[r9etb]

Since no one really knows how many illegals are here, or how many total illegal workers there are that pay taxes or don't, there is no way his numbers could possibly be accurate. The author's numbers must be made up, or his best guess- not a good way at arriving at a meaningful number. I'm calling BS on this.

Perhaps you're right. OTOH, that cuts both ways, since statistics on the "bad" effects of illegal immigrations are likewise suspect.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"...since statistics on the "bad" effects of illegal immigrations are likewise suspect."

I would tend to believe that statistics relating to the increases in cost of uninsured medical treatment over time and the cost increases for incarceration of illegal aliens and finally the increasing % of non-English & ESL students paint a fairly clear and reliable pictures of the public costs associated with illegals.

[nina0113]

"...statistics on the "bad" effects of illegal immigrations are likewise suspect."

Not all of them.

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters0b9c