Illegal Immigration and Its Effects on Society and the Economy | Federation for American Immigration Reform

Illegal Immigration and Its Effects on Society and the Economy | Federation for American Immigration Reform
"...Illegal immigration is fundamentally an issue of law violation.
Our sovereign right to regulate who is legally admitted to the country is being massively undermined by illegal entry and refusal to leave at the end of an authorized stay.
We estimate the illegal population of the country to be between 11 and 13 million persons, and it has been rising recently each year by about a half million persons. 
Other reputable researchers have estimated a much higher illegal population.
...The total fiscal burden from illegal immigration borne by the state’s taxpayers is considerably higher than those estimates because they cover only a limited number of outlays.
If the full costs of administration of justice, e.g., such costs as policing, processing, trials, interpreters, medical expenses and other incarceration costs beyond salaries of the incarceration staff were included, those estimated costs would greatly expand.
...As a rule of thumb, the fiscal cost estimates that we have developed are probably no more than about half of the full costs..."
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