How much money would it be collected in taxes after they legalize the undocumented workers?
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I think tons. Only because our country is kick azz in finding ways of getting more money. And for the comment made by rfjanssen, nothings more corrupt than this country so they'll fit right on in. Wont they.
581609
It would affect the US economy,  no doubt. In labour intensive areas like agriculture, it would result in the increase of prices while our tax money which goes to support the illegal immigrants will see a reduction. Everyone is worried about how the average Ameican who is so dependent on the labour will fend for himself. \n\nAlso, not all the people who are doing manual labour are Mexicans/ Latinos. And not all Latinos illegals either.  \n\nLastly, it will also get all the couch potatoes up and a obese nation on it's toes again - maybe we needed this to jolt us out of our sedentary lifestyle into a more active one?
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Dont Make Me Laugh\n\nThe Economy Will Stabilize When Theyre All Deported
402310
A lot of the answerers here are demonstrating that are both ignorant and racists, I don't know if it's worth explaining them again that 66% of the undocumented workers pay social security taxes they don't use and that illegal immigrants are a small fraction of the underground economy in the US that includes all the drugs, prostitution and illegal activities that are normal in this country.
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Just send them back to where ever they came from.  Here are some reasons to take that approach:\n\nArizona is the temporary home of 500,000 illegal aliens. They cost Arizona taxpayers over $1 billion annually in services for schools, medical care, welfare anchor babies, loss of tax base and prisons. Illegals use those vehicles for smuggling more people and drugs from around the world into our country. When the vehicles are recovered, they are smashed-up wrecks in the desert. If not found, they have new owners south of the border as thieves drive the cars through the desert and into Mexico as easily as you drive your kids to soccer practice. \n\nIllegal aliens displaced American workers at a cost in excess of $133 billion dollars last year according to Harvard Professor George Borjas. American citizens: College and high school kids cannot find a summer job in yard care, landscape, fast food or service jobs. Why? Illegal aliens work them at a third the wage and often, under the table. \n\nNot only do young American not have jobs; their parents are paying taxes for illegal aliens who are not paying taxes. \n\nAnnually, 75 percent of drugs arrive from Mexico at a net cost of $120 billion hard currency that leaves our country for good. In addition, our tax dollars pay $80 billion for the War on Drugs each year. It is a war that hasn’t been won in the past 30 years and drugs are as available today to your teenager as they were in 1970. \n\n***When an alien criminal gets caught for rape, murder or drug distribution, you pay $1.6 billion annually in prison costs to house, feed and clothe those filling 30 percent of our federal and state prisons—not to mention TV, movies, weight rooms and other entertainment—they enjoy while being incarcerated.*** \n\nOver 300,000 women annually arrive pregnant and drop them on U.S. soil. The American taxpayer pays for food, housing, medical and schooling for them to age 18 PLUS their mother. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, average annual cost per child K-12 is $7,161.00 and exceeds $109 billion annually per cycle of anchor babies. \n\nThe average head of household illegal alien costs you $2,700.00 in welfare money over and above any taxes he or she pays in their meager paying jobs. With 15 to 20 million illegal aliens in the USA, that figures exceeds $20 billion of your tax dollars. (Source: Center for Immigration Studies, August 2004) \n\nHow about the $56 billion in pure cash illegal migrants sent to their home countries last year and every year? That’s after their kids enjoyed free education, free lunches and free medical care paid for by you. \n\nMexico receives $15 billion annually from its worker drones. No wonder Vicente Fox sent us 9.2 million illegal alien Mexicans so far. \n\nThe lifetime net fiscal drain—taxes paid minus services used—for an adult immigrant is $55,200.00 according to Carrying Capacity Network. \n\nWith a minimum of 15 million illegal aliens in our country, these figures are the tip of the iceberg. Average bilingual education is $1,200.00 per illegal alien student. Get this! We educate 1.1 million illegal alien children each year. The American public has paid $27 billion to provide forms, ballots, interpreters and brochures for languages other than English in 2003. \n\nAn estimated one-third to one-half illegal aliens work off the books. It costs $200 million to provide for emergency health care for illegal aliens in the Border States annually. California with over three million illegals paid $79 million, and four of their major LA hospitals bankrupted and shut their doors in 2004. Texas with 1.5 million illegal aliens paid $74 million in hospital care. Georgia ran a $63 million deficit for 64,000 unpaid doctor visits to their Grady Health Care system in 2002. Georgia taxpayers paid $27 million for 11,188 anchor baby hospital births. Georgia taxpayers paid a whopping $242 million for educating illegal alien kids in 2003. \n\nWhat are the conseque
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They would be totally screwed. No one but desperate, struggling immigrants would be willing to work in sub-standard conditions for far less than minimum wage, getting sprayed with pesticides and God knows what else.\n\nIf you haven't already read "The Fight in the Fields" about Cesar Chavez, you should... I'm guessing you probably own it already.
