re: Why are you where you are on immigration

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But Federation for American Immigration Reform spokesman Ira Mehlman said that even with legal status, many immigrants would continue to work in low-wage jobs, meaning their tax revenue wouldn't make much of a difference to the economy. Also, legalization would flood the labor market and drive down wages rather than increase them, he said.

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Undocumented immigrants contribute significantly to state and local taxes, collectively paying an estimated $11.84 billion in 2012. Contributions range from less than $3.2 million in Montana with an estimated undocumented population of 6,000 to more than $3.2 billion in California, home to more than 3.1 million undocumented immigrants. Undocumented immigrants’ nationwide aver-age effective state and local tax rate (the share of income they pay in state and local taxes) in 2012 is an estimated 8 percent. To put this in perspective, the top 1 percent of taxpayers pay an average nationwide effective tax rate of just 5.4 percent.4

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simply put, illegal immigrants do the jobs that no one else is willing to do, either because of the low pay or ego... without them doing those shite jobs, our economy suffers greatly... you think a bunch of white dudes are gonna be out there picking strawberry or artichokes or whatever for hours on end, at below minimum wage? frick no.... white people are "too good" for that shite.... so be grateful for those bastards doing the shite that YOU would be unwilling to do, because SOMEONE has to do it....