Estimate 1 in 4 illegals will actually work.
If the taxes and such that we miss out on for those workers is 1.25 billion, then the other 3 in 4 are the POSSIBLE drain in services. 3 x 1.25 = 3.75
Was the problem my hasty typing and using a colon instead of a forward slash? Sorry if the typo caused confusion.
Statistics can be manipulated to mean almost whatever one wants. My point was that if we were to just take on all those illegals for the taxes there are quite a few more that could create drain- more than what is being contributed in taxes. In terms of sustaining economical strength, I don't think making them citizens will really help as much as one would think.

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John

There are a couple things wrong with you logic.

Msotly, the 1.25 billion was the cost of lost productivity. That has absolutely nothing to do with the cost of services that these people use.

And I think your estimate that only 1 in 4 illegal immigrants actually work is off too... Last week I saw something that was more like 2 working for 1 non-working. But I can't find it now...

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