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Subtract the illegals, and you have none.\n\nBut in answer to your question,  ALL residents who had taxable income, paid income tax.  Assuming they filed a return.
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Well, that would be $300.00 for every man woman and child. Now, if you are a family of 5 that is going to cost your family $1,500.00. Out of curiosity, who is going to pay the $300.00 per person for those on public assistance? The "rich"?\n\n90 Billion Dollars is alot of money. Consider this when you are talking 1 billion of anything..\n\nA billion seconds ago it was 1959.\nA billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.\nA billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.\nA billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.\n\nNow, we are spending 90 of those 1 billions a year on illegal immigrants. Is that fair to the rest of us who aren't illegal?\n\nPS... That would be $300.00 for each member of the family. So if there were 5 children and 2 parents that would be $2,100.00 per year, you are correct.
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Illegals drive down the standard of living for our middle class and reduce wages for our working class so that they become no longer self sufficient.  I suspect you are talking about a different country than I am.\n\nWhere I am, taxpayers are subsidizing cheap labor for corporations which benefits illegal workers who may have new opportunities we pay for and benefits corporations who expand operations abroad, but does very little for us.  They say the price of produce would go up if we had no illegals.  However, studies have shown that it would go up $10 per year for a family of four, because labor is such a small part of the price of produce.\n\nI'd pay $10 a year, heck, I'd pay $100 a year, if my kids' schools would return to the educational standards they had 30 years ago.\n\nNot to mention that my taxes would go down at least $1,500 per year from not having to pay for their services, according to other studies I have seen.
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Probably around $300 U.S. dollars.  Although with bribes, kick backs and other illegal activities its probably much more.
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too much cheap labor would be lost, big corps would have to pay taxes and real wages to citizens, and mexico doesn't want them back...their prez encourages immigration, legally or illegally.
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Yeah, but the people on welfare and illegal immigrants will not need to worry, since they do not pay taxes, only collect from the taxes of the hard-working people.
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illegals cant work, they arrive with no money, where they gonna get money for taxes
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Good! that will help everyone, I see that if 11,000,000 undocumented people become documented, there will be 11,000,000 more tax payers, that would make things more cheaper for all of us, I work for a financial Magazine for TIME'S in NY, and as the economy in the U.S. is really going down because of the national debth, sending them back would be a mistake because more money would be spent and the U.S. could be in another depression, right know this country is in recession, and believe me!! we don't see it this way but it's dangerous.\nIf they start paying taxes, that would make more benefits in the employment area and wages would definitly go down, don't  we hate pay those high GAS prices?, what about if mortages rates aren't locked and all the suden go up in interest rates?, wether we like it or not, some bussines that hire hispanics in majority, probably will shut down and the"jobs that they are taking" would not be avaliable for neither one's , born americans or undocumented ones.\nIf the senate make a wrong decition whithin this two weeks, we all will pay the concecuences, and just like always happen; it will be too late if they regreet it.\nmy personal opinion is that they should legalize them all if possible, that will help us all.
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Deport them - 500 Billion\nKeep them here - 500 Trillion\nFreedom - priceless\n\nArnold said 500 billion till i listened to the Border Patrol how we're being lied to.  I wrote Arnold and told him he was wrong.
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I think it will take about 20 years, maybe 30 years if "Da' Guvamint" raises our taxes up out of sight to pay for the ongoing clean-up that is needed.  \n\nYou obviously are aware of  the added costs of health care, education, law enforcement, social work, and welfare.\n\nWelcome to the newest Third World Country of the future:  The Good Ol' U.S.A.
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No. Employing undocumented aliens is illegal, so if you deduct those costs it's called tax fraud.