MasterP said:
We call them illegal immigrants because it’s against the law for them to be in this country. Most of our forefathers came here legally, were quarantined for diseases, and sent home if they didn’t have work. There is no comparison between then and now. Unless of course you’re talking about immigration before this country was founded, then I guess you win by default as nothing can contest such a stupid argument.
Not that it has anything to do with the argument, it’s just a shout out to any undocumented workers out there. Found this on LULAC’s website. Not sure how accurate it is, but it’s something to think about.
Undocumented Immigrants Effect on Social Security
*Undocumented immigrants compose about three percent of the total US population. (Josiah Heyman of the University of Texas at El Paso)
* The estimated seven million or so illegal immigrant workers in the United States are now providing the Social Security system with a subsidy of about $7 billion a year. (The New York Times)
* Immigrants contribute billions of dollars annually but receive no public pension in retirement, are not eligible for Medicare, and are not entitled to any other benefits. (Social Security Administration)
*Most undocumented workers pay taxes, and they pay a variety of taxes. (The New York Times)
* The money that undocumented immigrants paid in 2004 added up to about 10 percent of that year’s surplus – the difference between what the system currently receives in payroll taxes and what it pays in pension benefits. (Social Security Administration)
*The money paid by illegal workers and their employers is factored into all the Social Security Administration’s projections. (Social Security Administration)
*After the 1986 passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Social Security Administration began receiving mountains of W-2 earnings reports with incorrect or fake Social Security numbers, and placed them in the “earnings suspense file.” Since then, the file has grown, on average, by more than $50 billion a year, generating $6 billion to $7 billion in Social Security tax revenue and about $1.5 billion in Medicare taxes. (Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago)
* Many older workers return home to Latin America when they reach retirement age. (BusinessWeek)
It’s much longer, so if you want to check out the rest here is the link: