Posted on 08/08/2005 8:20:26 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
Illegal Immigration Costs Florida $4.3 Billion a Year, Report Says
By Melanie Hunter
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
August 08, 2005
(CNSNews.com) - A report by an immigration reform group shows that illegal immigration costs the state of Florida at least $4.3 billion a year in health care, education and incarceration costs.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) predicts the state's costs of illegal immigration will increase to nearly $8 billion a year within 10 years unless it is controlled.
"Average Floridians are being asked to pay dearly for the failure of the federal government to control illegal immigration, and for a small number of business interests in the state addicted to low-wage illegal alien labor," said Dan Stein, president of FAIR, in a statement.
"The $4.3 billion being spent on illegal immigrants and their families means those resources are not available to improve and upgrade Florida's woefully overcrowded schools and overburdened public hospitals," said Stein.
"Nor are those funds available for urgent infrastructure repairs needed as a result of the succession of devastating hurricanes that ravaged the state in the last several years," Stein added.
FAIR used Census and other data to estimate the size of Florida's illegal immigrant population to be 630,000, which is larger than the populations of Tampa and St. Petersburg combined.
The costs to Floridians, according to the report, is more than $4 billion a year in providing public education to the children of illegal immigrants, about $165 million a year in non-reimbursed costs for health care, and about $155 million a year to jail illegal aliens in county and state correctional facilities.
"In reality, low-wage illegal alien labor is prohibitively expensive, when the costs of vital public services are factored into the equation," Stein saidd. "Average Floridians are being forced to subsidize illegal immigration and the burden will increase rapidly unless federal, state and local governments begin working together to stem the massive influx."
(bayourod) "But how many new ones have opened?"
.....uhhhhhh....probably less than 28 (probably a LOT less).
But hey, thanks to that $800 billion net gain from illegals, there's enough money to replace the hospital that went out of business with a nice shiny new one. And how nice of the illegals not to send most of that $800 billion "back home" to Mexico, and keep it right here to help the rest of us out. Brings a tear to yer eye, it does...
Show the exact quote of anything I said that insinuated anything of that sort. Include my exact statement so everyone can judge for themselves.
". the Democrats are the people that are looking to create a world government under the UN."
That is what you are wanting to believe. Sorry, but it doesn't wash out. There were so many instances where the Republicans could have prevented the formations of Heritages" and "bio-diversities" when they just followed the UN line.
How many Executive Orders has President Bush retracted that Clinton wrote and signed? Answer: ZERO
Why have the national parks been turned over to the UN. This has been going on for 30 years now. What Republican President even tried to take them back? Answer: ZERO
Did President Bush try to get L.O.S.T. passed? Answer:
Yes
I could rattle this stuff out for hours. Sorry but the last thing the Republicans have tried to do is defeat the UN Charter.
Anyway, it's late. See you in the morn.
"bayourod, that's a pretty nasty insinuation you are making: that anyone against illegal immigration is part of a white supremecist cabal"
Show the exact quote of anything I said that insinuated anything of that sort. Include my exact statement so everyone can judge for themselves.
You have to expect that from bayourod. There is no substance to his statements. All FReepers are racist for wanting to control ILLEGAL immigration. Bayourod has been banned here for race baiting but has somehow reappeared to do it all again. You'll be wasting your keyboard lifespan if you hope to get any flexibility from him. Bayourod cannot comprehend the word ILLEGAL Right Rod?
This is a good opportunity for you to demonstrate what type of character you have. Show the proof or apologize like a real man would.
Total bullsh!t. There are plenty of Americans who can do the work.
Where I work in Memphis, TN is almost half illegal aliens. We're talking a major warehouse from a big name company in the center of the country. Don't try to tell us that MOST people aren't having trouble with illegals cause it is BULLSH!T.
Take that open borders nonsense somewhere else.
With all due respect, Rod. I thank the good Lord above that you are a minorities minority.
Why would anyone support this invasion of this country? Just think about it. No, it is never for humanitarian reasons - only someone mentally ill or a liar would claim that. It's greed, corruption, insanity, or just plain hatred of this country.
Get a grip. When the GOP drifts left, and the rest of us stay here and say something about it, that makes us trolls?
Sorry, I prefer to think for myself, not just swallow the latest pile of crap issued by the triangulators.
And if they lose votes because people stay home on election day, whose fault is that? When conservatives run for office boldly, they win. Period. When the GOP gets floppy and they run a moderate, they lose. Whose fault is that?
Simply put..
LMAO!
"Indeed, Hinojosa, a fast-talking, pony-tailed graduate of University of Chicago's PhD program, is cashing in on the boom in illegal immigration himself. His startup, No Borders Inc., pedals debit-like cards on which immigrants can store cash, send money home to Mexico, make phone calls, and join medical discount plans."
No one will advocate slapping the hands caught in the cookie jar when they've a fistfull too.
We're supposed to believe this guy?
I know, I know, bayourod is just a troll, a clever prevaricator. For example, the following:
"Very few voters have had to wait in ERs because of illegals.
Very few voters have been fired because their employer wanted to replace them with an illegal.
Very few voters have caught the black plague from an illegal.
Very few voters have been raped by an illegal.
Very few voters have been disadvantaged in any way because of illegals speaking Spanish or celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
Very few school district tax increases can be directly traced to illegals"
The ruse bayourod uses is that "Very few" can mean anything. I live in Las Vegas, you'd have to have your head in a paper sack to not admit here that school taxes are higher because of illegals, there is a ton of illegal crime (yes rape and drivebys), and as far as people being fired to be replaced by illegals, they simply aren't hired. So, Very Few in Vegas may have noticed any particular illegal impact, but a Whole Lot of us have noticed the cumulative impact.
Bayourod is an out and out liar, a troll, the only point in addressing him is to hone the arguments to use against others like him.
By the way, the Wall Street Journal is FOR illegal immigration, which is racist in it's own way. You don't hear about them crying over the lack of illegals from Russia.
If I have to choose between half-baked conservatives and full bore socialists I think I will take the conservatives. Sometimes perfection isn't available and you have to pick the best of what is available.
bayourod - come on your a liar and leftest. Everyone knows that your a lib here, why dont you quit while your ahead and just go over to the DU board.
For those that dont know boyourod is very pro illegal immigration you can review his previous posts to verify.
zot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you mean that your company, city or neighborhood where you work is 1/2 illegal?
That may be the reason you have a job there. The states with the highest number of immigrants are the most prosperous, including the state made the subject of this article. Did you see the article posted yesterday entitled "L.A. Has Most Jobs"?
If your company is 50% illegals, and they got busted today what would happen to your job?
Regardless, you haven't given any indication why the 50% illegals factor causes you any problem. I would think that the fact that you are legal, speak English, and have a driver's license would put you in a great position. Don't you know that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king?
"Are you saying that bayou is Hinojosa?"
Nah, Bay is just an alien culture warrior. He has no allegiance to the U.S and should probably be exiled to whatever sh*thole country he came from. He's on the morning shift, Dane and Coexer15 will show up later to continue the seminar. They're just trying to make us feel guilty for the poor peons who have bred so much they're starving in their own countries. Family values my redneck, celtic, butt.
My company. If they got busted, we would hire more workers. There are plenty of AMERICANS that will do this work.
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