Despite Paying Taxes, Illegals Are A Net Drain On State, Federal Budgets

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Despite Paying Taxes, Illegals Are A Net Drain On State, Federal Budgets


A.W. Morgan
04/25/2023
 

Earlier: Nancy Pelosi Shouldn’t Count Too Much On Tax Revenues From The DREAM Act Kids

Pawel Styrna, of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, has helpfully fact-checked the latest from pro-Great Replacement CNN, which updated a piece from 2019 to claim that illegals benefit us because they, too, pay taxes [Undocumented immigrants are paying their taxes today, too, by Catherine E. Shoichet, April 18, 2023]. Conclusion: Don’t believe the leftist Mainstream Media Megaphone. Illegals are a net drain on state and the federal treasuries.

Before getting to Styrna’s analysis, here’s a snippet from CNN’s Shoichet, who found the usual suspect to make her point:

https://www.alipac.us/f12/despite-paying-taxes-illegals-net-drain-state-federal-budgets-408089/

[GtHawk]

Despite...paying...taxes. I really don't think sales tax is really making up for all the free taxpayer funded goodies they get on the welfare gravy train, section 8 housing, food, medical, not too mention using their IRS provided tax ID to get fraudulent but very substantial returns on taxes they never paid, so yeah they are a drain, and Bidet and the democrats are actively importing millions of leaches.

[Hoodat]

Despite Paying Taxes, Illegals Are A Net Drain On State, Federal Budgets

They wouldn't be if you simply stopped giving them free stuff.