[hedgetrimmer]

Immigration Causes A Quarter Of California’s State Budget Deficit

Native-born Californian households paid $1,174 annually in federal, state and local taxes in a net subsidy to the immigrant presence in their state.

Just in state taxes alone, excluding federal and local taxes, native-born California native-born households paid $895 annually in a net subsidy to the immigrant presence.

California immigrant households received a net subsidy from combined Federal, state, and local programs averaging $6,145 in 1996. Immigrant households received an average $24,507 in combined Federal, state, and local spending. They paid an average of $18,362 in taxes.

California immigrant households received a net subsidy of $2,632 from California state taxpayers. They received an average $4,973 in state spending and paid an average $2,341 in state taxes.

Adjusting for inflation and growth in the immigrant population since the NRC report, we estimate California immigrants now receive about $9.3 billion more in state expenditures than they pay in state taxes. (See table)

Conclusion: nearly one-quarter (24.5%) of California’s current $38 billion state budget deficit stems directly from immigration.

[RockyMtnMan]

So much for adding value to the "general welfare" of the nation. I guess we need a law that allows a limited set of companies to make a bunch of money at taxpayers expense so the investers in those companies can have higher returns.

[ConsistentLibertarian]

So if they paid more taxes, that problem would go away?

And they'd pay more taxes if they earned more or if more of their earnings were reported by their employers?

And they'd earn more if they could apply for jobs that require a visa and a social security card, and more of their earnings would be reported if employers didn't have to look for labor on the "black market"?