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Yep, we'll always take illegal alien workers before we even think about hiring blacks! This is [B]arbra {S]triesand!!!

Aside from some short term economic gain for certain employers, these illegals represent a tremendous burdon on the system. The illegals take from the system, medical care, education, social benefits, damgage from uninsured accidents and send all surplus back to Mexico. And, in the furure, they will ALL claim unemployment benefits, disability and social security benefits using fake employment records.

We must seal the borders now and begin sending home all the criminals we can catch!

Much of the inducement to hire illegals is not simply the wages. You point out, rightly, that the benefits are dropped into the social service net. One of the reasons health care benefits are so high is because on average, hospitals get paid for something like 30-40% of the ER work they do.

An employer who hires an illegal and pays him or her the same amount they do a legal employee saves 15% Social Security tax, workman's comp, insurance, and doesn't have to worry about paying unemployment benefits for the employee if they file for unemployment two years later. They also don't have to worry about being sued for phantom back injuries or perceived slights or unfair treatment.

I just started a sole proprietorship business (no employees), and within two weeks of starting up, I got a letter from the state telling me if I hired anyone, I'd have to pay unemployment compensation and workman's comp. As best as I can figure, if I were to hire someone and pay them $30,000, they'd have to be able to generate around $50,000 in revenue for me to break even.