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

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They can’t legally work in the US, so they can only work under the table. Employers take advantage of it and pay the illegal immigrant worker less than they’d have to pay a citizen or legal resident…thus depressing wages for citizens and legal residents. The employer dodges payroll taxes and the illegal employee isn’t paying income taxes, increasing the burden on those of us who pay taxes along with straining state and local budgets for public services that those illegals utilize.

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That's just part of it. They call the IRS, get an EIN over the phone, file a tax return and claim 15 kids and get a "refund" check on taxes they never paid. Don't believe me? Google "Earned Income Credit" and how many checks get sent directly to Mexico.

Illegal immigration is a massive drain on the system, and far outweighs any benefit of the labor they provide.