The cost of an illegal alien receiving amnesty from Obama is not a short term cost. In fact it has been worked out that over 50 years the cost is more than $9 TRILLION for the five million Barack is legializing. Barack really wants to bankrupt our nation. Of course the five million illegal aliens he makes “legal” will also challenge five million honest Americans, Hispanics, blacks, men, women and youth for available low pay jobs.
“The average illegal immigrant is 34 years old. If he receives amnesty, he will receive government benefits for 50 years. Some amnesty proposals suggest restricting benefit access for the first 13 years after amnesty, but that limit would have little impact on long-term costs.
Over the course of a lifetime, 11.5 million illegal immigrants granted amnesty would receive $9.4 trillion in government benefits after paying just $3.1 trillion in taxes.”
Obamacare is killing health care, jobs and the economy (the real economy, not the fantasy press releases from the White House) and now for the next two generations the costs of violating the law by the President is going to cost our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Shame on us for allowing this to happen.
The Financial Costs of Illegal Immigration
National Center for Policy Analysis, 11/11/14
Many people believe that illegal immigrants receive little government welfare, but that is not the case, contends David Inserra, research associate with the Heritage Foundation. In a new report, Inserra provides some numbers on the fiscal cost of illegal immigration.
The typical American household received $31,584 in government benefits and services (such as Social Security, unemployment insurance, means-tested welfare programs, public education and local services like police protection) in 2010. Of course, not every household saw a net gain in government benefits — higher income households tend to be tax contributors (meaning that they pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits), while other households are net tax consumers (receiving more in government services than they pay in taxes). According to Inserra:
- The typical household headed by a college-educated person paid $54,089 in taxes while receiving just $24,839 in government benefits.
- The average American household headed by a person without a high school diploma paid just $11,469 in taxes while receiving $46,582 in government benefits.
These numbers are significant, he explains, because the average illegal immigrant would fall on the “tax consumer” side of the equation; half of illegal immigrant households are headed by people with less than a high school diploma, while one-quarter have only a high school diploma. If illegal immigrants are granted amnesty, they will enter the welfare system and drain the treasury of funds:
- The average illegal immigrant is 34 years old. If he receives amnesty, he will receive government benefits for 50 years. Some amnesty proposals suggest restricting benefit access for the first 13 years after amnesty, but that limit would have little impact on long-term costs.
- Over the course of a lifetime, 11.5 million illegal immigrants granted amnesty would receive $9.4 trillion in government benefits after paying just $3.1 trillion in taxes.
Notably, illegal immigrants are already receiving significant amounts of government benefits, writes Inserra. In 2010, the typical illegal immigrant household received $24,721 in government benefits but paid just over $10,000 in taxes — an annual benefit of more than $14,000 per household. Illegal immigrants not only receive the benefits of government services (like fire and police protection), but their children receive public education. Additionally, children of illegal immigrants that are born in the United States are eligible for the full spread of government welfare benefits, including Social Security and Medicare.
Source: David Inserra, “Ten-Step Checklist for Revitalizing America’s Immigration System: How the Administration Can Fulfill Its Responsibilities,” Heritage Foundation, November 3, 2014.
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it is pure insanity.. this pathetic president does NOT care how he destroys this country and its citizens.. he does NOT care that these illegals live off the backs of the citizens while they work (the ones who work) and get paid under the table and send THEIR money to Mexico.. I believe he is trying to transform the USA into an extension of Mexico.. He REFUSES to enforce our laws, he REFUSES to secure the border and STOP the illegals from continuing to flood this country… it would be very easy to stop the illegals from coming.. simply STOP ALL FREE BENEFITS TO ALL ILLEGALS.. THEY WOULD HAVE NO REASON TO COME AND STOP ALL ANCHOR BABIES… When is someone going to do something to stop this lawless president from destroying this country and its citizens…
Secure our borders.
Enforce our immigration laws.
DEPORT ILLEGALS back to their nation of origin.
Immediately deport ALL INCARCERATED illegals in federal and state penitentiaries.
Pass legislation making ENGLISH the OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the United States.
Stop voting for and electing LIBERAL DEMOCRATS that support the insanity of open borders, sanctuary cities, social services, free education and put AMERICA’S interest and citizens FIRST!
WHY are we American citizens paying all this huge foreign aid funding of illegal aliens so illegal aliens can break the law?
The preplanned agenda for more theft continues to buy political favor and voters, we are sitting on our thumb.
Where is the the elected congressional representation we busted our butts to to have, when does the RINO contingent get out of the way to stop the thwarting of the rule of law?
I TOLD YOU SO!
Jim Gilchrist, Founder and President, The Minuteman Project
And to think that there is little or nothing us mainstream American citizens can do about the tyranny of a president and the reckless disregard of our nation’s laws by Congress.
If we swarm the streets, armed or unarmed, to bring the USA back under the rule of law, the powers that be will launch law enforcement and/or military upon us and we will most certainly be imprisoned or killed because we will be arbitrarily deemed domestic terrorists by that same president and that same Congress.
It appears that even the Second Amendment cannot help preserve our Constitution nor its accompanying rules of law.
Oh well, I suppose that Supreme Court Justice who, a long time ago, said “If the country wants to go to Hell, then let it” really meant it.
It is just ridiculous to find ourselves living in a nation where a president and his congressional minions (mostly all Democrats…and some Republicans) rule like tyrants, despite an overwhelming public display of grievance by the public about the lawless legacy that is our country’s immigration laws.
Yet, we still have our patriotic men and women dying in combat for a country that will not live up to its heralded stature as “a nation of laws.”
Disgusting! Shame on Congress, and double-shame on Obama!!
Jim Gilchrist, The Minuteman Project
Secure our borders.
Enforce our immigration laws.
DEPORT ILLEGALS back to their nation of origin.
Immediately deport ALL INCARCERATED illegals in federal and state penitentiaries.
Pass legislation making ENGLISH the OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the United States.
Fix the immigration system and process.
Make America’s interest and our citizens the TOP PRIORITY!
[…] The country is being destroyed and most people are asleep. Obama is deliberately destroying what is left of the USA. Obama is allowing illegal aliens—not the other worldly kind—to come across our borders. This will be the last nail in the coffin, as our infrastructure will not be able to cope with it. Just look at California if you want to see how debilitating it is. We’re billions in debt and most of it is due to the illegal aliens that push our health services and other government services to the tune of over 10 billion annually. http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/the-financial-costs-of-illegal-immigration-… […]