x or 3x to birth each of their statistically numerous children. Couple that with the x amount of dollars paid to incarcerate those who commit felonies and what not. Also take into account the 2x or 3x of medical services that is paid when a member of their community shoots or stabs one another (relatively common in LA and CHI where i live)
i just figure that the amount of money paid in social services alone, added with medical services and the extra border patrol and police services enacted because of themselves, we as americans are paying for most if not all of this and not their measely x dollars annualy for income tax.
2007-01-08 11:56:10 · update #1
i forgot to add how we also pay to educate all their children and make it harder for people like me to go to college and qualify for financial aid.
2007-01-08 12:01:35 · update #2
i meant to write ILLEGAL immigrants in the title
sorry for the mix-up
2007-01-08 12:18:23 · update #3
well I both pay taxes and file AND am an immigrant.sorry to burst your bubble BUT dont get a damm thing from social services my medical is covered by a real doctor thank you very much, as are my children's..............
YET again being lumped in with the great unwashed and assumptions mad all OVER the place.
2007-01-08 11:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by candy g 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
They consider "sales tax" that we all pay, paying taxes. There are those who use false SS#s that have taxes taken out sometimes. Some do use the other number they can get legally, but they can get that back. They don't include legal family members using illegal relatives in order to get earned income credits. They don't include people who suddenly have IRS down their backs to pay for income that was made by an illegal. They don't count the drain on social services, hospital or school and jail system. It doesn't add up. Many run their own business and pay no taxes or work under the table and pay no taxes. It's costing far more than what sales tax covers to afford them.
2007-01-08 19:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a fact from the experience that I know to be true that illegals are allowed to not pay taxes in North Carolina for seven years as we saw first hand in one of our textile operations there were 28 working there and on the next day after seven years they would have had to start paying taxes they went back to mexico probably just to come back and do it again until the seven years is over again
2007-01-08 21:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by billc4u 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If they have a job, they have to pay taxes through work. They're still illegal though, working on a fake S.S. number or drivers license. The government should force all employers to provide proof of there employees citizen status. See how lazy the government is.
2007-01-08 19:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Cloud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your statement and question sound like you are talking about illegal immigrants!
Most legal immigrants have legitimate jobs working for legitimate companies and the taxes are taken from their paychecks like the rest of working americans. Plus, legal immigrants have to pay for all of their medical expenses and if they owe the hospital money they would be hunted down by the credit companies and will have to take years to repair their credit rating.
2007-01-08 20:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea how one could conclude that they don't pay any taxes. Everyone who buys something (immigrants included) pays sales tax. People (immigrants included) with jobs have FICA, income tax where applicable, and Medicare tax withheld from their paychecks. Property owners pay property taxes. Even renters indirectly pay the property taxes of their landlords.
2007-01-08 19:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by Kraftee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are right and if amnesty is granted the amount of social services they use will go up and the amount of taxes they pay will stay the same so we will hbe more in debt than we are now from them.
2007-01-08 20:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, some immigrants do pay taxes. But it is done under false identification, which is not legal, which results in them getting nothing back. They screwed themselves in that situation.
2007-01-08 19:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a fact. They pay FICA, FIT, SIT, SOCIAL SECURITY and MEDICARE. Then MOST of them claim their taxes at the end of the year with a ITIN (income tax identification number) that the IRS provides them with. Now, about the money you say is being drained by them, do you have something that proves that?
2007-01-08 19:47:31 · answer #9 · answered by xcelix 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Immigrants pay taxes because immigrants are legal
you are thinking of illegal aliens, who also do pay taxes, just not payroll taxes
2007-01-08 19:48:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