Posted on 05/04/2009 6:15:55 PM PDT by Steelfish
Each illegal immigrant costs us £1m, says study as Government faces calls for amnesty
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
04th May 2009
An amnesty allowing illegal immigrants to stay in Britain would cost taxpayers £1million for each newcomer, a shocking new report revealed today.
The massive sum reflects the costs of handouts and other state services provided over the lifetime of the average immigrant.
The figure would also apply to many of those who have already been granted asylum in Britain, according to campaign group Migrationwatch which commissioned the study.
Queue: Would-be illegal immigrants in Calais wait for their chance to enter Britain. More could follow if ministers buckle to demands to grant asylum to those here
Their revelation came as thousands of churchgoers, trade unionists and charity workers today prepared to rally in London in support of an ‘earned amnesty’ for 450,000 foreigners.
The coalition argues that providing permanent residency for those long-term illegal immigrants who meet certain conditions – roughly half the total – would bring in more than £1billion of tax a year.
But Migrationwatch warned that such an amnesty would overburden the public purse during a recession and only tempt more migrants into the country.
‘Our calculations show the numbers are truly enormous, adding an unacceptable – and entirely unnecessary - burden to the nation’s balance sheet,’ said the group’s chairman Sir Andrew Green.
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Uhhh.....anyone going to call this to the attention of the media and our elected officials?
Ping!
Green globalism is even greater (sarcasm)!
Caught Glenn Beck on Fox today. The cost of every green job in Spain is $753K. Amazing.
I bet the illegals are wondering where that million went.
ya ....might be cheaper to pay them to stay home.
Taking into consideration that the British system is far too liberal, that the current ratio of the Pound to the Dollar and how much illegals Really cost compared to what’s actually recorded or reported...I’d estimate that America comes out in a deficit around $750,000 per illegal immigrant.
This takes into account the free health care, damages from traffic accidents and costs from our legal system that Americans end up paying for. Add the free education, school lunch programs, incessant pregnancy treatments. Times two thirds of the 30 million illegals here (assuming one third are still under the illusion they must remain hidden).
Fifteen followed by eleven zeros equals what? It equals that they have to go for the survival of our nation while an equal number of native citizens unemployed need to fill the niche without all that welfare state. Buh bye.
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