Immigrant Families Forgoing Food, Housing and Medical Care n Fear of Trump's Visa Plan, Study Finds

Newsweek ^ | May 22, 2019 | Nicole Goodkind

[madison10]

So?

[Oscar in Batangas]

New home in America:

Just like old home in Sh!+holeia

Who’d a thunk it???

[Pearls Before Swine]

Assuming that they have worked and have surplus income that allows them to remit $150 billion, then it is only fair to note that they have through their labor created far more in wealth that has enhanced the US economy.

That isn't true if they have been supported on the public teat. You would have to take into account the support benefits they receive from the US Government. You might also wish to take into account the increased benefits the US government has to pay to those workers displaced by low-wage illegal labor.

[backwoods-engineer]

So, they're off the dole? They have to leave, or seek private charity?

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

[Drew68]

Trump proposed changing the nation’s legal immigration system to limit green cards given to migrants who rely on welfare benefits or who are not financially independent. Instead, the president said he would prioritize well-off citizen-seekers with job offers or job creation ideas.

This is exactly what Canada does.

[9YearLurker]

Persecution?

[eyeamok]

Lets hope they are saving for the TRIP HOME!

[Savage Beast]

Perhaps they should return home.

[allendale]

No argument that government intrusions distort the free market. But then again either you believe Milton Friedman or you don’t. The $150 billion reflects surplus total income. Some of that income could have originated from misguided government interventions. Still if they are truly working they are creating far more wealth than that $150 billion. Probably by a factor of 7.

[northislander]

The political enfranchisement of women has almost destroyed Western Civilization...pathos vs logos

[dforest]

They are “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS” Get it?

[Brian Griffin]

Good news!

Good work, Mr. President!

[lepton]

A friend’s daughter who had a student Visa to Germany had to not only not have any government assistance, but had quarterly meetings with the government to prove they had enough money on-hand to support themselves - which had to be in an account in Germany.

[IronJack]

Good. Just the threat is already saving us money.

[metmom]

Good. Then they can go back home.

[dljordan]

“and come in the lawful way.”

No. We’re full.

[VTenigma]

1 in 7 wow, and the 6 others collect their benefits under multiple aliases.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I don’t think Milton Friedman would have ignored the netting out of government benefits. Sure, the illegals have surplus total income. But if that surplus came largely out of the taxpayer’s pocket, there may be relatively little wealth creation. The devil is in the details.

I certainly appreciate the concept of “they earned it, its theirs.” But, that doesn’t apply if they received subsidies in housing, food stamps, education for family members and medical benefits that were comparable to their income. In that case, what has happened is that the cost of employment has been partially shifted from the employer (who benefits from their below market wages) to the taxpayer (i.e., you and I).

Again, the relative size of the numbers matters.

[thoughtomator]

It’s a thing called monetary velocity, which relative to the US economy goes to zero when sent abroad. All that money which would have been spent back into the system creating new wealth here is gone.

[marajade]

I would never move to another Country and expect their taxpayers to provide for me financially to live there.