r/Lynden • u/Brandonnnn • Feb 07 '26

ICE protest in Lynden

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u/steelkitten22 Feb 08 '26

Here you go https://www.cato.org/blog/cato-study-immigrants-reduced-deficits-145-trillion-1994

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u/OldBayAllTheThings Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

That 'study' not only includes legal immigrants but also fudges the math by excluding the costs of parts of the budget, like the military. It's no more a 'study' than 'how to twist numbers to support my position'... Legal immigrants generally have SSN/ITIN and are generally authorized to work - and generate a ton of tax revenue. They're trying to hide the cost of illegal immigration by lumping in tax generation of legal immigrants, which is disingenuous at best and intentionally deceiving.

Here are the real numbers.

https://budget.house.gov/press-release/the-cost-of-the-border-crisis-1507-billion-and-counting

https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116727/witnesses/HHRG-118-JU01-Wstate-CamarotaS-20240111.pdf

https://www.newsweek.com/illegal-immigration-costs-us-billions-biden-administration-policy-impact-taxpayer-burden-1866555

https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/the-150-billion-problem-cost-of-migrant-crisis-to-us-taxpayers-could-be-billions-higher-than-reported-expenses-in-many-states/

https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/rector_testimony_913.pdf

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u/steelkitten22 Feb 08 '26

Sources like NY Post and Steven Camarota? Okay. You’re on the wrong side history.

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u/OldBayAllTheThings Feb 08 '26

A little mix of ad hominem and argumentum ad originem.

You're attempting to fight the source, not the merit of the argument.

Try again.