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by briHass on Friday January 03, 2025 @07:46PM
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How is this largely under-educated, low-skill workforce working menial/minimum wage jobs going to rescue the entitlements system? Canada's Southern neighbor has a similar issue: despite what may be morally correct, it's been a net negative for taxpayers, and the US doesn't have near the number of expensive social programs.
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> it’s been a net negative for taxpayers
This analysis[1] from the Cato Institute found the opposite: “immigrants pay more in taxes than they consume in benefits”.
[1] https://www.cato.org/blog/fiscal-impact-immigration-united-s...
The House budget committee disagrees: https://budget.house.gov/imo/media/doc/the_cost_of_illegal_i...
$150.7B yearly cost even after accounting for the tax revenue they supposedly bring.
The article is about illegal immigration while the rest of the thread is about legal immigration.
Isn't it clear to everyone that the kind of people the government doesn't want in the country don't bring benefits to the country? And if they cheated on their way into the country, what does it imply about their integrity and their future tendency to cheat on taxes as well?
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by unquietwiki on Friday January 03, 2025 @09:40PM
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I can make an opposite claim on immigrants: those wealthy enough to clear the bar of entry, have more incentive to cheat on their future taxes to maintain their lifestyle. Though it sounds like the real issue is probably "getting paid under the table", which happens plenty for citizens and "undesirables" alike.
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by jokethrowaway on Saturday January 04, 2025 @07:52AM
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They're not talking about the low skilled illegal immigrants.
If someone can manage to clear the bar to immigrate in the US they're likely to be way more productive than your average american, so it makes sense that they're creating value for society.