Impacts of Illegal Immigration
Taxes: |
Many illegal immigrants are usually paying for their families’ education, health, and other necessary expenses. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported that undocumented immigrants contribute more in taxes than the costs of providing services at the federal level. The fiscal costs are relatively small and economists generally view the overall economic benefits as significantly outweighing the costs.
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Green Card: |
Congress passed a law that illegal immigrants were supposed to stop entering the United States, but those who were already living in the country were allowed to stay temporarily. After eighteen months they were eligible to receive green cards. This was called the Immigration and Control Act of 1986. Immigrants were also taught how to speak English. The law became more protective because it did not allow undocumented immigrants to cross the U.S Mexican Border. There was also a large population of immigrants that were granted amnesty because they were not allowed to cross the border. Over the years, undocumented immigrants have been an important source of low-skilled labor supply to the U.S economy. Illegal immigration is only a small portion of the economy in comparison to the overall workforce. There are burdensome questions about whether undocumented workers contribute to paying taxes or not. In fact, undocumented immigrants do pay sales tax on their purchases and property tax on their homes. Most even pay income tax using Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers or a false Social Security Number. Consequently, this usage of tax documents contributes billions of dollars to the U.S economy.
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