Posted on 10/14/2011 6:45:47 AM PDT by LOC1
Daniel Griswold, an immigration expert at Cato Institute, writes, "In l997, the National Research Council published a major study on immigration. It found that an immigrant with a college education is a huge net plus for the United States."
This powerful finding resulted: "Immigrants and their descendants represent a net fiscal gain for the United States. The typical immigrant and all of his or her descendants represent a positive $80,000 fiscal gain to the government. An immigrant with more than a high school education (plus descendants) represents a $198,000 fiscal gain, one with a high school diploma a $51,000 gain, and one with less than a high school education a $13,000 loss."
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
Educated immigrants are a benefit to the US.
But no one will ever convince me that illegal aliens are a net plus for America, in any way shape or form. They aren't and never will be.
Paint me a bit skeptical re the numbers given.........
college education is a huge net plus for the United States.”
...I disagree. For a kid to even have a chance at not becoming a complete communist after 4 years of indoctrination in most of Americas colleges, they need a decent upbringing by law abiding parents that teach them common sense with values and principles. Illegals obviously have neither.
"In l997, the National Research Council published a major study on immigration. It found that an immigrant with a college education is a huge net plus for the United States."
Hmmm...what is the difference in these two statements?
Educating illegals and their kids is the moral equivalent to leaving crumbs on the floor - it attracts and sustains vermin.
Those would be some interesting numbers
“Perry is right about educating illegal immigrants”
Educating yes. Giving breaks on tuition NO!
“What are the percentages of illegal immigrants that finally become legal immigrants and then citizens of our country?”
Zero. Unless they get amnesty.
Immigrants can’t apply for legal status after entering the country illegaly.
They will earn the money here and then send billions to Mexico.
BULLSH!T!
LLS
Oh wait, this is an article about immigrants. My problem with Perry is ILLEGAL ALIENS.
The Chronicle is a very Liberal rag not worthy of being on the bottom of a parakeet cage.
I can’t get past the term ‘illegal’
THAT makes everything else wrong.... unles the Fed would like to permit ME to work here without paying taxes TOO
i saw that too and was wondering how stupid the writer is or how stupid his readership is.
I feel as if I’ve just been in a number-ball fight.
This is no different than TAKING Taxpayers' money and providing College Degrees to inmates, who are ALSO law-breakers getting benefits on the public dime.
At least Inmates are U.S. Ciitzens, whereas the illegals are foreigners who committed a crime, and we REWARD them?
il·le·gal [ih-lee-guhl]
adjective
1. Forbidden by law or statute
2. Contrary to or forbidden by official rules, regulations, etc.
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