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Since she mentions Social Security, let's start with the obvious. How does an illegal immigrant manage to pay into that program without committing fraud? Social Security numbers are only given to citizens and permanent residents. So is the argument that criminality is fine as long as you contribute taxes along the way? Because that sure seems like the argument. //
In 2024, fiscal outlays totaled around $7 trillion dollars. That means illegal immigrants contribute just 1.43 percent toward total annual expenditures. That already doesn't sound like a lot, but when you consider that illegal immigrants make up 6.25 percent of the population (using the commonly accepted estimate that there are 20 million of them in the country), then their contributions become even more minuscule.
But wait, there's more. That $100 billion number Crockett is citing is actually from a 2022 study conducted by the Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy, and it includes state and local taxes paid as well. So the above percentage I cited is actually much less on the federal level, and when you dig deeper, illegal immigrants only contribute around $25 billion to Social Security. How much does that entitlement cost taxpayers a year? The answer is a whopping $1.7 trillion, meaning illegal immigrants pay for just 1.47 percent of Social Security. That is the supposedly massive, irreplaceable contribution to the program that Crockett and other Democrats are asserting should override immigration laws. //
in 2023, it was estimated that the federal government spent $66 billion on illegal immigrants for medical care and various entitlements like food stamps. That doesn't even count how much it costs to house, clothe, and feed those who are being detained at various Customs and Border Patrol facilities. //
Clare Boothe Lucid
6 hours ago
Let’s just look at education cost. An estimated 620,000 illegal alien children are enrolled in K-12. The average cost is about $18,600 per students (with the ESL and other needs immigrants may cost more, but I’ll use the average). That would be $11.5 Billion per year just for education of the illegal kids. That does not include the anchor babies.
