Effects Of Illegal Immigration On The US Economy

Many economics experts say that illegal immigration benefits are in general, good for the American economy overall. However, not everyone benefits from illegal immigration. Most data about illegal immigration are from estimates and educated guesswork. Illegal immigration makes the U.S. economy larger and many Americans get cheaper services and goods made by cheaper labor.

However, less skilled Americans are threatened by cheaper illegal immigrant labor. American retirees also benefit from illegal immigration because illegal immigrants contribute billions of dollars to social security taxes. On the other hand, illegal immigrants also get benefits from local governments in terms of schooling, public health and other services.

Last year, about 57 percent of illegal immigrants who worked in the U.S. before 2001 pay Social Security taxes, while only 40 percent of illegal immigrants who started working in the U.S. after 2001 do the same.

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