While our President and members of the US Senate are talking about amnesty and a guest worker program, they are not saying much about the associated costs. The Federation for American Immigration Reform has run the numbers and found the proposed forms of amnesty will be staggering for state budgets.

Some amnesty advocates claim that these folks would be paying taxes. But the fact they work in low wage jobs means their tax contributions will not cover the services they consume and in many cases American taxpayers will end up paying them in the form of tax credits.

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Contrary to claims by proponents of amnesty, the tax contributions of newly legalized illegal aliens would not offset the additional costs, he stated. The estimated 12 million illegal aliens in the U.S. are overwhelmingly poorly educated and low skilled.

Even with legalization, their earning potential would be very limited, Stein noted. With the ability to legitimately claim dependents on their returns, their tax contributions would be negligible at best, and with programs like the Earned Income Tax Credit, many will actually get more back than they pay in.
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This is not going to do anything good for America’s economy. It will result in a massive underclass, pressing for services taxpayers can’t afford. Is there any wonder why socialists are behind many of these rallies? A more polarized underclass would only create a greater press for higher taxes to fund social services. In time our economy would be a mess like other more socialist leaning nations. And you can kiss the economic growth goodbye, which means less companies will be able to create new jobs for anyone.

The full report can be read here and includes a full breakdown of the costs for individual states.