Economics of Illegal Immigration
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY) claims that Trump’s deportation of illegal immigrants “screws over ALL working Americans” and “craters the social safety net” because illegal immigrants “pay BILLIONS” for “programs they are ineligible for.”
IN FACT, illegal immigrants receive far more in government benefits than they pay in taxes, and they also likely depress the wages of low-income Americans. In contrast, the reduced prices from their cheap labor mainly benefit high-income Americans.
