...A caller named Travis from Pine Bluff told (Gov.) Huckabee that illegal immigration will sap America's taxpayers because of the services they require. "That is ultimately going to be a tremendous problem," he said. "Most work, and work very hard, but still it floods our system." Huckabee responded that people wrongly assume that illegal immigrants are the beneficiaries of costly government services. "If they're illegal they're not about to show up at some public institution and say I'd like funds because when they do the I.D. check and find out they're illegal then they're in trouble," the governor said. "So these are not the people who are accessing welfare, food stamps because they're not eligible for them. They can't get them." In addition, Huckabee said a study has shown that illegal immigrants are putting more money into the economy than they're taking out. "They're purchasing things and paying sales tax," Huckabee said. "They're buying things. They're paying taxes but they're not getting the benefits of a taxpayer. Not Social Security, not food stamps, welfare, benefits from employers. "The truth is the illegal aliens are costing themselves more by being illegal when the real goal ought to be to give people the opportunity to become legal, naturalized citizens of the United States." Huckabee emphasized that he was not justifying illegal immigration.
Like I said...WOW.