Are Illegal Immigrants Hurting the US Economy? 3 Facts that may Surprise You
Benefits and Services
Another concern about immigration is the possible strain on social services and welfare. The nonpartisan Congress Budget Office put these concerns to rest: “Over the past two decades, most efforts to estimate the fiscal impact of immigration in the United States have concluded that, in aggregate and over the long term, tax revenues of all types generated by immigrants—both legal and unauthorized—exceed the cost of the services they use.” So when it’s all added up, the taxes immigrants pay into the system pay for all the benefits and services they receive and then some. And then there’s the Social Security and Medicare programs, which illegal immigrants have contributed billions of dollars to, even though in many cases they will not collect.
