I never take seriously any claims people make without backing them up. This guy uses the "studies show" line of BS, without saying which studies and from where.
Okay, illegals pay the taxes to cover their "healthcare." Now, unto the burden they create in DWL, DWI, and DUI acccidents with fatalities. For starters.
Here is the Texas Comptroller's report. (You could easily have found it yourself, you know.... the guy did reference it pretty specifically. I found it on the very first try.)
The report states that there are significant costs associated with illegal immigration. On balance, however, report concludes that:
The Comptroller’s office estimates the absence of the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants in Texas in fiscal 2005 would have been a loss to our Gross State Product of $17.7 billion. Also, the Comptroller’s office estimates that state revenues collected from undocumented immigrants exceed what the state spent on services, with the difference being $424.7 million
So ... will you take his claim seriously now?