Reply #83: are we talking about the same country? [View All]

[barb162]

You make certain statements that cannot be serious:

(1) "economy would collapse"

Absolutely not; prices would be higher, that's all. But then taxes would be lower because all of the free services (such as hospital problems discussed elsewhere) the illegals get would disappear.

(2)"they do not drain resources"
they certainly do drain millions upon millions of dollars. How do you account just for the public hospital costs mentioned elsewhere., And that was just for a few cities in the Southwest states. Are you (implying they pay either state or federal income tax by the "etc" after "sales " taxes in your second full paragraph. There have been studies done on this question and they use far more in services than they ever put into the system here. They are USERS.

(3)I completely disagree with your next paragraph except for three items. Personally I know landlords who rent to a couple with one child. Within two or so months there are 20 people living in the 2 bedroom apt. Then the landlords have to evict and clean up mounds of filth. The only things I believe you are correct on is the "communal" living aspect and the point about sending money back to their origin country. The comment that they "don't get into fights" point is beyond belief. The largest and most brutal gangs are often the illegals, at least in my neck of the woods. They buy and sell drugs, steal, murder, etc.