re: Why are immigrants sneaking past the Mexican border bad from an economics standpoint?

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Why are immigrants sneaking past the Mexican border bad from an economics standpoint?Massive strain of social servicesquote:And also immigrants are way more likely to be producers than your average American.And to stay on the welfare roles, while working cash jobs.

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Good points. Also, our economy is built on having goods and services paid for with the money earned, thus keeping the system rolling. Illegals, at least Hispanic, send a sizable portion of their income to their home countries expanding their economy and shrinking ours.