Is it POSSIBLE for an illegal alien to give a Country more than they take from it?

Question

Before I even GET any answers, I know how out of hand things can get, let's READ the question please.

I am NOT asking if we should we have open borders or what should we do about illegal immigration.

This is not a question about whether illegal immigrants are breaking the law or not.

I am especially not asking if some (or even "most") take advantage of welfare or Government services, I don't deny that happens.

I am NOT asking if SOME illegal aliens deal drugs or commit crimes, I know in ANY large group of people you will find some that do.

I am asking this because I am getting the feeling a lot of people here on Y!A think that because people don't come here legally (some because they are too young to walk or talk) it AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOWS they cannot contribute.

Answer 1

Sure it is possible, and I guaranty there are individual examples of people who do.

However, as a CLASS they are very bad for the country, and we have the right to choose who comes here.

The process of picking and choosing which ones should be here, allong with how many, is supposed to occur BEFORE they arrive.

Answer 2

That's a very hard question to answer because there are many citizens of countries who cannot give more to a country than they take from it. If they are poor citizens, more than likely they either are on welfare or have been on it one time or another (same as an illegal). Also, the likelihood of a poor citizen receiving some type of free medical assistance is highly likely; therefore, making an illegal just as more likely.
I think that what you are hinting at with your question is that illegals contribute more than they take away from a country when in reality, someone who is a citizen of a country who is poor fits in that same category; but, there's a fundamental difference between a poor citizen of a country and an illegal alien in that the poor citizen of a country is just that, a citizen! Whereas, an illegal alien is obviously not so, forfeiting any claims of contributions to a country in which he or she has no business being in.

Answer 3

What automatically follows when one chooses to disrespect the laws of the country is the choice to disrespect the country itself.
An individual who fails to respect this country is taking far more than they are willing to give by their presence inside our borders.
Earthman is right about the class of immigrants entering this country illegally- they are largely illiterate in their native tongue and certainly in English. They are 3rd world refugees, who indeed need a better life but are unable to provide a better life for themselves in a manner consistent with the legislation in place regarding immigration today.
We do not need, nor does any society need, additional impoverished families to enter our borders. There are plenty of uneducated,poor and hungry Americans who survive without the benefit of sneaking across a border to find success.
Take care of our own first-
Be an American first or not at all.

Answer 4

I highly doubt it. Unless they have some sort of skill that is needed badly in this country. If you were a world class brain surgeon (I doubt you would be here illegally, but whatever) you could easily give more than you take assuming that you play by all the rest of the rules (taxes, homeownership, learning the language). However, most illegals are working agricultural jobs and those are hard to make a legal living, so to contribute more than you take would be uber uber hard.

Answer 5

No, it is NOT possible for an illegal alien to contribute more than he/she takes. If they're working, they've already stolen a job a citizen/legal immigrant should be doing. If they are illegally here and going to school, they are stealing from the taxpayers of that nation.

And there is NO job an American wouldn't do for a decent wage. Its proved time and again after ICE does a sweep and an employer of illegals has to up the wages to replace these thieves.

Answer 6

Not a chance!

The illegals make such a small amount. Since they don't pay taxes they don't put anything into the system. For example, the estimated education cost PER CHILD is $10,000. They also get FREE health care since ERs can't turn anybody away.

Answer 7

It's all in the numbers. Illegals cannot generate enough money to pay the taxes to support themselves. Citizens complain about taxes now, and it'll get much worse. We need taxation WITH representation from our politicians. Remember the history books? We didn't want to cut our own throats when England was imposing taxes on us, so why should we do the same thing for illegals. "Political correctness" has done nothing for this country. There is no "polite" way to take money out of my pocket to support someone that has no right to be here. Besides that, look what they've done to their country. It'll happen here next.

Answer 8

It is possible and it has happened many times in the history of the US. However, the class of immigrants coming illegally into the US today is much lower than previous immigrations. These people are largely poor, uneducated, unskilled, and they have no appreciation for the history of our country. Unlike the immigrants who came to this country after the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, the vast majority of the earlier immigrants were Europeans who had a common history of Democracy and were from a highly advanced culture. Many of them added quite a bit to the new USA.

Today's immigrants are largely third world peasants who take much more in social benefits than they pay in taxes. Many are criminals: drug smugglers, sexual predators, murderers, prostitutes, drug dealers, gang members, and more. They are not loyal to the US and they have no intention of assimilating. We would be much better off if we stopped giving these illegals benefits, and ended the practice of giving citizenship to the children of illegal aliens, "anchor babies."

Answer 9

thank you for the question. I am a literal person and so unlike your other answers which misinterpet you question as "contribute" your question was 'give'

it is possible for an illegal alien to give us a disease that we may have contained years ago. ( t.b., polio, ect....)

not to mention illness's which require quarantine, such as Bird Flu, ect..........

we cannot argue the fact that we have assimilated some of the illegals into our system and now we have a need. this country was founded by immigrants and we welcome those that wish to share in our dream. but we cannot allow people by the thousands flooding our country at will. regardless of how much they feel they are contributing, in the long run it is more costly to those of us born here and those that came here legitimately.


hope this helps.

Answer 10

well sounds like you are forcing people to give you the answer that you want to hear. yeah if you take out all of the other possibilities then you will get what you are trying to get. it isnt possible. theyre going to commit a crime one way or another ontop of their prior illegal entry before being able to possibly do something for the USA.