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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Illegal Immigrants Don’t Drain Resources, League Of Women Voters Says, But Others Disagree

Illegal immigrants are not a threat to the local labor force since they take the less desirable, lower-paying jobs, says a report by the Anne Arundel County League of Women Voters, which supports "a path to citizenship."

Most are paid minimum wage and they do not get benefits. Illegal immigrants have opened a number of new businesses that benefit the local economy.

Illegal immigrants pay their share of taxes in the form of property, auto, sales, tobacco, alcohol and utility taxes. The report found that they “are not heavily subsidized by the native-born population.” Groups such as Help Save Maryland, which opposes illegal immigration and want stricter enforcement of immigration laws, say the league conclusions are "bogus."

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

If their here illegally, send them home . Their breaking the law.

Anonymous said...

These people are crazy!
Of course the illegals are a drain!
Where do they go when they get sick? The Emergency Room!
How do they pay for it? They don't! We do!
This is just one area where WE pay for them being here, but it's a big one!
I'm not so sure some of these illegals are not getting government help in the form of food stamps, etc., but I have no proof to back that theory up.

Anonymous said...

It's funny, starting when I was 14 years old I worked minimum wage, no benefits jobs, and I was not an illegal alien. Why are our legal americans too good for this, because they would lose their check at the beginning of the month and their independence card, an account paid for by the taxes I pay to buy cigarettes beer or whatever. Sure the illegals get food stamps and health care, we provide programs and help them make the applications. The school systems offer summer programs to teach the migrants kids. it is all a drain on our economy. I pay all those taxes listed by the quote, plus some. I don't oppose legal immigration, but I think we need move the illegals back, and force Americans that are able to work back in the work force.

Ron Brawl said...

Is homocide a "drain of resources"? How about the tax money it takes to educate their anchor babies? How about the money it takes AWAY from American families AND legal immigrants in the way of opportunities for work? The league is in league with the democrats and as such believe illegal immigrants= potential liberal voters.

Anonymous said...

this is all very true but there are legals that are huge drains on the state too with generations of drop outs on welfare and disability fraud for depression or lifestyle change treatable diabetes citizens or not fraud is illegal that's what needs to be addressed here not the title of citizen but what and how LAWFUL citizens contribute and participate
the monster was long out of the box when Reagan coined the term Welfare Queen and now its Illegals there was gang crime with Irish and Italians and theres white collar wasp crime gangs we need to stop and look at ourselves and stop falling for the OTHERS we blame for our fractured Democracy

Anonymous said...

Does ANYBODY believe anything that comes out of these liberal groups?
Global Warming
The Ozone Hole
DDT
Plastic Baby Bottles
Autism and vaccines.

All been debunked, all agenda driven, all propaganda!

Anonymous said...

I believe it look at all the sunburned retard flag wavers

Anonymous said...

WTH is going on in Fruitland. I had to stop real quick to pick up a few things at walmart and the store was loaded with them.

lmclain said...

I am absolutely fed up with all these IDIOTS who are defending, in several whacked out versions of illogical Alice-in-Wonderland reality, people whose FIRST act within our country was to break our laws. Our prison system is going bankrupt trying to keep up with illegal immigrant criminals...their gangs are wreaking havoc within our cities...STOP making excuses for people who are breaking our laws...and stop acting like most of us are too damn stupid to see the reality of what is happening in this great country because of the huge (a gross understatement) influx of illegal immigrants.