In the debate about immigration reform, $7 billion barely gets a mention.Social Security officials estimate that undocumented immigrants contribute $7 billion a year to Social Security.
Whatever walls the U.S. builds on the border with Mexico, or guest worker programs restrictions the government imposes, there is one thing that's undeniable. The contribution that migrants make to the U.S. economy is enormous.
There are thought to be about 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, and each year some 500,000 to a million more enter the country, mostly through the 2,000-mile southern border with Mexico.
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News Headlines: Aug. 9, 2007 The New York Times: Minorities Now Form Majority in One-Third of Most-Populous Counties -- "In a further sign of the United States' growing diversity, nonwhites now make up a majority in almost one-third of the most-populous counties in the country and in nearly one in 10 of all 3,100 counties, according to an analysis of census results to be released today."
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7 comments:
so what?
Immigration is what this country was built on. Sending people back or building a wall is going to set us back to the ages of persecution.
No doubt illegal immigrants' contribution needs to be weighed. But so does the costs they impose on society... Only fair.
Why don't we talk about real issues in this country like - THE WAR
A few thoughts on Immigration and the Economy… a practical view...
I think there is too much ignorance on this topic. I agree we need to weight the benefits and cost of immigrants... but how about if we just get let them go back to their countries...Have we asked ourselves, what would happen to the economy???
70% of agricultural workers are illegal… Who is going to do these jobs?
It is all about the economy… supply and demand… basic economics… why do we think they come to this country??... Because there is an actual demand for low-paid jobs that no other American will take.
So either, we embrace them or we do their work… but if we do their work, the cost of these goods or services will raise, and this will end up hurting the economy even more…
So, let’s do the math but let’s take into consideration all of these things…
The battle is definitely shifting to the state and local level. The public doesn't like the illegality, and local politicians sense that. Because the federal government did not do something, that impulse is even stronger. The problem is these local measures are not going to deliver control. It’s probably not going to work, but it will make life miserable for a lot of people.
Illegal immigrants take jobs from hard working Americans, they use up our legal system, health care and schools for free. The little they contribute does not raise to the level of praise.
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