Originally Posted by matclone  Some factoids on the government services claim gleaned from my study of the issue:
Unauthorized immigrants are barred from virtually all federal benefits, including food stamps, Social Security, and Medicare.
They are barred from many state benefits (almost a complete ban in Colorado for example).
What they are not barred from is K-12 education and emergency hospital benefits. One might consider the effects (including residual costs) if we were to bar them from these benefits (the K-12 bar has been deemed unconstitutional).
Unauthorized immigrants pay income, Social Security, sales, and property (directly or indirectly) taxes.
Where public services are available to immigrants (authorized or unauthorized), studies show that they use fewer services than U.S. citizens.
Sources:
The New Americans (The Natl Academy of the Sciences) (1996)
Bell Policy Institute (2006)
Plyler v. Doe, US SCt (1982) |
They might use fewer services but still use some. There might be an a "almost complete block" but not complete. There is also a lot of identity theft as well with illegals stealing SSN's.
Look at the links i provided in this thread and you will see how much they actually cost.