tl;dr version - most illegal immigrants still pay state and federal income tax (along with "indirectly" paying taxes, like sales tax), which helps pay for a variety of services (like social security) that they cannot use due to their lack of legal status. As such, illegal immigrants are net payers into the US economy (and legal immigrants, particularly second generation onward, are some of the strongest payers out of all demographics). If every illegal immigrant self-deported tomorrow, the US would actually lose money on the deal.
RoboXgp89 posted...
no fancy skills, no military service overseas and you guys want to give them welfare, social security and all
Nice straw man.
Oh god.
How did I not read on to see this hilarious nonsense?