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

The comment about ER's being flooded, with non paying patients basically, is right on. These illegals, all poor, have no prior experience with modern ER's & are showing up for minor injuries, the flu, etc. Causing major stress on all the health care providers involved as well as keeping tax paying American patients from getting timely health care. This is every bit as much an economic stat as anything else. And remember all the fuss over baby formula shortages? Ask anyone involved with housing for these illegals whether there were any shortages in those facilities.