[blackbart.223]

"Only if they are getting government bennies. If they work and earn it, they are contributing to the tax base."

That's the illusion. Because they are here illegalley they don't pay taxes. Guess who pays the difference? This isn't a trick question.

[Aliska]

They pay taxes unless they work off the books. Not all of them are here illegally, although a considerable number of them are. Many around here married Americans to get citizenship and seem to be doing fairly well.