On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 02:08:55PM -0500, judd@wadsworth.org wrote: > > The majority of illegal immigrants pay payroll taxes, but are not > eligible for social security or medicaid. So there is a positive tax > contribution, also, and some studies estimate that the net is positive. > While I'm not in favor of allowing illegal immigration, oversimplifying > or distorting the picture won't help to arrive at a reasoned, fair, > solution. > Except for the criminals who work in the *huge* cash economy and thus pay no payroll taxes and yet reap the benefits of countless federal programs. It is truly ridiculous. In many places in Texas, a law enforcement pulling someone over for a routine traffic stop cannot ask for proof of citizenship if he suspects that people are illegal criminal aliens. They call it "sanctuary." Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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