If we use the 20 million number.
Figure 1/4 of them are children.
The government spends about $10k per student on education, per year.
The only illegals who pay taxes, to pay for education,
are the ones with STOLEN SS numbers and IDs.
Then let’s do the math.
Lets say one of the illegals with stolen IDs “pays” taxes.
More than likely they are earning and reporting an income at or near poverty. Plus they have one, two or more kids, so they collect EITC money, offsetting any taxes that they would pay.
$35K for 2 incomes,
With one child, they’d have a federal taxable income of $10,150
They would pay $1,015 in federal income tax.
Give them the EITC for 1 child, of $3373
That is a net gain for them of $2358
Better yet, let’s look at it as a net loss for the US of $2358
Plus an additional $10k for education
Hey, in all honesty, we are pretty much in agreement on all of this. My one very narrow point can be summarized by focusing on one of your comments:
“The government spends about $10k per student on education, per year.”
That is true. What is also true is that those students eat food, wear clothing, and play video games, have cell phones, etc. When they leave, the economy shrinks. Due to the design of our economy, when it shrinks, there are negative consequences. It is dependent and constant expansion. Yes, they may be temporary, but they are real.