>Of course, they pay less taxes, they are paid very little.
The point of the earlier report was they tended to take tax credits, specifically the much higher propertation that took the Earned Income Tax Credit, that nullified income taxes and fica. This generally wasn't the case with H1-Bs that I've worked with.
>As far as how much services they use, welfare is a very small part of the picture. Do illegals really require more services than the average Californian? Do they need more money spent on roads in their rural areas? I doubt it? Is the state spending more money per student on their kids? I doubt it? What about fire, police etc? This is where the real money goes. It is ridiculous to focus on just one small piece of the government pie to make the point that somehow immigrants require more government spending.
Again, it's proportion. Since the native Californians, including second- and third-generation immigrants, tended to have smaller family sizes, they consumed less of these resources. Since they've assimilated the English language, they're not likely to be a burden to the schools to provide training in English. Considering some cities are spending $ 10,000 to $ 15,000 per pupil in the public schools, how likely is that cost to be recovered directly from the taxes paid by an illegal or even a recent legal arrival. |
